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'In the digital realm, a "book" can be as long as it needs to be, or as short. Tim Coronel looks into the truncated world of digital shorts: readers like them, publishers are embracing them; but how can booksellers get in on the trend?' (Editor's abstract)
Simon Groth reports on the concept of 'social reading', the idea that 'you can share your thoughts, comments and other annotations on the text you're reading with others'.