Teleread blog sold to North American Publishing Company

Teleread might just be one of the oldest advocate of digital books on the net. David Rothman started Teleread back in 1992, advocating national digital library systems, and has kept it going ever since. The blog reached a new milestone after being sold to North American Publishing Company. The move is a very positive step, not just for Teleread, but for blogs everywhere. It’s one more example of how blogs are mainstream and won’t be going anywhere soon.

In a post announcing the sale, David Rothman writes about Teleread’s future:

I’m leaving as editor-publisher, but Co-Editor Paul Biba (left photo) will remain—as full editor. What’s more, Senior Writer Chris Meadows (right), the second most frequent contributor, will stay. Both Paul and Chris have been e-book-lovers for eons, and publications ranging from the New York Times to the Guardian have quoted Paul over the years. Under Paul, who has supplied most of TeleRead’s posts since September 2008 and managed it day to day, you’ll continue to be able to speak up for or against DRM and share your thoughts on e-book formats or the Macmillan-Amazon controversy.

As for David’s own plans:

Along the way, I want to devote more time to reading p-books and e-books, not just writing about them. I may even perpetrate a few more books of my own. I’ll miss TeleRead and the gifted people who have contributed to it, but there’s no halfway; I don’t want to be just semi-retired from here.

Teleread was one of the first blogs I began reading about ebooks and where I first learned about the ePub format. That was a few years ago and I’ve been reading Teleread ever since. While I don’t expect much to change, I will miss David Rothman. He has been generous with his time in responding to my emails and considering news tips I thought he’d find interesting. He’s also a novelist, having wrote The Solomon Scandals (aff link), which I reviewed here.

I will continue to read Teleread on a daily basis and look forward to their insightful posts and great community of ebook lovers who comment on a regular basis. I’ll also continue using Teleread as source material for this blog.

If Teleread isn’t a part of your daily blog diet, I’d highly recommend it. Especially if you’re a fan of ebooks or at all interested in how digital technology is changing the face of literature.

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