This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

August 2, 2012

Here at Download the Universe, we’re pleased to see a venerable publication like the New Republic give some attention to science ebooks–in the August 23 print edition, no less. In “The Naked and the TED,” Evgeny Morozov takes a look at three ebooks published by TED. His harsh verdict is a lot like our reviews of a couple TED titles (me on The Demise of Guys, David Dobbs on Smile). He even refers to my review in the piece–although he doesn’t actually mention Download the Universe, a shout-out that would have been most appreciated. 

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

July 30, 2012

The Science of Sports: Winning in the Olympics. Scientific American $3.99 Kindle, iBook, Nook,  Sony Reader

Guest reviewed by Jaime Green

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

July 25, 2012

Going to Extremes, by James Lawrence Powell. iTunes (requires iBooks 2), $0.99

Guest reviewed by Dan Fagin

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This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

July 23, 2012

An Unexpected Twist, by Andy Borowitz. Kindle Single, $0.99 (free borrowing with Amazon Prime).

This post was originally published in “Download the Universe,” a multi-author blog about science ebooks edited by Carl Zimmer.

July 9, 2012

Indivisible Earth: Consequences of Earth’s Early Formation as a Jupiter-Like Gas Giant, by J. Marvin Herndon, edited by Lynn Margulis. Published by Thinker Media. Available for Kindle for $3.99.

Reviewed by John Timmer

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