November 27, 2000

Major book publishers, technology companies, online booksellers and new electronic book middlemen dedicate millions of dollars to development of market for digital electronic books despite questions about existence and scope of this prospective market; rivalry and businesses' fears of being left out appear to be driving this new industry; photos (M)

PBS and ABC resort to unconventional collaboration to produce television program chronicling and evaluating Pres Bill Clinton's accomplishments in office; continued defection of traditional broadcast audience to cable has for years caused budget cutting and retrenchment in broadcast news industry; photo (M)

Voter turnout is light in Haiti in election seen likely to be won by former Pres Jean-Bertrand Aristide, who faced no serious challengers after opposition announced boycott; election poses quandry for international community and US, which have expressed grave reservations about legitimacy of both vote and fairness of May legislative election which gave Aristide's party overwhelming majority in Parliament; photos (M)

Anthony Tommasini reviews Metropolitan Opera's production of Wagner's Der Fliegende Hollander--The Flying Dutchman--with James Morris in title role; Valery Gergiev is conductor; photo (M)

News analysis: certification of Gov George W Bush as winner of Florida's 25 electoral votes presents Vice Pres Al Gore with conundrum of trying to reverse something that has happened, rather than trying any longer to keep it from happening; he and Democrats face decidedly uphill fight, with only 16 days remaining until December 12 deadline for choosing Florida's electors; photo (M)