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How the Digital Public Library of America hopes to build a real public commons

By Tim Carmody on April 3, 2013 03:11 pm + 4 comments

The Digital Public Library of America is a beautiful idea. Take the physical-to-digital ambition of Continue reading…
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Google engineer builds $1,500 page-turning scanner out of sheet metal and a vacuum

By Jeff Blagdon on November 13, 2012 12:10 am + 34 comments

For the past eight years, Google has been working on digitizing the world’s 130 million or so Continue reading…
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Google settles with publishers after seven years of litigation surrounding its book-scanning service

By Nathan Ingraham on October 4, 2012 10:50 am + 59 comments

Google and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have just announced a settlement following Continue reading…
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Nexus 7 Guidebook available now on Google Play Books

By Sam Byford on June 28, 2012 03:18 am + 10 comments

Google had a lot to announce at its I/O keynote yesterday, but if it's all been too much to take in Continue reading…
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Google Nexus 7: ebooks' sleeping giant finally has its own reader

By Tim Carmody on June 27, 2012 03:30 pm + 64 comments

Tablets are insanely versatile, and Google's selling its new entry as a total content device with Continue reading…
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Google Play bookstore launches in Germany

By Andrew Webster on June 14, 2012 04:23 pm + 10 comments

Google has announced that the book section of its Google Play store is now available to readers in Continue reading…
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Google and French publishers pen agreement to digitize out-of-print books

By Evan Rodgers on June 11, 2012 11:20 am + 2 comments

Google has reached an agreement with French publishers that will allow it to digitize thousands of Continue reading…
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Authors granted class action status in Google book-scanning case

By Sam Byford on May 31, 2012 08:45 pm + 9 comments

A federal judge in New York has given the go-ahead for thousands of authors to bring a class action Continue reading…
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Google Play Books for iPhone / iPad update adds annotation and bookmarking

By Jamie Keene on April 17, 2012 08:45 am + 20 comments

Google has released an update for its iOS Play Books app, bringing a number of new features to the Continue reading…
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Google discontinuing ebook reseller program due to lack of 'traction'

By Andrew Webster on April 5, 2012 03:35 pm + 25 comments

Google has announced an end to its ebook reseller program — which gives independent book stores Continue reading…