Topic - books

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Media, Communications, Internet

Europe Launches Its Own Digital Library

In riposte to Google Books, site sponsored by 27 countries goes on line and is instantly swamped. Europeana will offer books in 23 languages and instant translation.
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General news, Media, Internet

Google Makes Deal With Book Publishers

Agreement will make millions of out-of-print books available online. Publishers will share revenue.
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Computers, General news, Communications, Internet

Amazon Launches Kindle E-Book Reader

Online retail giant Amazon.com begins sales of its electronic book reader, priced at $399, that features wireless access to books, newspapers, and blogs.
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Internet

Microsoft Lawyer to Blast Google

Redmond counsel plans to criticize search king’s copyright policy in speech to book publishers.
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Internet

Princeton Joins Google Project

University’s library system enrolls in search king’s book-scanning initiative.
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Media

Potter Breaks Amazon Record

Pre-orders for last installment in Hogwarts saga five times higher than for previous book.
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Internet

Microsoft Searches for Books

Redmond giant offers searchable text from scanned-in books in challenge to Google Print project.
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Computers

Pictures Help Bridge Tech Gap

A computer instruction publisher launches a new picture-based line of books.
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Finance

Amazon's Q3 Heads Downriver

E-tailer’s shares tumble after the company posts lower earnings and a disappointing fourth-quarter forecast.
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Internet

Publishers Sue Google

Association of American Publishers sues the search giant for copyright infringement from book-scanning project.
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Internet

Google Print Expands in Europe

The search giant extends its controversial book-digitizing program to eight countries.
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Archives, Magazine

Books

Sex, sin, and why we behave the way we do.
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Archives, Magazine

E-books boom

No more late fees.
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Archives

Intacct balances its books with $10 million

Hummer Winblad is funding the first round for this ASP aiming to provide Internet-based accounting for midsize businesses.
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Archives

The MP3 of books?

The MP3 of books?
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Archives

Investors embrace ZD books-for-bits makeover

Investors embrace ZD books-for-bits makeover
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Archives, Magazine

THE BOOKS OF REVELATION

THE BOOKS OF REVELATION