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(AP) -- A $125 million settlement of a lawsuit that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books will be renegotiated in light of the U.S. Department of Justice's contention that the deal probably violates antitrust law, lawyers involved in the case said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news172856962.html Technology Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:49:57 EST news172856962 (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge Friday that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books threatens to thwart competition and drive up prices unless it's revised. http://www.physorg.com/news172562530.html Technology Sat, 19 Sep 2009 07:02:48 EST news172562530 (AP) -- The U.S. Justice Department is expected to file court documents that may help determine the fate of a class-action settlement that would give Google the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. http://www.physorg.com/news172498151.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:10:21 EST news172498151 (AP) -- Google Inc. is giving 2 million books in its digital library a chance to be reincarnated as paperbacks. http://www.physorg.com/news172389796.html Technology Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:20:01 EST news172389796 (AP) -- E-book fans will have to wait for a download of Sen. Ted Kennedy's memoir. http://www.physorg.com/news171812137.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:50:01 EST news171812137 (AP) -- Google will let other online companies sell its digital copies of out-of-print books if a class-action settlement with U.S. authors and publishers wins court approval. http://www.physorg.com/news171809831.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:57:39 EST news171809831 (AP) -- The nation's top copyright official has joined the mounting opposition to a class-action settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books. http://www.physorg.com/news171801309.html Technology Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:35:48 EST news171801309 (AP) -- Critics and supporters of a class-action settlement that would substantially expand Google's library of digital books submitted their final written arguments in a flurry of court filings Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news171639262.html Technology Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:34:45 EST news171639262 Internet giant Google will remove all books still on sale in Europe from a US online market offering millions of titles that are out of print in the United States, the company said Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news171538622.html Technology Mon, 07 Sep 2009 11:10:01 EST news171538622 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is offering free books or $30 to Kindle customers whose copies of the George Orwell novels "1984" and "Animal Farm" were deleted from their electronic reading devices in July. http://www.physorg.com/news171296518.html Technology Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:40:02 EST news171296518 At first blush, Google's plan to digitize millions of books seemed like a grand idea, opening up the world's libraries to readers everywhere. http://www.physorg.com/news171278711.html Technology Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:25:52 EST news171278711 (AP) -- The final assault on a class-action settlement that would expand Google Inc.'s already vast digital library has been delayed until next week. http://www.physorg.com/news171226893.html Technology Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:02:20 EST news171226893 (AP) -- Google has agreed to draw up a separate privacy policy for its digital library in response to a request from the Federal Trade Commission. http://www.physorg.com/news171220794.html Technology Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:21:56 EST news171220794 (AP) -- Amazon.com is warning a federal judge that Google will be able to overcharge consumers and stifle competition if it wins court approval to add millions more titles to its already vast digital library. http://www.physorg.com/news171130781.html Technology Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:30:02 EST news171130781 (AP) -- Interead, a British company that sells the COOL-ER e-book reader, is adding more than 1 million free public-domain books to its online bookstore. The texts are available from Google Inc. through its book-scanning project. http://www.physorg.com/news171101913.html Technology Wed, 02 Sep 2009 09:19:11 EST news171101913 Germany on Tuesday said it opposed a legal settlement that would allow Google to digitise and sell millions of books online, arguing it violated international treaties on authors' rights. http://www.physorg.com/news171034704.html Technology Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:00:03 EST news171034704 (AP) -- The fight against a legal settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of copyrighted books is starting to resemble a heavyweight brawl in the library. http://www.physorg.com/news170064696.html Technology Fri, 21 Aug 2009 09:30:01 EST news170064696 An old adage states, "As California goes, so goes the nation." If that's true, then advocates of textbook reform -- and college students bearing the brunt of spiraling textbook prices -- have to be excited by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's push to use digital textbooks in high schools. http://www.physorg.com/news169931318.html Technology Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:10:08 EST news169931318 (AP) -- A few weeks ago, Pasquale Castaldo was waiting at the Dallas-Fort Worth airport for a delayed flight, when a man sitting across from him pulled out an Amazon Kindle book-reading device. http://www.physorg.com/news169477345.html Electronics Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:03:01 EST news169477345 (AP) -- Google Inc. is now enabling authors and publishers who release their work under Creative Commons licenses to distribute it through Google Books, a free service that allows users to search and read books online. http://www.physorg.com/news169448580.html Technology Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:01 EST news169448580 Sony, in a challenge to Amazon's Kindle, unveiled plans on Thursday to do away with the proprietary software on its electronic Sony Reader and convert its e-book store to an industry standard format. http://www.physorg.com/news169392591.html Technology Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:40:01 EST news169392591 (AP) -- James Patterson's latest best seller, "The Angel Experiment," is a little different from his usual hits. The novel isn't new; it came out four years ago. Its sales aren't happening at bookstores, but mostly on the Kindle site at Amazon.com. http://www.physorg.com/news168849765.html Technology Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:20:01 EST news168849765 (AP) -- Electronic books are often mentioned in the same breath as Amazon.com Inc.'s Kindle digital reader. Now e-book rival Sony Corp. is determined to recapture consumers' attention with a smaller reader that's also $100 cheaper. http://www.physorg.com/news168672987.html Electronics Wed, 05 Aug 2009 07:10:02 EST news168672987 (AP) -- A high school student is suing Amazon.com Inc. for deleting an e-book he purchased for the Kindle reader, saying his electronic notes were bollixed, too. http://www.physorg.com/news168268312.html Technology Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:30:01 EST news168268312 The eBook Store from Sony, together with Google, today announced it is providing access to more than 1 million free public domain books - from classics such as Robert Louis Stevenson`s Treasure Island to biographies, historical texts, romance novels and hundreds of other genres. The announcement reinforces Sony`s commitment to providing consumers with the largest, most comprehensive selection of eBooks available. http://www.physorg.com/news168099320.html Electronics Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:16:51 EST news168099320 Google's ambitious book scanning project, already facing anti-trust scrutiny and awaiting court approval, is also raising concerns among privacy advocates and civil liberties groups. http://www.physorg.com/news167671171.html Technology Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:10:01 EST news167671171 (AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. on Monday stepped up its fight in the small but highly competitive market for electronic books with the launch of a new e-bookstore offering titles to be read on a variety of devices. http://www.physorg.com/news167331663.html Technology Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:09:45 EST news167331663 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. has lowered the price of its Kindle electronic book reader by $60. It's now selling for $299, in an effort to attract more bookworms to the device. http://www.physorg.com/news166284644.html Electronics Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:11:01 EST news166284644 (AP) -- The author of a new book about the wisdom of free products on the Web has acknowledged taking some liberties in his own work. http://www.physorg.com/news165084106.html Technology Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:42:11 EST news165084106 Google plans to begin selling electronic versions of new books online this year, posing a potential challenge to market leader Amazon. http://www.physorg.com/news163101310.html Technology Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:55:34 EST news163101310