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New Web site to amplify debate on Google book deal

Technology / Internet

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Caroline Vanderlip believes the escalating debate over Google Inc.'s plans for a vast Internet library of copyright-protected literature will yield enough compelling material to fill a book.





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HP, Amazon to sell paperback versions of e-books

Technology / Internet

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- Some of technology's best-known companies are betting there's pent-up demand for on-demand books.


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Google willing to share digital books with rivals

Technology / Internet

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(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.


Pirated copies of Orwell books pulled from Kindle

Technology / Internet

created Jul 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 4

(AP) -- A pirated e-book of "1984" led to an Orwellian moment for Kindle customers.


Top US copyright cop opposes Google book deal

Technology / Internet

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

(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.


Novels join online library of documents at Scribd

Technology / Internet

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Scribd Inc. is opening a new chapter by adding hundreds of books to its rapidly growing Web site for sharing documents.


Judge rules against RealNetworks DVD copy software

Technology / Business

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal judge has barred RealNetworks Inc. from selling a device that allows consumers to copy DVDs to their computer hard drives, pending a full trial.


Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray (AP)

Hollywood hopes an ensemble cast boosts Blu-ray

Technology / Business

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Although prices for some Blu-ray players dropped below $100 this holiday season, customers are hesitating to jump into the next-generation video format. Even people who already own Blu-ray players ...


Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacks (AP)

Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacks

Technology / Internet

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(AP) -- Google Inc. is giving 2 million books in its digital library a chance to be reincarnated as paperbacks.


New Shakespeare Archive launched

New Shakespeare Archive launched

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Shakespeare Quartos Archive has been officially launched today with a complete digital collection of rare early editions of Hamlet.


Amount of gene surplus determines severity of mental retardation in males

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered a new explanation for differences in the severity of mental illness in males. The more excess copies of a certain gene, the more serious the handicap. The genetic defect is situated on the X-chromosome; ...



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