News tagged with scanning books
Google given more time to reach book settlement
A US judge on Wednesday allowed Google and US authors and publishers more time to seek a new settlement over the Internet giant's plan to create a massive online library and bookstore.
Jun 01, 2011 |
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Japan rapid scanning system can digitise book in one minute (w/ Video)
Japanese researchers said Friday they had developed technology to scan a book as fast as a person can flip through it.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Sep 10, 2010 |
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France accepts Google role in book scanning
France agreed Tuesday to work with Google to digitally scan French library books but insisted it would not surrender legal control of its cultural heritage to the US Internet giant.
Jan 12, 2010 |
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Google gets digital foothold in France
Despite fierce resistance to Google's plans to digitise the world's books, observers say it is well placed to start scanning Europe's cultural treasures -- beginning in France, where the US giant got a digital ...
Dec 20, 2009 |
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Google makes concessions on digital book deal (Update)
(AP) -- Google Inc. will loosen its control over millions of copyright-protected books that will be added to its digital library if a federal judge approves a revised legal settlement addressing the earlier ...
Nov 14, 2009 |
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Google to launch platform for selling books online
(AP) -- Google Inc. is launching a new online service that will let readers buy electronic versions of books and read them on such gadgets as cell phones, laptops and possibly e-book devices.
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Coolerbooks.com gets 1M books from Google scans
(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 ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Google book settlement facing antitrust scrutiny
Google's settlement with US authors and publishers over its book scanning project still needs the green light from a US judge but it may first have to pass muster with the US Justice Department.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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