Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacks
(AP) -- Google Inc. is giving 2 million books in its digital library a chance to be reincarnated as paperbacks.
Internet
Sep 17, 2009
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News tagged with print books
US readers turn increasingly to digital books, study finds
US readers are increasingly opting for digital books instead of ink-and-paper editions, according to a Pew Research Center study released on Thursday.
Other
Dec 27, 2012
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Authors Guild sues universities over online books
Authors and authors' groups in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom sued the University of Michigan and four other universities Monday, seeking to stop the creation of online libraries made up of as ...
Other
Sep 13, 2011
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Esquire looks to energize print with 3-D animation
(AP) -- Hold Esquire's December issue in front of a webcam, and an on-screen image of the magazine pops to life, letters flying off the cover. Shift and tilt the magazine, and the animation on the screen moves accordingly.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 29, 2009
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Fury in Frankfurt at Google's global library project
"Garbage" and "hysterical propaganda" was one angry reaction at the world's biggest book fair this year when Google, the world's biggest Internet search service, defended plans to turn millions of books into electronic literature ...
Internet
Oct 18, 2009
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Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book deal
(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.
Internet
Aug 21, 2009
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Gen Zers and millennials are still big fans of books—even if they don't call themselves 'readers'
Identifying with an activity is different from actually doing it.
Social Sciences
May 1, 2024
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Gen Z and millennials have an unlikely love affair with their local libraries
A phone fixation may seem at odds with an attraction to books. But the latter may offer a much-needed reprieve from the former.
Social Sciences
Jan 15, 2024
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Kids who read for pleasure grow into better-adjusted teens: study
Young children may be fascinated by electronic devices, but a new study suggests that old-fashioned reading may help them grow into better adjusted middle schoolers.
Education
Jun 29, 2023
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Digital books harm young children's learning—unless the books have the right enhancements
A comprehensive meta-analysis of prior research has found, overall, that children ages 1 to 8 were less likely to understand picture books when they read the digital, versus print, version. However, when digital picture books ...
Education
Mar 9, 2021
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