A lot has been said about Google and its book scanning projects. In one case Google has won a case for scanning books as a search project. Will this also prove useful in their case for scanning books for the Google Books project?
For more visit the article linked to below:
http://gigaom.com/2012/10/11/why-google-is-right-and-the-authors-guild-is-wrong-on-book-scanning/
I am a big fan of the Kindle and the Paperwhite looks brilliant. If I hadn’t recently bought my first Kindle (some time ago now I guess) the Paperwhite would be the one I’d buy. However, given that some issues have been voiced about the Paperwhite it is only fair that these are highlighted here.
The link below is to an article that looks at issues with the Paperwhite – however, if you read the comments after the article they don’t appear to be that big of a concern for those who have them.
For more visit:
http://gizmodo.com/5951428/amazon-admits-that-the-kindle-paperwhite-has-some-problems
The link below is to an article/interview of J.K. Rowling.
For more visit:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/14/books/review/j-k-rowling-by-the-book.html
The link below is to an article that looks at The Delft Technical Library in the Netherlands. This library is an underground library, with a desk made of books salvaged from the original library which was destroyed by a fire.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/10/13/the-underground-library/
Amazon has recently introduced an author ranking system. The link below is to an article that looks at the ranking system and what it means for authors.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2012/10/12/amazon-author-rank-useful-or-useless/
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