The link below is to an article reporting on the latest offering from Amazon, ‘Kindle First.’ Kindle First is just another reason to go with Kindle in my view.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/galleycat/amazon-is-now-giving-early-access-to-kindle-books_b79603
On Thursday, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Denny Chin handed down a decision in one of the longest-running copyright cases in recent memory: namely, the lawsuit launched by the Authors’ Guild against Google (s goog), claiming that its book-scanning project amounted to a massive case of copyright infringement. Chin, however, ruled that the project is protected under the “fair use” principle, since there are clear public benefits to the indexing of millions of books.
Over the past few years (the case was originally launched in 2005) the Authors Guild has won support for its case from Google critics who believe that the web giant has amassed too much power — the same critics who have pushed for repeated antitrust investigations of the company’s quasi-monopoly in the search and internet-advertising markets, among other things.
But regardless of whether you believe Google is too big for its britches, and is trying to…
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Thinking about giving someone an Amazon Kindle(s amzn) this holiday season? How about adding a customized case with an image of your face to go with it? Amazon on Thursday introduced a new line of personalized Kindle accessories that allows you customize your Kindle cover for no extra cost.
This service was already available through third-party manufacturers, but this marks the first time that Amazon will be offering the personalized accessories itself. You can design your own cover by uploading photographs from your library, or you can choose from a number of Amazon-made designs. There’s also a library filled with images, logos and patterns, including graphics from cartoons and television shows like Peanuts and Breaking Bad.
The covers are available for the new and old Kindle Fire HD, both sizes of the Kindle Fire HDX, the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Touch. The covers are shipped and sold by…
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Google(s goog) has won a resounding victory in its eight-year copyright battle with the Authors Guild over the search giant’s controversial decision to scan more than 20 million books from libraries and make them available on the internet.
In a ruling (embedded below) issued Thursday morning in New York, US Circuit Judge Denny Chin said the book scanning amounted to fair use because it was “highly transformative” and because it didn’t harm the market for the original work.
“Google Books provides significant public benefits,” Chin wrote, describing it as “an essential research tool” and noting that the scanning service has expanded literary access for the blind and helped preserve the text of old books from physical decay.
Chin also rejected the theory that Google was depriving authors of income, noting that the company does not sell the scans or make whole copies of books available. He concluded, instead, that Google…
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The long drawn out lawsuit against Google Books appears to be over, with the case dismissed. I personally think it is a good result for all concerned. The link below is to an article reporting on the case.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/google-book-settlement/judge-dismisses-authors-case-against-google-books/
As the article linked to below mentions, there has been no announcement about the creation of an Australian Kindle store. I stumbled across this myself just recently. If you sign up to the Australian site it seems to interfere with the free and discounted offers available via the US Kindle store. So something to keep in mind.
For more visit:
http://www.the-digital-reader.com/2013/11/12/amazon-launches-local-kindle-store-australia/
Need some inspiration to read – perhaps you need to set up a special reading nook? The link below is to an article that looks at 10 reading nooks – special places to read.
For more visit:
http://bookriot.com/2013/11/13/10-terrific-reading-nooks/
The link below is to an article that looks at how you can assist the Internet Archive recover after the fire that is suffered.
For more visit:
http://www.mediabistro.com/appnewser/help-the-internet-archive-replace-its-scanning-equipment-after-devastating-fire_b42227
I have posted about some weird things in the past, but none of them compare to this (from what I remember) – enter the Compuglove. This has to be seen to be believed.
For more visit:
http://www.teleread.com/accessories/sock-it-to-me-for-complete-ereader-privacy-with-compuglove/
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