A database of published books that have been scanned by Google and made available in Google search results or from the Google Book site. Introduced in 2004 as the Google Print Library Project, it ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

Saying the deal goes "too far," a federal judge Tuesday rejected Google's proposed legal settlement with book publishers, an accord that would have paved a path toward digitizing the world's books.

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

Google is cagey about exactly how it scans books for its digital library effort, but a patent reveals details--and the hurdles competitors face. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...

Debbie Elliott and New York Times Magazine ethicist Randy Cohen examine the dilemma that search engine Google poses with its Google Book Search tool. The powerful software can scan whole sections of ...

The Google Play website gives you instant access to thousands of books including business, computer programming and financial books in the eBook format. Ebooks can be read online or on a Google Books ...

Google Play Books is turning 15 this weekend following its inception in 2010 and rebrand in 2012. To celebrate, Google is giving away 15x Play Points on Play Books purchases through December 7. That’s ...

The Google Books Blog announced they have now created a mobile version of Google Books. If you have an iPhone or Android phone just navigate your mobile browser to ...

The 2nd Circuit writes the latest chapter in a decade-old fight that attracted the interest of the MPAA and practically every labor guild representing authors in media and entertainment. By Eriq ...