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RIP Encyclopaedia Britannica 
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by Esat Dedezade  |  15 Mar 2012  |  Comment now
Join us in bidding a nostalgic farewell to a respected tome of near-infinite knowledge.
Future tech: touchscreen books 
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by Sophie Charara  |  6 Feb 2012  |  Comment now
Wish you could fold your iPad up and stick it in your pocket? Touchscreen origami here we come...
Roundup: 27 key software releases and updates from the past week 
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Roundup: 27 key software releases and updates from the past week

by Mark Wilson  |  6 Feb 2012  |  Comment now
Another week of important software updates and all-new downloads has come and gone: here's a list of what you may have missed...
GooReader provides offline access to your Google Books collections for free 
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GooReader provides offline access to your Google Books collections for free

by Mark Wilson  |  2 Feb 2012  |  Comment now
Google Books is a gigantic and ever-expanding online library of books and magazines that can be used to read classic titles free of charge. Get the download here.
Roundup: 17 essential downloads you may have missed from the last week 
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Roundup: 17 essential downloads you may have missed from the last week

by Mark Wilson  |  23 Jan 2012  |  Comment now
This has been another busy week for software releases, so it would not be surprising if some gems had escaped your attention. Get the downloads here...
Tony Abbott arrives in your pocket, with Google's eBook store 
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Tony Abbott arrives in your pocket, with Google's eBook store

by William Maher, Chris Jager  |  8 Nov 2011  |  Comment now
The Opposition Leader's book Battlelines is just one of many titles by Australian public figures now available from Google on iPad as well as the iPhone and Android phones.
Next Big Thing: smart books 
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by Sophie Charara  |  2 Nov 2011  |  Comment now
Forget e-books, you can get a digital experience while still fondling real pages and dog-eared covers.
Aussie authors sue US universities in "abducted" books row 
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Aussie authors sue US universities in "abducted" books row

by Stewart Mitchell  |  14 Sep 2011  |  Comment now
Five US universities have been taken to court for digitally scanning seven million books in breach of copyright.
Amazon claims a first as eBooks outsell paperbacks 
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Amazon claims a first as eBooks outsell paperbacks

by Stewart Mitchell  |  31 Jan 2011  |  Comment now
Amazon is claiming a breakthrough success for its Kindle, after announcing that eBooks had overtaken paperback sales on its US site.
CES 2011: Book Saver digitises paper books for eReaders 
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CES 2011: Book Saver digitises paper books for eReaders

by Barry Collins in Las Vegas  |  7 Jan 2011  |  Comment now
New book scanner promises to turn bookshelves into PDFs
Kindle: the poor man's tablet? 
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Kindle: the poor man's tablet?

by Jenneth Orantia  |  30 Sep 2010  |  Comment now
The first apps for the Kindle have started to trickle in, starting with Scrabble
Acer launches LumiRead e-book reader 
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Acer launches LumiRead e-book reader

31 May 2010  |  Comment now
Acer has entered the e-book reader market with the launch of the LumiRead, an ultra-thin device with a 6in screen and a hard keyboard.
Google's e-book store said to be in final stages 
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Google's e-book store said to be in final stages

by Shaun Nichols  |  5 May 2010  |  Comment now
Google is said to be planning the release of its Editions e-book service for sometime this summer..
Bumper e-book Christmas for Amazon 
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Bumper e-book Christmas for Amazon

by Phil Muncaster  |  30 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
E-commerce giant confirms more e-books were sold on Christmas Day than physical books.
Amazon Kindle International: clunky proprietary formats, woefuel e-book store and US-centric design make for an unappealing device  
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Amazon Kindle International: clunky proprietary formats, woefuel e-book store and US-centric design make for an unappealing device

by Stuart Turton  |  14 Dec 2009  |  Comment now
Excellent hardware that’s let down by the Kindle Store and the irritating proprietary format on which it depends.
Amazon expands Kindle to the PC 
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Amazon expands Kindle to the PC

by Shaun Nichols  |  23 Oct 2009  |  Comment now
The company said that its new Kindle Books application will allow Windows PC users to purchase, download and read e-book titles from Amazon's Kindle Store service..
Tor adds to web's towering pile of fantasy and science fiction 
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Tor adds to web's towering pile of fantasy and science fiction

by William Maher  |  19 Jun 2009  |  Comment now
From Asimov to the Codex Derynianus, the new Tor Books online bookstore is shaping up to be as Aladdin's Cave for science fiction, graphic novels and other books.
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