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Wikipedia turned into book
Written on 17 Jun, 2009 at 12:55 in Featured, Technology | viewed 271 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Wikipedia, the online encyclopaedia written by volunteers, has been turned into book which is 5,000 pages long and 1ft 7ins thick. Made by Rob Matthews, the book contains 437 featured articles from the popular internet resource and comes up to his knee when stood on the floor. Wikipedia, which carries articles which can generally be edited by anyone who can access the website, was launched in 2001 and is currently the most popular general reference work on the Internet. Full Story : Telegraph.co.uk….
Feds inquire into Google’s book publishing settlement
Written on 29 Apr, 2009 at 11:45 in Featured, Technology | viewed 479 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
The Department of Justice is looking into a proposed settlement by Google Inc. with authors of books it wants to put online, according to news reports. Google made the settlement with representatives of book publishers and authors such as the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild. As part of the deal, Google said it would pay $125 million into a book rights fund used to pay authors and publishers. Full Story : BusinessJournal…..
The machine that can print off any book for you in minutes
Written on 25 Apr, 2009 at 10:58 in Featured, Technology | viewed 293 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
In the time it takes to brew a cappuccino, this machine can print off any book that is not in stock from a vast computer database. The innovation, launched by book chain Blackwell yesterday, removes the need to order a hard-to-find novel, or the wait to buy one that has sold out. The Espresso Book Machine will also benefit aspiring novelists who can walk in to a shop with a CD of their work and have their book professionally printed in minutes. Full Story : Dailymail.co.uk….
Search Magazines in Google Book Search
Written on 11 Dec, 2008 at 4:45 in Technology | viewed 352 views times and users have made 0 comments so far
Google announced its new initiative to digitize thousands of magazines. Google has partnered with many publishers as diverse as New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, and Ebony. Users who want to search a phrase only in the magazines can choose that option through the Google book search‘s “advanced” function. The company kicked off book search in 2006 with the goal of building a colossal digital archive of printed books.