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Google Books may be mired in controversy, but that isn't stopping Google from regularly adding new features to the service. Today, Google Books received a major update, with seven new

Dan Hon is building a radical new future for one of humanity's oldest activities - the telling of stories. The modest young UK CEO's design company Six to Start won

If you spend time on the mobile web, you know there's certainly no shortage of content already available on our phones. What if you're on the run and get a

Project Gutenberg, the longtime home of free eBooks on the web, has just introduced a mobile-ready version of their hosted content. Called PG Mobile, or Project Gutenberg's Mobile Edition, the

"Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light." - Dylan Thomas Who will turn this crisis around? We will. Who else? And

Google today announced that it has reached a deal with book publishers to settle two copyright lawsuits over potential copyright violations in its Google Book Search product. This $125 million

Tough economic times and startups have at least one thing in common - you need character and determination to survive. Character is what it takes to win, to believe and

CAPTCHAs, those pesky challenge-response tests that many web sites use to determine whether you are human or a spambot, are an annoyance to many users. According to a report in

Google today announced embeddable previews for all books included in Google's Book Search. Developers can now make use of a set of APIs to embed these previews into any site.

Shelfari, a small book sharing startup, was acquired today by Amazon (an existing investor in the company). Shelfari is known for its innovative user interface, something which we've discussed a