Stores See Google as Ally in E-Book Market
(nytimes.com): Later this summer, Google plans to introduce its long-awaited push into electronic books, called Google Editions. The company has revealed little about the venture thus far, describing it generally as an effort to sell digital books that will be readable within a Web browser and accessible from any Internet-connected… Read More
Compulsory licensing in intellectual property
(smallgovtimes.com): Nearly one-fourth of scientists responding to a survey by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the largest general scientific body in the world, reported that patents were hampering their research. In the European Union, over €60 billion are wasted every year on research and development of products… Read More
Federal Agencies Issue Caution on Use of E-Readers in the Classroom
(printceo.com): In our rush to embrace iPads, Kindles, and other revolutionary electronic book readers, it’s easy to forget that these devices can seem anything but revolutionary to those who can’t see well enough to discern what’s on their screens. But, the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education haven’t forgotten the… Read More
How Trustworthy Are Online Ratings?
(scientificamerican.com): Web sites such as Amazon, TripAdvisor and Yelp have long depended on customers to rate books, hotels and restaurants. The philosophy behind this so-called crowdsourcing strategy holds that the truest and most accurate evaluations will come from aggregating the opinions of a large and diverse group of people. Read More
Libraries switch on to electronic lending with eBook scheme
(news.scotsman.com): Flicking through well-thumbed and yellowing paperbacks could soon be a thing of the past as Edinburgh libraries prepare to roll out their first electronic lending scheme. With so-called eBooks becoming more popular, the city's libraries will soon be offering a wide range of books to download for a short… Read More
Asia e-reader scene hotting up
(zdnetasia.com): The e-reader scene in Asia is hotting up as vendors such as Sony, Acer and Hanwang Technology have either recently introduced new devices or announced plans to do so, but Amazon remains non-committal about its Kindle plans for the region. A Sony spokesperson pointed out that the company announced… Read More
Will Libraries Turn Into Digital Reading Rooms?
(treehugger.com): Paper books that are shared over and over again are far greener than an electronic gadget. But, as e-books take over and the e-reader market booms, will libraries start to follow suit? Sony hopes so, with a new program to promote digital reading in libraries. According to Sony, the… Read More
Journals step up plagiarism policing
(nature.com): Major science publishers are gearing up to fight plagiarism. The publishers, including Elsevier and Springer, are set to roll out software across their journals that will scan submitted papers for identical or paraphrased chunks of text that appear in previously published articles. The move follows pilot tests of the… Read More
Amazon Sees the Future of Biology in the Cloud
(fool.com): The future of biology, if Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN) has its way, will be in the cloud. The Seattle-based online retailer has generated buzz the past few years with its foray into cloud computing through Amazon Web Services. This is the model in which customers rent server space on a… Read More
AdMob Re-Thinks Strategy as Apple Challenges
(dns.tmcnet.com): Mobile devices are a critical media platform and we are building the tools to let every business on earth leverage mobile. According to AdMob's "May 2010 Mobile Metrics Report,” Google's OS still remained very popular and Android (News - Alert) phone popularity continues to boost its growth. As far… Read More
