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Enlarge textVirginia Heffernan looks at Libraries and book collecting in the age of electronic reproduction.
topFormer book designer says good riddance to print
A recent blog post by self-titled-computer-programmer-book-designer-and-book-publisher Craig Mod offers a thoughtful and distinctive perspective on the move of books from paper to interactive devices like Apple’s iPad.
Penguin's vision of books on the iPad doesn't look anything like books
Take a look at what digital books from megapublishers like Penguin will be like on the iPad. Children's books that are games, interactive anatomy books, and an augmented reality intergalactic GPS system. This is the future we've been waiting to see.
Newspaper and magazine publishers already having an iPad crisis moment
As expected, the tricky question of "How we gonna get paid?" has reportedly become a sticking point in Apple's negotiations with newspaper and magazine publishers. Put simply, subscriber information is deeply valuable, and Apple doesn't want to to share it.
Blaise Aguera y Arcas demos augmented-reality maps
Blaise Aguera y Arcas is the architect of Bing Maps at Microsoft, building augmented reality into searchable maps.
Larger threat is seen in Google case
When three Google executives were convicted of violating Italian privacy laws, it was the first case to hold the company’s executives criminally responsible for the content posted on its system.
Water-cooler effect: Internet can be TV’s friend
Remember when the Internet was supposed to kill off television?
How Google’s algorithm rules the web
When it comes to finding stuff, there's Google — and there's everyone else.
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