The books scanned through Google’s partnership with university libraries are now available for download online. Well, that is, the public-domain books are available. “Public domain books include both ...

In a retro twist on the Google Books idea, HP has announced a partnership with the University of Michigan library to sell physical copies of over 500,000 rare and out-of-print works, while making the ...

Susan Wojcicki, best-known as the head of YouTube, but who also played a key role in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died August 9 from lung cancer. She ...

As their long-running legal battle continues, Google has asked a federal judge to dismiss lawsuits brought by authors’ and photographers’ groups over its book-scanning service. According to Bloomberg ...

It appears Google has asked for a summary judgment regarding the legality of scanning books and posting them online via Google Books. Google defended its book-scanning project (formerly known as ...

BookBaby and Bound Book scanning have formed a new partnership that will convert tangible books to the digital form. Using the highest quality scanning technology available, Bound Book will convert ...