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Google Jumps Into E-Books (Just in Time for Christmas)

 

After a rocky start with the book publishing industry, Google has finally launched its own online e-bookstore. And it promises to shake up the universe of e-books, currently dominated by Amazon and Barnes & Noble. With the backing of over 4,000 publishers, Google’s eBooks starts off with what the company calls the world’s largest collection of e-books—including nearly 3 million that are free.

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A First Hands-On Look at the Color Nook

My wife the librarian is, to say the least, an avid reader.  And as her birthday is approaching, I decided to give her a tech-gift that would keep on giving: Barnes & Noble’s new Nook Color e-reader.  The new Nook arrived yesterday, and after she spent several hours absorbed with her new gadget, she deigned to let me take a look at it.

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