TAG RESULTS FOR: books

Amazon has introduced the Kindle Owners Lending Library, giving Kindle owners the ability to “borrow” books for free that can be digitally downloaded onto any Kindle device. Continue reading

Amazon’s press event wasn’t just about the Kindle Fire. Also unveiled were a new generation of Kindle e-readers, as well as the “Kindle Touch”. Continue reading

Amazon is currently in negotiations with book publishers, trying to work out the details for a “book rental” program. Unlike the library, renting books from Amazon would cost money. Continue reading

At the end of this month, a ‘library’ in British Columbia will open its doors. Except this library allows you to “check out” people just like a library book. Continue reading

Amazon, since April 1, has sold 105 books for its Kindle e-reader for every 100 hardcover and paperback books. While this is a milestone for e-books and Amazon, digital copies of books still only make up 14% of all books sold. Still, the fact this milestone happened this fast, has Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezoz smiling ear to ear. Continue reading

One man took it upon himself to print out 437 Wikipedia articles. The end result? A book so comically large that you have to appreciate it. Continue reading

Because a quote from “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man” was used in forming the synthetic DNA of a bacteria, said bacteria is now accused of being in violation of copyright. Continue reading

An elegant stocking-stuffer that also proves there’s still innovation to be found in books. Continue reading