Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence (Detroit Free Press) PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 10 March 2010

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Google says it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind.


E-books are largest category in App Store (Macworld.com via Yahoo! News)

Steve Jobs once dismissed the Kindle by declaring that people dont read anymore. That may or may not be true, but either way, people definitely still sell books. As The Guardian reports, e-books are now more plentiful on the App Store than any other kind of appincluding games.


Google to digitize old books from Rome, Florence (San Francisco Chronicle)

Google said Wednesday it will scan up to 1 million old books in national libraries in Rome and Florence, including works by astronomer Galileo Galilei, in what's being described as the first deal of its kind. Officials from Google and the Italian culture... Galileo Galilei - Florence - Google - Rome - Astronomy

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