By Allen Tsai | Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:35 am |
Internet search giant Google is launching an online service that will let readers buy some half-a-million electronic versions of books and read them on cell phones in the first half of next year.
The Mountain View, Calif.-based company said its project, called Google Editions, offers an alternative to market leader Amazon's Kindle reader, which also said it would offer books for smartphones.It's part of an ambitious plan that started with Google's books scanning project, which aimed to make millions of printed books available online. "We expect the majority will go to retail partners, not to Google," said Tom Turvey, head of Google Book Search. "We are a wholesaler, a book distributor." E-books purchased through Google Editions will be readable on any device that has a Web browser -- including smartphones, netbooks, desktop computers and laptops.
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Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:50 pm | By
Google promised to fairly license Motorola's patents, as it strives to push its Motorola deal past European regulators.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 4:17 pm | By
Countries and companies all over the world are celebrating Safer Internet Day today, discussing how to keep children safe online and launching new products to support the effort.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:30 pm | By
Google faces new malware attacks in the Android market just days after announcing increased security, casting doubt on whether the open-source format can ever be truly safe.
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Tue Feb 07, 2012 3:00 pm | By
Google created a software developer page on its social network, ramping up app creation efforts to compete with Facebook.
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Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:01 pm | By
Google is beefing up security in the Android app market with its "Bouncer" software, aiming to fight malware and earn back consumer trust as competition with Apple heats up.
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