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New Way to Check Out eBooks

Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 22, 2011 at 4:21 pm PT

Get out your library cards: Now you can wirelessly download electronic books from your local library using the Apple iPad or an Android tablet.

Holiday Shopping Drives Record-Breaking E-Commerce Spending to $43.3 Billion in Q4

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on February 4, 2011 at 12:29 pm PT

Online retail spending reached a record-breaking $43.4 billion in the fourth quarter, fueled by strong holiday spending, comScore reports.

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Google Set to Launch E-Book Venture

Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, Jessica E. Vascellaro and Amir Efrati, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on November 30, 2010 at 4:51 pm PT

Google Inc. is in the final stages of launching its long-awaited e-book retailing venture, Google Editions, a move that could shake up the way digital books are sold.

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Google Fights Back Against Book Settlement Critics

Jessica E. Vascellaro, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on February 12, 2010 at 12:00 am PT

Google filed a strong defense of its digital books settlement with the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers, a week before a federal judge is scheduled to hold a hearing in the protracted copyright case. The filing is routine and reiterates arguments the search giant has repeatedly made to defend its 2008 settlement, which allows it to distribute millions of books it scanned online in exchange for sharing revenue with rights holders.