For nearly two years, Daniel Reetz dreamed of a book scanner that could crunch textbooks and spit out digital files he could then read on his PC. Book scanners, like the ones Google is using in its ...

After eight years of battling in court, Google has won the right to scan books and publish them online – for now. U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin issued a decision on Thursday in New York, saying that ...

Undoubtedly, one of the major themes of the 2011-2012 academic year for me has been books. Through a series of circumstances, I’ve had the wonderful opportunity to read more widely than ever before.