Google, which paints itself as a warrior in Internet regulatory and legal challenges, apparently prioritized self-interest by settling copyright infringement lawsuits over its book search engine.

As it has done with its antitrust road show, Google is reaching out to explain how its plan to make books searchable and sellable online will benefit all concerned. On Thursday evening at the Computer ...

Google Play Book Insights has launched for thousands of select English titles. Google did not say if or when the tool will expand to non-English books. Book Insights is an AI-powered reading companion ...

Both Google Play Books and Amazon Kindle are very popular among readers. But when it comes to choosing one of them, it can be tricky to make the selection. So, we’ve created this Google Play Books vs ...

Chandraveer, a seasoned mechanical design engineer turned tech reporter and reviewer, brings more than three years of rich experience in consumer tech journalism to the table, having contributed to ...

Daniel writes guides on how to use the internet, explainers on how modern technology works, and the occasional smartwatch or e-reader review. He especially likes deep diving into niche topics that ...

Google Books has made an enormous number of books available online for reference, serving as an enormous digital library for web browsers. The collection is a combination of free public domain books ...

Google and a trade group representing U.S. book publishers today announced they have settled a copyright dispute that has dragged on for seven years. The Association of American Publishers (AAP) and ...

Google is cagey about exactly how it scans books for its digital library effort, but a patent reveals details--and the hurdles competitors face. Sometimes overlooked in the Sturm und Drang about ...