The CZUR ET24 Pro isn’t a perfect book scanner, but those who need one don’t have many choices

The CZUR ET24 Pro can scan any documents up to A3 size (16.5” x 11.7”), making it suitable for the majority of book scanning ...
Publishers Weekly

Internet Archive Files Final Appeal Brief in Book Scanning Case

The Internet Archive has filed its final reply brief in Hachette v. Internet Archive, the closely watched copyright case involving the scanning and digital lending of library books. And with the ...
PCMag on MSN

IRIScan Book 7

T he IRIScan Book 7 ($169) is a hand-operated wand scanner that’s small enough to bring with you almost anywhere. You could ...
CNET

Patent reveals Google's book-scanning advantage

Google is cagey about exactly how it scans books for its digital library effort, but a patent reveals details--and the hurdles competitors face. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and ...
Publishers Weekly

Internet Archive Seeks Reversal in Book Scanning Suit

In a highly anticipated appeal brief, lawyers for the Internet Archive argue that district court judge John G. Koeltl misunderstood the facts and misapplied the law in finding the IA’s scanning and ...
CRN

Google Outlines Book Scan Plan To Congress

In its testimony to Congress regarding its book digitization program, Google said it anticipates that devices such as Amazon's Kindle will "revolutionize the way some people read books where users buy ...
MLive

Scanning world's every book means turning many, many pages

ANN ARBOR, Mich -- In a dimly lit back room on the second level of the University of Michigan library's book-shelving department, Courtney Mitchel helped a giant desktop machine digest a rare, ...
Newsweek

Levy: Rip This Book? Not Yet.

Could the publishing industry get Napsterized? That was my first thought when I saw the marketing materials for the Atiz BookSnap, the first consumer device that enables you to "release the content" ...
Ars Technica

Appeals court rules that Google book-scanning is fair use

It still boggles the mind that the Authors Guild opposed this for so long. Google was returning free advertising for books helping to increase sales. Combined with e-books allowing old out of print ...
ZDNet

Google resumes book scanning

Google is to start scanning and copying the world's books again after announcing on Tuesday that its self-imposed suspension is over. The company says it will resume scanning books but will focus on ...
Seattle Times

Scanning world’s every book means turning many, many pages

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — In a dimly lit backroom on the second level of the University of Michigan library’s book-shelving department, Courtney Mitchel helped a giant desktop machine digest a rare, ...