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Book explores traits of high-impact philanthropists

High-impact philanthropic efforts, from organizations such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Cisco Systems, that have the most success at solving societal problems, share a common set of characteristics: They keep their focus on a small core of issues, establish networks of like-minded individuals, corporations and nonprofits for those target areas, and understand that it's not just about giving money, a new book on philanthropy said.

By Nancy Weil | 15 April, 2011 03:39

Tags: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Business Management, Cisco Systems, corporate social responsibility, Jossey-Bass

Mystery iPhone book apps disappear from store

A group of iPhone apps that had received top rankings on the iTunes Store have disappeared from the top 50 book applications following complaints from developers.

By Jeremy Kirk | 06 July, 2010 04:30

Tags: Apple, ebook, internet, Internet-based applications and services, iPhone, iphone apps

Amazon invites developers to make Kindle software

Amazon.com on Thursday announced its first-ever software developer's kit for anyone who wants to create active content for its popular Kindle e-readers.

By Dan Nystedt | 22 January, 2010 04:57

Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, kindle, Kindle Development Kit, sdk

BenQ shows e-reader off, joins e-book fray

BenQ put its nReader on display at Taiwan's IT Month exhibition in Taipei and representatives say it will roll out in Taiwan and China this January for NT$8,990 (US$280).

By Dan Nystedt | 07 December, 2009 06:46

Tags: BenQ, e-books, e-readers

Nook e-reader pushes Barnes & Noble into crowded market

Barnes & Noble's new e-reader, reportedly dubbed the Nook, propels the bookseller into an increasingly crowded market for similar devices.

By Matt Hamblen | 21 October, 2009 04:59

Tags: amazon kindle, ebook, kindle

EU says Europe must scan books as does Google

The European Commission issued a call to arms to European lawmakers and those involved in the process of digitizing books Monday, urging the European Union to create a "pro-competitive European" answer to the legal arrangement Google and others seek to implement in the US

By Paul Meller | 20 October, 2009 08:57

Tags: copyright, europe, european union, Google books, Google Book Search

Amazon takes Kindle global, lowers price

Amazon plans to start selling its Kindle reader in over 100 countries and territories on Oct. 19, and the company has already started booking pre-orders for the device on its web site.

By John Ribeiro | 07 October, 2009 19:59

Tags: amazon, e-readers, kindle

Google, authors and publishers get a month to fix settlement

Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) have been given one more month to rework their agreement to settle copyright infringement lawsuits that the author and publisher groups filed against the search company.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 08 October, 2009 07:52

Tags: copyright, Google, Google books

Judge agrees to postpone Google Books hearing

The Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and Google will get more time to modify their proposed agreement to settle lawsuits the two organizations filed against the search company over its book search service.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 25 September, 2009 06:58

Tags: Google books, Google Book Search, lawsuits, legal

Plaintiffs ask for more time in Google book search case

The Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers (AAP) want more time to rework their proposed agreement with Google to settle a lawsuit over the search company's book search service.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 23 September, 2009 07:51

Tags: Google, Google Book Search, lawsuits, legal

Google buys reCAPTCHA to boost book scanning efforts

Google plans to accelerate its massive efforts to scan tens of millions of books and periodicals with the acquisition on Wednesday of a company called reCAPTCHA.

By Juan Carlos Perez | 17 September, 2009 05:23

Tags: captcha, Google, Google books, mergers & acquistions

Official: Book settlement makes 'mockery' of copyright law

Google's proposed book settlement with book authors and publishers, allowing the company to digitize and sell millions of books, makes a "mockery" of copyright protections in the U.S. Constitution, the head of the U.S. Copyright Office said Thursday.

By Grant Gross | 11 September, 2009 04:56

Tags: copyright, Google, Google books, legal, USA government

Group of authors opposes Google book settlement

More than two dozen authors and publishers have filed an objection to a proposed settlement that would allow Google to digitize and sell millions of books, saying that the agreement ignores important privacy rights of readers and writers.

By Grant Gross | 09 September, 2009 05:27

Tags: EFF, Google books, Google Book Search, legal

Bye-bye Kindle, e-reader screens coming for netbooks

Netbook makers will soon play a larger role in the e-reader market if start-up Pixel Qi has anything to say about it.

By Dan Nystedt and Martyn Williams | 01 June, 2009 04:00

Tags: amazon kindle, e-readers, kindle, netbooks, Pixel Qi

Amazon hones Kindle store for iPhones

Amazon today launched a version of its Kindle digital download store specifically designed for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, the bookseller announced.

By Gregg Keizer | 12 May, 2009 04:18

Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, iPhone, iphone app store, kindle dx

Amazon launches larger-screen Kindle DX e-reader

As expected, Amazon.com Wednesday released a new version of its Kindle with a bigger screen, which is intended to present newspaper and magazine content better than the current, smaller Kindle 2.

By Elizabeth Montalbano | 07 May, 2009 05:03

Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, e-book, e-readers, kindle dx

Interest high in new Kindle, but business model questionable

Amazon's newest Kindle raises more questions than answers about how the e-book market might evolve.

By Nancy Gohring | 07 May, 2009 03:39

Tags: amazon, amazon kindle, drm, e-readers, kindle, kindle dx

Amazon may launch newspaper reader this week

Amazon may be working on a new device that is similar to the Kindle book reader but designed specifically for newspapers and magazines.

By Nancy Gohring | 05 May, 2009 03:56

Tags: amazon, e-book, e-readers, newspapers

Sony eBook Store to offer classic books digitized by Google

If you have a Sony Reader, you have a lot of reading to catch up on. Sony Electronics has struck a deal with Google to distribute half a million titles through the Sony eBook Store - for free.

By Peter Sayer | 20 March, 2009 07:07

Tags: ebook, Google, sony

Discovery sues Amazon over Kindle

Less than a month after delivering the second version of its Kindle ebook reader, Amazon has been hit with an intellectual property lawsuit from Discovery Communications, the company behind the Discovery Channel.

By Nancy Gohring | 19 March, 2009 07:04

Tags: amazon, ebook, kindle

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