Image credit: Google As a parent, finding the buying the best books for your children can be an expensive undertaking, thanks to the price of books are increasing year by year. Addressing this challenge up to some extent, Google Play Books has announced that it is expanding its kids’ collection by giving away 300+ non-fiction kids' books for free on the platform. The more … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Now Offers 300+ free eBooks for children
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Google Play Books Introduces new Night Reading Feature
Google Play Books has undergone a radical update and it will make reading at night much more enjoyable. Night Light is technology will automatically adjust the background depending on the time of day you are reading an e-book. The Google Night Light feature was heavily borrowed from the technology that Oyster developed for their unlimited e-book subscription platform. This … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Introduces new Night Reading Feature
Google Book-Scanning Project Ruled Legal by US Appeals Court
Google can now move forward with their book scanning project and digitize millions of e-books without having to pay authors. The ruling came from a U.S. appeals court who said that the project is considered “fair use” of published material under copyright law. Google has scanned more than 20 million books since 2004 without the permission of the authors. The company allows … [Read more...] about Google Book-Scanning Project Ruled Legal by US Appeals Court
Google Books is in Limbo
Google Books was one of the most ambitious book projects in history. The plan was to scan all of the worlds books and make them publicly available. Due to years in court fighting authors and publishers the project is in limbo. In 2002 Google begun scanning books and currently has over 30 million titles, putting it in a league with the world’s larger libraries. If you want to … [Read more...] about Google Books is in Limbo
Google Announces New e-Book Font – Literata
Google has announced a new font that they have developed that will replace Droid Serif for all of its e-Books. Literata has been in the works since April 2014 and is “perfect for long reads on all devices”. Google worked on the new font in conjunction with the TypeTogether design team. In a recent blog post they said "A new book typeface was needed that would provide an … [Read more...] about Google Announces New e-Book Font – Literata
Google Books Updated for Better Non-Fiction Support
Many of the top e-reader apps out there handle reading eBook really well. The vast majority of people tend to read fiction titles and the Amazon, Nook and Kobo apps are all optimized for this. What about non-fiction, such as cookbooks, textbooks or research papers? Google has just updated their Play Books app to handle them better than ever. “Skim” mode allows you to zoom … [Read more...] about Google Books Updated for Better Non-Fiction Support
The Battle is Not Over for Google’s Digitization Project
Eight years of legal battles to halt Google's digitization project have not produced the results that some organizations have wanted, and therefore, the litigation will continue. Only a matter of weeks ago, US Circuit Judge Denny Chin ruled that Google's massive digitization project fell within the reasonable bounds of copyright and fair use, throwing out the copyright … [Read more...] about The Battle is Not Over for Google’s Digitization Project
Google Play Books Now Allows eBook Uploads Right from your Android Device
Google Play Books may not be the most popular e-reading app out there, but there is one reason why Android phone and tablet users might dig the latest update. There is new functionality that will allow you to upload a PDF or ePub eBook to any directory and then via a file manager upload it to your Google Play Books account. Google first introduced the uploading of content to … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Now Allows eBook Uploads Right from your Android Device
Google eBooks Publishing Center Updated
Today Google has updated their publishing platform for eBooks published on Google Books. Starting today, you can use this new interface to upload and manage your titles. Some of the big updates include adding other users to your publisher account, view and edit book descriptions, author biographies, subject/categories, and other bibliographic information right within the … [Read more...] about Google eBooks Publishing Center Updated
Google Play eBooks Now Available in New Zealand and Seven Other Countries
Google hardly ever promotes the fact that the company has expanded their digital book footprint. Today, it has come to light the company has opened up the bookstore to residents of New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong and Malaysia. This is the first time Google has expanded into the Asia Pacific region. The move into Asia Pacific is a savvy … [Read more...] about Google Play eBooks Now Available in New Zealand and Seven Other Countries
Google Play Books Update Allows eBook Uploads in EPUB and PDF
Google Play Books has just released a new update today for iOS and Android that will greatly enhance its relevance. Google now allows users to upload their own ebooks in EPUB or PDF format into Google Drive or via their new Uploading Tool. Once the books are stored in the cloud, you can read your books within the main Google Books app. Google has adopted a new strategy to … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Update Allows eBook Uploads in EPUB and PDF
Google Play Books for iOS Updated to Support Japanese eBooks
The official Google Play eBooks app for Android seems to get the most new features and enhancements. The iOS version seems to be the least supported, but got a major update today. The new Google Play Books 1.5 update brings Japanese vertical layout support, which makes manga and traditional ebooks more accessible. Speaking of books, the app now has support for Fixed Layout … [Read more...] about Google Play Books for iOS Updated to Support Japanese eBooks
Google Play Books Now Available in Mexico
Google has officially announced that its Play Bookstore is now available for customers living in Mexico. English and Spanish digital books will both be available from Random House Mondadori and Planeta and also tons of other international publishers. Customers living in Mexico are now allowed to buy books directly to their Google account on the web or via the dedicated … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Now Available in Mexico
Google Play Currently Has 5 Million eBooks in Its Library
Google Play is celebrating its one year birthday today since it originally changed its entire online presence from the Android Market. Google's branding shift was mainly attributed to having apps, books, videos, magazines, and other content housed under one roof, instead of individual apps acting as a gateway. It was confirmed today that in one year the paid ebook collection … [Read more...] about Google Play Currently Has 5 Million eBooks in Its Library