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Google reaches Library Project settlement in court case with publishers

Google has reached a settlement with a group of American publishers over its plans to create a massive web-based library, ending seven years of court wrangling

The best children’s apps are about great storytelling and strong characters

Technology doesn't replace traditional skills, but it can bring kids into the creative process. By Stuart Dredge

Barnes & Noble to launch Nook e-reader in UK

Publisher backed by Microsoft has Amazon's Kindle in its sights in first expansion outside US

Digital books may not be for everyone. But for blind people, they’re a true revolution

Peter White: Historically, only a tiny proportion of published books have made it into braille. But now technology means no book is off limits

Why writing an app is different to writing a children’s picture book

Moira Butterfield and Nosy Crow keen to see authors and publishers collaborating more on book-apps. By Stuart Dredge

Tarzan returns: from Edwardian swinger to hunky ecowarrior

Edgar Rice Burroughs's lord of the jungle has been through many incarnations in print and on screen in 100 years. What is the secret of his survival?

Brian Cox iPad book-app sold 20k copies in its first three days

HarperCollins reveals stats and says £4.99 price point paid off for Wonders of the Universe app. By Stuart Dredge.

Bardowl iPhone app wants to be ‘Spotify for audiobooks’

British startup hoping to take on Audible with streaming subscription service. By Stuart Dredge

Rivals launch a printing revolution that could be as significant as Gutenberg

Landa and Xeikon to unveil new inkjet and toner technology at drupa exhibition in Düsseldorf. By Mark Piesing

Technology should help us share, not constrain us

Richard Stallman: The battle for the net: Companies like Amazon can control the way we use the ebooks we buy. Instead let's build a publishing model based on freedom

Penguin, Macmillan and Nosy Crow talk digital books for children

How publishers can make reading experiences that parents feel 'more positive about than Angry Birds'. By Stuart Dredge

Apple accused by US of colluding with publishers to fix price of ebooks

Lawsuit filed by US department of justice claims Apple ended price competition after seeing success of Amazon's $10 ebooks

Tim Waterstone warns Amazon tax avoidance could kill off bookshops

Founder of UK books chain says Amazon tax planning fits pattern of 'rude, contemptuous, arrogant' online company

Bologna children’s book fair digital award pits startups against Disney

Julia Eccleshare: In its 49th year the forever-young fair has launched a standalone digital prize – with companies such as the UK's Nosy Crow going up against the bigger boys

Pearson reports 72% rise in profits

Ebook revenue growth helps push Pearson to pre-tax profit of £1bn for 2011. By Mark Sweney

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  • Century-old silent film made in New Hampshire found in Japan antique shop
  • Merseyside blaze that killed mother and three children caused by lithium-ion battery
  • High screen time can hurt children’s learning and language skills, study suggests
  • Nvidia unveils security platform to rein in AI agents and $150bn stock buyback
  • AI godfathers warn of runaway ‘intelligence explosion’
  • Gen Z has very strong opinions about age-gap relationships – and it could be right
  • Pandora’s Legacy review – fascinating profile of silent film legend GW Pabst
  • Teachers at Euan Blair firm report ‘horrendous stress’ after AI used to rate their work
  • AI leaders have known about the extinction threat for decades
  • Crushed review – Steve Oram is priestly lead in harrowing Bangkok-set child-abduction thriller
  • Plan for controversial $1.2bn datacentre in Sydney scrapped due to ‘emerging’ regulations
  • ‘Should have garnered the actor an Oscar’: why Liar Liar is my feelgood movie
  • Just Play Dead review – Samuel L Jackson and Eva Green punch up switchback crime caper
  • Anthropic will not appear at Senate inquiry into AI and datacentres amid fallout from OpenAI hack
  • Kikuyu Land review – the colonial-era misery behind our morning cup of tea
  • ‘We could have had good fun a few decades ago’: Christine Baranski and Richard E Grant on sex scenes, parties and theatre
  • Australia is run on legacy systems that AI agents can easily exploit, former UN cyber negotiator warns
  • Rapper and actor Eve looks back: ‘I was the only girl in the boardroom in major label meetings – that Philly girl had to come out’
  • Democracy blindsides Silicon Valley’s power players looking to transform the world with AI
  • Bill Gates says unchecked AI could ‘cause a billion deaths’ in call for regulation
  • My Instagram reels addiction has ruined my ability to have a conversation. But can I get it back?
  • ‘Mum, where did my Robux go?’ The Roblox scam targeting children
  • ‘A joyful place’: a new museum coaxes Austrians to embrace The Sound of Music
  • NAZA film-makers address threats at documentary’s New York City premiere
  • Godzilla Minus Zero review – spectacular Japanese action continues franchise’s winning streak
  • Australian backlash to datacentres is faux import from US, officials say: ‘We are not the United States’
  • ‘Charming and disarming’ … how Meta’s technology-packed Muse harnesses the power of cuteness
  • Oxford lets OpenAI train its AI models on Bodleian Library
  • Broken promises, confiscated land: the hyperscale AI datacentre being built in a tiny Indian village
  • The AI debate is already shaping the 2028 election. Here’s where Democratic hopefuls stand

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