sony e-book reader gets 500,000 books from google - portable document camera

On Thursday, March 19, 2009, New York-
This is the first time Google has made its vast scan data public.
E-domain name books provided
Sony Reader through Amazon's book equipment and vault. com Inc.
The Kindle has about 600,000 books as a device with the largest library.
The scanned books were published before 1923, including works such as Charles Dickens's "two cities" and non-fiction classics such as "history.
"These books have been downloaded free of charge in Portable Document Format (PDF)
, It works fine on the computer screen, but not good on the electronic screenbook readers.
Google will provide these books to Sony Readers at EPUB (
Electronic Publications
Format, which allows lines to flow in different ways to fit smaller screens.
Google spokeswoman Jenny Johnson said the company wanted to provide the books as widely as possible.
"Our vision is: any book, anywhere, any time and any device," she said . ".
"We want to work with anyone who shares our vision of making it easier for them to reach out.
"The publishing industry is more or less united on EPUB
But Amazon uses its own format on the Kindle.
However, with PC software, the Kindle can convert unencrypted EPUB files into readable formats.
Unlike Sony Readers, the $359 Kindle can connect wirelessly with e-readers directly.
A bookstore with more than 245,000 books.
In order for the reader to read the books, the user first uses the computer to download the books from Sony's website and then connects the reader to the computer.
The reader has two models, which cost $300 and $350 respectively.
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