Monday, May 26, 2008

Books Open, Virtual and Online


Remember when Google started digitizing all the library books it could get it's hand on?

Well in the mean time Microsoft and Yahoo have jumped into the fray with loads of Money to kick-start this worthwhile endeavor.

Well just this last week, Microsoft has cut the purse strings, and unlocked it rights to project and the copying hardware. Very nice thing.

Leo, at TWiT had Special Guest: Brewster Kahle of the Internet Archive talk about the status of this free online library, and it's Legal ramifications.

Check out these sources at:

http://www.archive.org/index.php

http://www.fullbooks.com/

http://audible.com/

Wingman, in the Reading Room.