Articles on Books

Book smell in a spray can - Jun 9, 2009

Crave How about Smelly Cat in an aerosol that squeals out the Smelly Cat song every time you hit the nozzle? We bet that'll be a hit with Pheobe Buffay fans. ... Read story »

Book browsing - Jun 17, 2009

Blogs I'd been deprived long enough and couldn't take it anymore. My hands were jittery, the fingers of my right hand brushing against the thumb in sporadic, unconscious motions. A sure sign ... Read story »

Expresso Book Machine: The replicator for books - Apr 27, 2009

Crave The Espresso Book Machine prints whole books while you wait. One of our favorite bits of kit from Star Trek is the replicator. You simply walk up to it and ... Read story »

Study shows e-book reader more environmentally friendly than paper books - Aug 31, 2009

Crave Claims that the Amazon Kindle electronic reader is more environmentally friendly than paper books hold up, according to an analysis by the Cleantech Group. The research and media company drew ... Read story »

Why people won't pay for e-books on the iPhone - Mar 5, 2009

Features While Amazon might be able to find a market for US$9.99 books on the Kindle, here's why it won't be selling too many e-books to iPhone users. Read story »

Review: The Wikipedia Revolution - May 18, 2009

Blogs When I first heard of Andrew Lih's new book about Wikipedia, I'm certain there was a questioning look on my face. I couldn't help but think that a book about an encyclopedia ... Read story »

Book on intellectual property released under CC licence - Dec 2, 2008

Blogs Remember when I hoped that Chris Anderson would give his next book away for free as a means of proving his point? James Boyle has just authored a book on intellectual ... Read story »

On the e-book and education - Sep 16, 2008

Blogs I have been doing some research on e-books the last couple of weeks for some lame-ass project they require at college. Anyway, quite irrelevant. There's some seriously cool stuff out there, ... Read story »

You may read this post for Free - Nov 26, 2008

Blogs In an obvious attempt to get more paying customers, a Web site I rely on has just revised its subscription offerings. It still has three tiers of subscriptions (Free, Normal and ... Read story »

Digital infrared photography: Do more than take creepy shots of your cat - Aug 29, 2008

Crave So I'm currently testing the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H50, one of Sony's high-zoom cameras that among a gazillion other features has an on/off switch for Sony's NightShot infrared shooting mode. As ... Read story »

Amazon's Kindle e-book reader goes global - Oct 8, 2009

Crave Amazon's Kindle Amazon announced late Tuesday that it was introducing a new version of its Kindle e-book reader that can wirelessly download books in the United States and more than ... Read story »

Amazon Kindle finally available outside of continental US - Oct 8, 2009

Blogs Remember my article, Why the Chinese have come up with their own Kindle, a while back? Well, guess the pressure's on and, finally, Amazon has come to its senses and announced ... Read story »

Kindle app for Windows PC coming next month - Oct 23, 2009

Crave Amazon already has a free Kindle iPhone app. And soon it will have a free Kindle app for Windows PCs. While the new app won't be available for download until next ... Read story »

My take on the international version of Kindle - Oct 27, 2009

Blogs Well, my international version of Kindle arrived last Thursday and pretty much has been with me ever since, even in bed. Since the Kindle was released in the US for quite some ... Read story »

Thailand tackles online censorship again - Nov 9, 2009

Blogs Prathet Thai, or land of the free, is what Thailand is called in the Thai language. Land of the free (and home of the brave) also defines the US. As the ... Read story »

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