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iFive: Sprint vs. AT&T Deal, Apple Pulls "Gay Cure" App, China Snoops on Facebook?, Verizon Reveals More 4G, Google Books Woes

Welcome to the middle of the week: And here, to help you get over the hump, is iFive--our coverage of the early news.READ»

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How Google’s New eBookstore Might Save Indie Booksellers

Advances in digital bookselling have usually pushed independent bookstores further and further out of the literary game. But Google's new store is dealing them back in. Here’s how. READ»

Google Editions E-bookstore Due Soon, Controversy (And Failure?) Not Far Behind

Google's efforts at a digital publishing bookstore, teased months ago, are due soon according to the Wall Street Journal. But given Google's jagged history and Apple and Amazon's dominance in the field, Google's got a rocky road ahead. READ»

How Many Books Are There in the World?

Google's trying to digitize all the books in the world, which leads first to a seemingly simple question: Well, how many are there? Turns out that's nowhere near a simple question.READ»

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French Court Finds Google Books Guilty of Copyright Violation

The court ordered Google to pay $431,700 in damages, and to halt digital distribution of the material.READ»

Google Books Takes a Hit: Foreign-Language Works Ditched

Google's Book deal is so controversial it makes fascinating news every time the story takes another turn. But for Google, things have just turned pretty sour: Due to huge legal pressure, it's chopping foreign texts from the ...READ»

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Google Takes on Amazon With Online E-Book Store Due in 2010

Google formalized its plans to launch an online store to deliver e-books to any kind of gadget. Google Editions, as it's called, will open for business in the first quarter of 2010 and compete directly with Amazon.READ»

FTC Spurs Google to Change Privacy Policy for Electronic Books

Google Books can't seem to shake off controversy these days. One of the more fraught aspects of Google's all seeing eye is getting a shakedown, though: The FTC's forced Google to issue a separate privacy policy to protect your book ...READ»

Google Books Deal Faces Challenge by Tech Giants

Google Books' deal to scan an archive of published books has been controversial right from the start, and now faces its biggest challenge yet: From a powerful coalition that includes Microsoft, Yahoo and Amazon. Is it all about search ...READ»

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Are Google Books a Threat to the Kindle?

Google's Book Search has been a controversial background project for most of its four-year life, but its most recent move may see the scheme brought right into the limelight: Google Book Search is now available on the iPhone and ...READ»