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Google may be copying your book without your permission. Here’s why that is a good thing.

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Today’s post comes from my other site Publetariat.com, a place for authors. ~ * ~ Similar to web searches, Google is trying to create an online searchable library through Google Books and the Google Library Project. Approximately 30 million books have been scanned. The only larger collection is the Library of Congress, which has 37 … Read more

Go Dutch! Libraries Rights In eBook Lending.

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Dutch public libraries have a copyright exemption for lending paper books. Recently the libraries have questioned if that copyright exemption also included eBooks. If so then the libraries would not have to get permission of the copyright holder to lend eBooks. A great benefit. Currently the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science has decided … Read more