The rise of tablet computers, such as Apple's iPad, and e-book readers, such as Amazon's Kindle, has resulted in a rise in popularity for electronic versions of books. If you want to use one with a ...

Most people think of scanners as that quaint mechanism that looks like an old photocopier on the printer, or an independent flatbed ideal for capturing receipts. But in commercial terms, there are two ...

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Matthew Guay When life gives you paper, your phone can turn it into clear PDF ...

The IRIScan Book 2 portable scanner lets users scan book pages to a computer or tablet Mikey Digital microphone helps you improve the quality of audio recordings The Back-Pack Strap turns your ...

I was a bookworm when I was a kid, reading almost a book a day. I lived overseas, and English books were hard to come by, so I devoured any I could find. Though this was long before I knew anything ...

Scanners for loose papers have become so commonplace that almost every printer includes one, but book scanners have remained frustratingly rare for non-librarians and archivists. [Brad Mattson] had ...

Google has spent years scanning books, recreating the world's leading libraries as digital files we can read and search on PCs and smartphones. The project has faced a fair amount of opposition -- ...

Like any learned individual, [Justin] has a whole mess of books. Not being tied to the dead-tree format of bound paper, and with e-readers popping up everywhere, he decided to build a low-cost book ...

Google is to start scanning and copying the world's books again after announcing on Tuesday that its self-imposed suspension is over. The company says it will resume scanning books but will focus on ...