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"Twitter Wit" Proves Phrase Isn't An Oxymoron

One of the tweets reprinted in the new book Twitter Wit reads, "Just explained Twitter to my friend Bill.  I don't think I did it right, as he's excited to sign up."  The thing is, though, that this tweet and many of the others contained in Twitter Wit help validate the site.

Google Books Gets First Non-US eBook Partner

Interread, the British company that owns CoolerBooks.com, has announced a partnership with Google in which it will include over a million public domain books from Google Books in its online library. This makes CoolerBooks the first ebookstore outside the US to partner with Google Books.

Google Book Downloads Compatible on More Devices

Google is now offering downloads of public domain books in Google Books in the EPUB format, which is an open and free industry standard for electronic books. This format is supported by a wide variety of different applications, so it should be easy for many people to access literature this way. Users can download the public domain books by simply clicking the "download" button in the Google Books Toolbar, which provides a drop-down menu to choose the file format.

Google Wants Authors to Submit Creative Commons Books

Google is now offering a way for authors and publishers to offer content for free under the Creative Commons license on Google Books. Rightsholders who want to distribute their books can let users download, use, and share them.

New Twitter Book Written from the User's Perspective

There is a new Twitter book out called All a Twitter. It was written by Tee Morris, author of Podcasting for Dummies. It comes with a foreword by social media guru Chris Brogan and a dedication to Jon Stewart of the Daily Show. "Social Media has the potential of increasing your presence, both from a commercial and from a personal perspective, on the global stage," says Morris. "With All a Twitter, I bring several years of tweets and observations on Twitter’s growth, evolution, and reinvention."

Google Answers Privacy Questions Over Google Books

Google signed a settlement agreement with authors and publishers last year over Google Books. Google says that if it is approved by the court, it will unlock access to millions of books for anyone in the United States. Today, Google has addressed privacy concerns that users and potential users have voiced with regards to Google Books.

Staples Utilizing Facebook For A Worthy Cause

How about a nice ‘feel good’ story to take you into the weekend? The news in the Internet marketing industry has been focused on negative numbers, downturns and dire forecasts for quite a while now. Personally, I get a little worn out by it. It’s good to be reminded, however, of just how potentially life altering (a little hyperbole never hurt anyone) the use of social media can be.

7 New Ways to Enjoy Books on Google

Google introduced seven new features to Google Books today. The features add ways to share and browse the content users find in Google's collection. They include:

Amazon Kindle DX to Ship Soon

Update 2: The Kindle DX will ship on June 10th, a spokesperson for Amazon tells WebProNews. "The Kindle DX is currently available for pre-order and all orders are prioritized on a first come, first served basis," they said. Update: The Kindle DX is now available for pre-order at Amazon for $489.

State AGs Look Into Google Book Deal

Google is facing more scrutiny over its proposed settlement it reached with copyright holders allowing it to digitize millions of books. This time a group of state attorneys general have discussed the deal in a conference call held on Tuesday, Peter Brantley director of the Internet Archive told Reuters.