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Google Book Search API Released

Google now offers a book search API which allows other sites to embed book previews, query for certain book information, or just link to books at Book Search (the former Google Print). In Google’s blog post announcing this, Google mentions they already partnered with several online book sites who use their widget-style preview functionality – like this BooksaMillion.com page which shows a “Google preview� button. Clicking the button opens a box which lets you page through parts of the book, search, and zoom.

Museum gets valuable book

doha • A valuable book was donated to the Museum of Islamic Art by Dr Bakr M Nour, a US citizen from Egypt who lives and works in Qatar. The book is a handwritten manuscript believed to be around 450 years old. Titled Al Shifaa Fi Akhbar Al Mostafa, the book has each page ornamented with a gold leaf frame, with an additional gold Islamic relief in the facing page.

Sony Launches E-Book Reader with Touchscreen Display

Sony has released a new e-book reader for its Reader lineup: the PRS-700. Sony's PRS-700 e-book reader borrows some iPhone innovations, such as a touchscreen display. Sony says its PRS-700 e-book reader makes it possible to read e-books in bright sunlight. The PRS-700 also offers a built-in LED reading light and supports multiple formats.

Chelsea Green Makes Obama Book Available Early Exclusively on Amazon

Chelsea Green Publishing is crashing a book on Obama in time for the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month. President and publisher Margo Baldwin said the book, Obama’s Challenge: America’s Economic Crisis and the Power of a Transformative Presidency by Robert Kuttner, will go from final manuscript to bound books within four weeks. The publisher will produce 2,000 advance copies, and make the book available early exclusively on Amazon—two firsts for the eco-conscious independent publisher.

Lightroom 2: Adobe Classroom in a book

Lightroom 2. Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does - an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. It comes with a CD with different source materials that you might need to walk through the lessons. Check it out here: PEACHPIT.COM

Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis

cgjherr writes "If the recent financial meltdown has left you wondering, 'When does exponential decay function stop?' then I have the book for you. Advanced Excel for Scientific Data Analysis is the kind of book that only comes along every twenty years. A tome so densely packed with scientific and mathematical formulas that it almost dares you to try and understand it all. A "For Dummies" book starts with a gentle introduction to the technology. This is more like a "for Mentats" book. It assumes that you know Excel very well. The first chapter alone will have you in awe as you see the author turn the lowly Excel into something that rivals Mathematica using VBA, brains, and a heaping helping of fortitude." Read on for the rest of Jack's review.

Book Review of Modern Alkaloids: Structure, Isolation, Synthesis and Biology

This book comprises 20 individually authored chapters covering a range of topics in alkaloid chemistry and biology. Most of the chapters, the titles of which are available at http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-3527315217,descCd-tableOfContents.html, have fairly up-to-date references through about 2006. The book is further organized into three main sections: (I) Bioactive Alkaloids: Structure and Biology; (II) New Trends in Alkaloid Isolation and Structure Elucidation; and (III) New Trends in Alkaloid Synthesis and Biosynthesis.

Book Review of Molecular Modeling of Proteins. Methods in Molecular Biology, 443

This book covers many different aspects of protein modeling and is just one volume in an extremely large series (over 500 volumes published or planned). It contains 19 chapters, which are organized into six parts: (I) Methodology, (II) Free Energy Calculations, (III) Molecular Modeling of Membrane Proteins, (IV) Protein Structure Determination, (V) Conformational Change, and (VI) Applications to Drug Design. The main weakness of the book, as is frequently true for such edited volumes, is that the quality of the individual chapters is quite uneven. Some aspects of molecular modeling of proteins are quite well covered, whereas others are covered too briefly, with many important aspects being completely absent.

Book of the week: Angus Bell

Batting on the Bosphorus, Angus Bell's excellent cricket book-cum-travelogue about a Scotsman playing the beautiful game in Eastern Europe (which was originally published as Slogging the Slavs and is no doubt due another printing under the title At the Crease with Commies or Switch-Hitting in a Skoda) has been the Book of the Week on Radio 4 this week.

Book review: 'Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay rel...

If you need a Christmas gift for an insomniac geek, look no further. This book is clearly the product of an extremely well-informed and thorough blogger, Mary Jo Foley, who has been following the fortunes of Microsoft and its key players for many years. She clearly knows a great deal of what goes on behind the scenes in Redmond and presents a plethora of facts about roles within the organisation and details of products. There are dozens of named individuals in Microsoft 2.0 but the book gives no real insight into the personalities and motivation of those who will run Microsoft now that Bill Gates has retired to spend more time with his billions.

Book Review of DNA Interactions with Polymers and Surfactants

The physical interactions of DNA with polymers and surfactants are of interest due to the potential benefits in biotechnology and the use of DNA as a building block in self-assembled structures. Although the book contains information about the characterization of cationic polymers and lipids as nonviral gene delivery vehicles, at its core it focuses primarily on the physical interaction and modeling of DNA with small molecules, polymers, surfactants, and with itself. In particular, this book begins with an investigation of DNA as a polyelectrolyte and a description of its biophysical properties in solution and as a single molecule. The interaction of DNA with surfactants, cationic polymers, and lipids is covered next, with the focus first being on single molecule models and then on interactions in solution.

BOOK REVIEW | 'ALFRED & EMILY': Doris Lessing looks back on shadows and parents

Doris Lessing once declared that "fiction makes a better job of the truth" than straightforward reminiscence, and while that might well be true of her celebrated and semi-autobiographical Martha Quest novels, it's an observation that doesn't apply at all to her latest book, "Alfred & Emily," an intriguing work that is half fiction, half memoir. The sketchy, insubstantial first half of the book imagines what her parents' lives might have been like if World War I had never occurred. The potent and harrowing second half recounts the real life story of her parents, and the incalculable ways in which the war fractured their dreams and psyches and left them stranded in the bush in Africa, eking out a meager existence on a tiny farm in Rhodesia.

The Book of Digital Photography

A book cover announcing, 'Everything you need to know from beginner to pro' is going to grab the attention of anyone who needs to come to terms with digital technology.In 320 pages of info and pictures, the book combines the technical with the aesthetic. It not only covers new equipment and digital imaging tools., but there is also a fresh look at the creative process, and all the skills you need behind the camera and in front of the computer to help you produce successful pictures. There are three parts and 11 chapters to plough through and every one is a winner.It is an ambitious volume of knowledge that should have you jumping up and down with excitement.If you have just bought your first digital SLR, then be sure to add this to your list of must-reads.

Dreamweaver 4 The Missing Manual - book review

This book is a fabulous tutorial and desk side manual for using Dreamweaver 4. If you use Dreamweaver 4 on a regular basis, to create your Web pages, then this is a book you need to have sitting on your desk.

Personal Health Book Jumps Up Amazon.com Rankings

Yoga-related book a hit for health and wellness readers NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The online bookseller Amazon.com serves as a dramatic gauge in interest in a phenomenon called "Brain Wave Vibration." On August 8, its official release date, the book "Brain Wave Vibration: Getting Back into the Rhythm of a Happy, Healthy Life," which describes simple, accessible techniques for better health, weight loss and fitness, hit:

Google extends Book Search to e-tail partners

Google is allowing online book stores and other third-party Web sites to use its Book Search service, for previewing and searching books.

Google extends Book Search to e-tail partners

Google is allowing online book stores and other third-party Web sites to use its Book Search service, for previewing and searching books.

Amazon to acquire rare-book site AbeBooks

Amazon's book selection is about to grow bigger, older, and rarer. The company announced Friday that it will acquire AbeBooks.com, which specializes in out-of-print book sales.

Sony Reader Digital Book Opens Up to EPUB Titles

Sony’s nifty Reader Digital Book had one drawback when it launched in Canada in April of this year: it was only compatible with eBooks sold through Sony’s own Website, which included a healthy, albeit not overwhelming, list of 40,000 titles. With the next-generation version and software update, however, the Digital Book will carry support for the EPUB International Digital Publishing Forum’s XM-based standard format, opening it up to tons more titles.

Creating Web Pages For Kids & Parents - book review

Even though this book was written for children it is also great for adults who are looking for something easy to follow along with and have trouble with technical reading. It doesn't matter what your level of expertise is or what browser you are using. If you can read you can create a Web site with this book.

Kelley Blue Book Optimized for iPhone

First published in 1926 – and available for the last ten years online - the Kelley Blue Book has long proved a valuable tool to automobile dealerships as well as anyone looking to buy or sell a car. Today, you can now access a version of this trusted vehicle pricing and information resource that’s been optimized for the iPhone. To access the iPhone site, which is simply designed and easy-to-use web application, go to kbb.com from your iPhone or iPod touch's Safari browser. You'll automatically be re-directed to iphone.kbb.com. In addition to price and value information, the iPhone site lets you view the same pictures, videos and automobile reviews that have been posted to the standard Kelley Blue Book.

Dreamweaver In A Nutshell - A Desktop Quick Reference - book review

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone interested in learning how to use Dreamweaver. This book has it all and includes pictures to help you understand it all.

Inkubook Photo Book Maker Offers Flickr Users Free Photo Books

PRNewswire/ -- Inkubook (http://www.inkubook.com) -- the fun, collaborative Web site where users of all abilities can turn digital photos and ideas into a professionally printed photo book (http://www.inkubook.com/flickrupload) -- is inviting Flickr users to make a book from the photos stored in their Flickr accounts.

Inkubook Photo Book Maker Offers Flickr Users Free Photo Books

PRNewswire/ -- Inkubook (http://www.inkubook.com) -- the fun, collaborative Web site where users of all abilities can turn digital photos and ideas into a professionally printed photo book (http://www.inkubook.com/flickrupload) -- is inviting Flickr users to make a book from the photos stored in their Flickr accounts.

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