It uses Apple's private, undocumented programming APIs, so it's unlikely ever to be seen in the App Store, but that doesn't make this e-book page-flipping design any less amazing. The demo, from KAIST ...

Printed media may be dying, but that doesn't mean it can't experience a digital afterlife. Book scanning technology is allowing companies like Google to convert vast archives of old text into computer ...

Need to find that one other passage or picture in a book but find it hard to do with an e-reader? Kindle readers wanting to flip back and forth and make a quick reference to materials now have an ...

There are a lot of nice things about eBooks: you can store thousands of books on a single device, start reading an eBook on your Kindle and pick up where you left off on your phone, or read lengthy ...

Google Labs unveiled an innovative new tool called Fast Flip. At first glance it appears similar to Bing Visual Search which was also unleashed yesterday. However, snazzy interface aside, Fast Flip ...

NEW YORK—Not every book you read is consumed from start to finish. Amazon is adding a new Kindle feature aimed at readers who find themselves frequently skipping back and forth among pages. The aptly ...

Does the world need a news reader the behaves not like a Web browser or a printed magazine, but rather more like a microfilm reader? Rafe Needleman reviews mobile apps and products for fun, and picks ...

Few tablets come close to the convenience of ebook readers. They’re typically a lot slimmer and lighter than your average iPad, for one, and their monochromatic E Ink screens draw way less power than ...