Microsoft to catch up on its reading
C|Net | at | by Mike
A super scanner and a major university have agreed to work on Microsoft's book digitization project. Kirtas Technologies, a maker of high-speed scanners and digitization software, signed a deal Tuesday with Microsoft to scan works for its Windows Live Book Search project.
The Cornell University Library also signed on Tuesday with Microsoft as a partner, agreeing to let its collection be scanned. The project, when complete, will make public domain works, as well as copyrighted material from publishers who opt-in, freely available through Microsoft's online Web application.