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Could Using Your Cell Phone's Camera Be Considered Stealing?

A New York Times writer went to a bookstore for inspiration, snapped a few pictures of images in home design books, and walked out with the photos stored on his phone, having spent no money to purchase the book.

A New York Times writer went to a bookstore for inspiration, snapped a few pictures of images in home design books, and walked out with the photos stored on his phone, having spent no money to purchase the book. Should that be considered piracy?

Check out the rest of the story and share your opinion after the break.

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Google Launches Independent eBookstore

On the heels of another big announcement from Google this morning, the company has officially launched the Google eBookstore, which is over 3 million titles strong, comprising hundreds of thousands of purchasable titles and supplemented with free material from Google's ongoing Books project.

On the heels of another big announcement from Google this morning, the company has officially launched the Google eBookstore, which is over 3 million titles strong, comprising hundreds of thousands of purchasable titles and supplemented with free material from Google's ongoing Books project. It was designed to be independent of any particular reader, with ebooks able to display on a variety of devices from your laptop to your phone. And while the project was initially thought to be launching much earlier this year, its strengths and capabilities may make it worth the wait.

Find out how to access and read ebooks from Google after the break.