random thoughts thinking aloud

Google is not Printing

Google Print is a Google project allowing users to search for contents in published books and to even glance on the page actually containing the searched terms. As a Google-phillic, I like this idea, but of course the copyright-holders think otherwise.

Google now suspends the scanning of books until November this year, whilst continuing to sell the idea to the public.

Related: Sivacracy.net

洪葉

原來洪葉書店已經全線結業了。它可是我最常光顧的樓上書店。讀店主的訪問，她還欠下 100 萬的債務。忽然想起 You've Got Mail 裡面小書店給大型連鎖書店扼殺。

The Half Blood Prince is coming

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, the sixth book in the Harry Potter series, will be sold on 16th July 2005 in the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Here are some facts about the book:

• The recommended price is GBP16.99 / US$29.99
• The book is "a bit shorter" than Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix
• Within 12 hours of the announcement of its publication date, the book has become the No.1 best seller in Amazon and Barnes and Noble

I've got all the above news at The Leaky Cauldron, I also recommend its FAQ on the HBP if you want to know more about the book.

Now, I just want to know when the book will be sold in Hong Kong.

麥當奴

據蘋果日報報導，麥當奴原來在這四年內四度加價。四年前賣 $17.8 的巨無霸套餐，現在售價是 $21.5，加價幅度達兩成。

不知是否年紀大了，愈來愈少光顧「麥記」。但和朋友談起，大家都注意到它有加價，可是想不到這麼過份。除了麥當奴，還有哪些機構 (不論公營或私營) 這樣妄顧民生，唯利是圖？傳播界應做一張清單，讓升斗市民有機會時杯葛它們，報仇雪恨。

Google IPO

擾攘多時的 Google IPO，終於塵埃落定，昨天在 Nasdaq 上市，IPO 價定為 US$85，收市價 US$100。