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Friday, May 27

All books will be accessable on the web soon

I've talked to publishers and authors who are resisting it.. but a web based search of EVERYTHING is going to happen.

Here's the announcement from GOOGLE


Yesterday, we launched the Google Print search service -- a new way for Google users to search exclusively for books. Now users can go directly to http://print.google.com/ and search the ever-expanding collection of titles in Google Print. No web or newsgroup results: just books, and nothing but the books. This means your books will be visible to users whether they run a general search on Google or a specific search on Google Print. It's one more way of helping potential buyers find your titles.

We're also integrating Google Print with Google Accounts, our new user account management system.

Here's how it works: most of your selected book pages will remain visible after search by all users, but some pages will now be fully viewable only if users sign in to their Google account. This gives your books an extra level of security, as those who want to see multiple pages must sign in to do so.

Whether they sign in or not, all users are still restricted to viewing only 20% of all available pages as provided through the Publisher program. As always, our goal is to help users search for, discover, and buy your books. Although Google Print is still a beta program, allowing users to search exclusively for books is an exciting step toward that goal.

If you have any questions about today's launch, please feel free to contact us at print-support@google.com

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