Tag Archives: Google Books

Google Library?

As the Google Books settlement works its way to becoming reality, it is becoming apparent that Google Books will be transformed into something very much resembling a library. Think of how this might change our roles in society. found via … Continue reading

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BookChaser

I wrote a post about the BookChaser Editions service last year, but encountered a reference to another service they offer, and this led me to others: BookChaser Covers : compares cover images available from Amazon, Google Books, LibraryThing, and Open … Continue reading

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Google Book Search Settlement Links

Peter Murray has an incredibly good selection of links about the Google Book Search Settlement on the Disruptive Library Technology Jester blog.  Really.  Spend some time perusing them.

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Walt Crawford on the Google Books Settlement

The March 2009 issue of Walt Crawford’s Cites & Insights is devoted to a 30 page essay on the Google Books settlement.  His is an opinion that spans many of the issues : he is at once a writer, fair … Continue reading

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Google Book Search Copyright Settlement

Google has reached a settlement with the group of publishers who filed suit in 2005 over the book digitization project.  It is a legal document with many elements, and I cannot hope to make an overall evaluation of the agreement … Continue reading

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Embeddable Google Books

Google Books can now be embedded into a web page in a similar way that a YouTube video is able to be embedded. Besides the “nifty cool” aspect of this, I can see one element of this that should make … Continue reading

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