Article Contributed on: 10/14/2009 5:05:38 PM
Google Takes The Lead In Improving Our World Of Books!
Today, Google announced a settlement with authors and publishers and we will soon see them bring more books on-line.
I am a book lover; loves the smell, the turn of a page; snuggle in bed, book lover. Still I can not help but be excited about this service. As a teacher some of my best lessons come from out-of-print books. I have often found a current teaching resource that refers me to a book that Libraries no longer carry. Unfortunately, most loved books are vulnerable to spills, water damage, broken spines, and once its bookstore shelf-life runs out, the insignificance of a bargain book bin.
Together Google Books, the Authors Guild, the Association of American Publishers will accomplish far more in preserving our written words much to the delight of researchers and readers alike.
If you visit http//books.google.com/googlebooks/agreement/ you can do a Book Search today and see the full text of seven million books through Google Books. Of course it will take some time for this agreement to be approved and finalized by the court but they have books from two sources:
The Library Project where they partnered with libraries world wide.
The Partner Program where you can experience a few pages like you do at a bookstore or library. They have links to both libraries and bookstores where you can buy or borrow.
This agreement will allow us to have a snippet view, preview or paid full view of out-of-print books. This will protect much loved words and books from extinction
Students and researchers will be able to access an electronic library...Keep reading at: http://www.examiner.com/x-2016-Parenting--Education-Examiner~y2009m10d14-Google-Books