Google Opens Up Its Digital Books

September 14, 2009

I read an interesting news item on a Web site with which I have no familiarity. The site is Khabrein.info. The story was “Google Opens Up Its 10 Million Books Archive for Booksellers.” I knew Google was doing some soft shoe in an attempt to win over a hostile crowd for its book scanning slam dancing over the last five years. I did not know what the Khabrein Web site reported:

Google said in a statement that it believes strongly in an open and competitive market for digital books. “We will let any book retailer sell access to these books. Google will host the digital books online, and retailers such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble or your local bookstore will be able to sell access to users on any Internet-connected device they choose…”

The story concluded with a strong statement: “Critics said that the proposal still left Google in near-complete control of the digital files.”

Stephen Arnold, September 14, 2009

Written by Stephen E. Arnold · Filed Under Business strategy, Google, News, Publishing

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