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The Boston Globe is reporting about a recent panel on the Google Book settlement at the Boston Public Library. Thanks to ShelfAwareness for the link: …

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Google Books raises issues | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home

The US Department of Justice confirmed that is has opened a formal investigation into the settlement between Google and book publishers over the digital publishing rights to certain books , citing antitrust concerns.

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US DOJ probes antitrust issues in Google Books settlement

Google added a new search feature in Google Books : search results in your scrollbar. Now when you search in a book , little hints will appear in.

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Google Books: Search results in scrollbar

The bad news for Google Book Search: The Department of Justice has formalized the investigation of the GBS Settlement affecting orphan works and some others.

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Google Book Search: Formal Justice investigation—but also happy …

In a thoughtful article, Tim Barton, president of the OUP makes the case for the Settlement: At a focus group in Oxford University Press’s offices in New York.

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The Oxford University Press on the Google Book Settlement …

One of the most useful, if often-overlooked, features of Google Book Search is the ability to enter your own books and create a personal library which you can then search if Google has scanned those books . (And chances are it probably …

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There has been a lot of talk by some of the critics of the Google Books Settlement (GBS) about how it gives Google a monopoly on orphan works.

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Over the weekend, on a mailing list associated with new media transformations, there emerged a debate on the inherent utility of Google Book Search (GBS).

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Finding Books at Google Book Search | LISNews

Over the weekend, on a mailing list associated with new media transformations, there emerged a debate on the inherent utility of Google Book Search (GBS).

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Knowledge Rules » Blog Archive » Finding Books at Google Book Search

Every library in the country will get one free subscription for one computer that will let users read and print any page from the full text of all the books in Google’s catalogue, excluding books still in-print. …

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Google Books Q&A: Fight for the world's greatest library