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Most of the new ways of reading books online that the settlement makes possible will not require any kind of registration or account with Google. For example, people who use institutional subscriptions, such as students at subscribing …

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Inside Google Books: The Google Books settlement and privacy …

Last year, we signed a settlement agreement with authors and publishers that, if approved by the court, will unlock access to millions of books for anyone in the US. We reached another important milestone a few weeks ago, as University …

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Google Public Policy Blog: The Google Books settlement and privacy

First off (since I missed In My Mailbox and Mailbox Monday this week) I want to show off some books that I went and bought myself. Supporting authors is a good thing so whether you get a ton of review books or not, please think about …

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Shooting Stars Mag: Books I Got/Books I Want!

At Publishing Perspectives, Erin Cox talks about packing books for a summer vacation. Like Erin, I cultivate my stack of books “like some people cultivate gardens.” Her post started me thinking about my own book -packing habits. …

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Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): Packing Books

The Horrid Henry books written by Francesca Simon and illustrated by Tony Ross (Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, 2009) are great bedtime stories. Each book holds four short stories, each story being the perfect length to read to your child …

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Into the Wardrobe: The Horrid Henry Books by Francesca Simon

David Wiley and John Hilton are researching the question of the impact of “free” on academic- book distribution. They have a short report on this in the July 21, 2009 Wired Campus.

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Ancient World Bloggers Group: Giving Away Academic Books: “It's …

Our books are topical and often deal with contemporary issues facing young people today. We will also offer our opinions on how different issues influence our publishing decisions and the many obstacles our books face in a competitive …

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Color Online: COLA: Lee & Low Books, Multicultural Publisher

At Google we’ve always believed in helping users discover more books , and that anyone, anywhere, anytime should have the tools to explore the great works of history and culture. Back in March 2009, we worked with Sony to bring people …

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Inside Google Books: Helping more people discover books across the web

My new book , FREE: The Future of a Radical Price, is about a counterintuitive notion: that you can make money by giving things away.

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Inside Google Books: Why I gave my book away for free

As I’ve explained in a prior post, I generally view books as disposable objects, and “when I’m finished with a book , I have no qualms about giving it away, donating it to charity, or even (gasp!) throwing it away if it’s not worth …

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Literary License (short reviews, real opinions): Books Worth Saving