Tag: BOOK SEARCH

Google Book Search, while an impressive tool, has faced numerous roadblocks and lawsuits that have prevented it from reaching its full potential. Many books that have no existing copyright are available from the search giant's library, as are textbooks from many universities. Things may finally be turning around for the company, which has a stated goal to index all of the knowledge in the ...

Google has signed on 12 new universities to participate in its Google Book Search program, a massive effort to scan textbooks in order to make them fully searchable over the Internet ... Goodbye, libraries! Search results are returned in different formats depending on the book's copyright status. That can range from a simple 'About' page to the full, printable text. The addition of the ...