Monday, December 6, 2010

Google eBookstore Open for business in US - free and PD available in Canada

Google eBookstore:
"The latest Google eBooks are not available for sale in your location, yet...

Google is working with publishers around the world to let you buy the latest ebooks from top authors. In the meantime, you can still browse millions of free and public domain Google eBooks and read them effortlessly across your devices.Learn more"

The store is finally open and I expect the complaints to come fast and furious. First complaint, of course, is why not in Canada? This opens up the whole can of worms concerning geographical limitations set by publishers.
I suspect that the quality of the scanned PD books will become an issue (again) as more people see the slipshod Google has done.
Between inheriting all the ills of the current ebook publishing industry and creating more than a few of their own mistakes, Google will not have an easy go of it.

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