Google to offer book searches as new service

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Google to offer book searches as new service

By MICHAEL LIEDTKE, AP Business Writer


Last Updated: October 6, 2004, 02:40:28 PM PDT


SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Online search leader Google Inc. is becoming more bookish.
Expanding a program introduced last year, Google is inviting publishers to include entire books in its index, enabling people to peek at the contents before making a decision on whether to buy.

Although entire books will be scanned in, the new feature won't let people read them entirely online. But participating publishers must allow people to read at least 20 percent, said Susan Wojcicki, Google director of product development.

Book listings, which include title, author and number of pages, will appear at the top of Google's main search results page.

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