BLADAM - Entry - Too shy or lazy to sneak peeks in the bookstore? Here’s Google to the rescue.

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Too shy or lazy to sneak peeks in the bookstore? Here’s Google to the rescue.

I know that Google Print -- Google's initiative to scan and place online full-text and searchable book pages -- is not really new news.

But tonight is the first time I recall actually seeing a book result within a regular Google search:

One thing that's both interesting and refreshing to note is that Google does not get a kickback from any book sales. As usual, it makes money solely off the clearly-marked paid ads on the right-hand side of its pages.

(But sorry, folks, a search for Kama Sutra doesn't yield any book hits).

- Blathered by Adam on Saturday, October 16, 2004 at 17:57 [ Permalink | Trackback ]
- Filed under Geekery • Google
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Comment from
James
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Nice links Adam.

- Posted on Sunday, March 9, 2008 at 23:02 [ Permalink to this comment ]

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