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Google Wants To Sell Online Access to Books

Google is inviting publishing partners in the United States and United Kingdom to sell online access to their books. The book content in Google Book Search come from two sources: publishers and libraries. Google Book Search would allow publishers to set the prices for their books and make them available through a reader's Web browser. Consumers would not be able to save a copy on their computer or copy pages from the book.

The program currently makes available a few sentences from digitized books, only allowing full text access to titles out of copyright. But soon consumers will be able to buy books for viewing within their Web browser; copying and printing will be prevented. The new service would be open to publishers in the United States and United Kingdom who participate in Google's Partner Program and can prove they have the rights to sell online access to their books, Google said.


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