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Encyclopedia
Google eBooks is an e-book
program run by Google
, originally set to open in mid-summer 2010. It was opened on December 6, 2010 to customers in the United States. It offers universal access and non-restrictive copying. The store is headed by Dan Clancy
, who also directs Google Books.
Google eBooks purchased at the Google eBookstore (Google eBooks' online store front) or other retailers are stored online and linked to the customer's Google account. They can then be read online, or downloaded to a cache for offline reading. Holding purchased books on Google's server theoretically allows Google to serve books to users under a variety of formats, including new formats that might not be available at the time of purchase.
Salon
also remarked that searching for books was ironically really not easy, and that integration with the older Google Books service was awkward. They also found that the interface was poorly done.
E-book
An electronic book is a book-length publication in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, and produced on, published through, and readable on computers or other electronic devices. Sometimes the equivalent of a conventional printed book, e-books can also be born digital...
program run by Google
Google
Google Inc. is an American multinational public corporation invested in Internet search, cloud computing, and advertising technologies. Google hosts and develops a number of Internet-based services and products, and generates profit primarily from advertising through its AdWords program...
, originally set to open in mid-summer 2010. It was opened on December 6, 2010 to customers in the United States. It offers universal access and non-restrictive copying. The store is headed by Dan Clancy
Daniel J. Clancy
Daniel J. Clancy is an American technologist and computer scientist. He was director of the Exploration Technologies Directorate at NASA Ames Research Center, and as of 2005 is the Engineering Director for Google Book Search...
, who also directs Google Books.
Google eBooks purchased at the Google eBookstore (Google eBooks' online store front) or other retailers are stored online and linked to the customer's Google account. They can then be read online, or downloaded to a cache for offline reading. Holding purchased books on Google's server theoretically allows Google to serve books to users under a variety of formats, including new formats that might not be available at the time of purchase.
Reception
Reception of eBooksStore at launch was mixed. Reviewers noted that it was still glitchy, and that books lacked reviews even for those that were centuries old. Also others remarked that Google touted the EBookStore as "open", but that it was still using Adobe's Adept eBooks Digital rights management.Salon
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
also remarked that searching for books was ironically really not easy, and that integration with the older Google Books service was awkward. They also found that the interface was poorly done.
External links
- Google eBookstore Website, books.google.com
- Getting started with Google eBooks, books.google.com