Google has done it again. The search company has formalized a deal with five libraries, including Harvard University Library and the New York Public Library, to digitize most or all of their books, making the first big push to make the information in books available online. Public domain works will be fully searchable and readable online, while books under copyright will be fully searchable, but only small snippets of text will be returned to the user.

As an eBook editor, I have to say that this is one some of the biggest news of the year. Not only has Google jumped into the biggest and most interesting area of information technology, eBook publishing, they are making the biggest investment I have ever heard of in this arena.

I wonder if they need any help...

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