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Google Launches Google Print

Posted by samzenpus on from the even-more-searching dept.

Rescate writes "As reported by Reuters,Google is launching Google Print, which will show book excerpts next to regular Google search results. A spokesman said, "We're trying to index every book there is, and make it searchable for our users." Even though this competes with Amazon's A9 search which also searches within books, Google says the two companies will continue to work together, and that Google Print will link to Amazon, as well as other sellers, to buy books listed in the search results. Google will demonstrate the technology Thursday, Oct. 7 at the Frankfurt Book Fair."

3 of 245 comments (clear)

  1. hold up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    so many google features, why no porn.google.com? :o(

  2. Highly Useful by Eryximachus · · Score: 4, Funny

    I have always wanted to be able to grep a text when I was searching it for citations for an english paper.

  3. Re:See also... by mog007 · · Score: 4, Funny

    So we have the Internet, pictures, newsgroups, news articles, email, and now BOOKS?! Why doesn't Google just make a search engine capable of searching the ingredients of every brand of shampoo ever made? How about the specific line of slashcode that allows CmdrTaco to post dupes?

    If Google uses those idea I hope I get a kickback, I'd take Google stock.

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