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The Implications of Google's Digital Library

Posted by Zonk on from the shaking-things-up dept.

Connectmc wrote to mention a CNN article discussing Google's Digital Library project. From the article: "Tony Sanfilippo is of two minds when it comes to Google's ambitious program to scan millions of books and make their text fully searchable on the Internet. On the one hand, Sanfilippo credits the program for boosting sales of obscure titles at Penn State University Press, where he works. On the other, he's worried that Google's plans to create digital copies of books obtained directly from libraries could hurt his industry's long-term revenues."

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  1. Since when.... by HotNeedleOfInquiry · · Score: 3, Funny

    With Google's book-scanning program set to resume in earnest in the northern autumn, copyright laws that long preceded the Internet look to be headed for a digital-age test.

    Does a season have a direction?

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  2. Re:Easy.... by CorruptMayor · · Score: 2, Funny

    Profits seem to reduce drastically too. (Hey! I'm a corrupt mayor! I'm required to be greedy!)

  3. Re:Easy.... by notasheep · · Score: 2, Funny

    Maybe you shold consult with the underwear gnomes to see where profits fit in to your equation.

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  4. I wonder... by Xarius · · Score: 2, Funny

    when the PIAA will be formed?

    *tongue in cheek*

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  5. Re:What's He Complaining About? by coolGuyZak · · Score: 2, Funny
    $80 for my USED calculus text, and that was ten years ago; I can only imagine how much it is now

    Actually, your calc book is about the same price used. I just picked it up last week. Damn these bookstores are making a killing...