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Publishers Thank Google for Book Sales
eldavojohn writes "A few book publishers are actually thanking Google for an apparent rise in sales due to Google's scan plan. Google is busy defending itself against authors and publishers that have brought lawsuits for ignoring copyrights. The director of the Oxford University Press said, 'Google Book Search has helped us turn searchers into consumers.' It seems to work in favor of the smaller publishers: 'Walter de Gruyter/Mouton-De Gruyter, a German publisher, said its encyclopedia of fairy tales has been viewed 471 times since appearing in the program, with 44 percent of them clicking on the 'buy this book' Google link.' Do you think that Google's 'sneak peak' search access increases sales or violates copyrights on intellectual property?"
Yeah, that's why they used OR and not XOR
It seems to work in favor of the smaller publishers
Which is all the more reason why it needs to be shut down now!
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>'Walter de Gruyter/Mouton-De Gruyter, a German publisher, said its
> encyclopedia of fairy tales has been viewed 471 times since appearing
> in the program, with 44 percent of them clicking on the 'buy this
> book' Google link.'
Can someone provide a link to this book? I would, oddly enough, like to buy it.
What if the entire Universe were a chrooted environment with everything symlinked from the host?
Wow!!!
Im going to need some more tinfoil!
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Yes, rather like a 90 lb. gorilla.
The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
A fascinating refutation. Could you elaborate?