August 2nd, 2005
Search Text of Books Using Google Print Beta
By Brian Berris
RealTechNews.com Writer
http://print.google.com
Google has launched the beta of it’s latest search tool, Google Print. Google Print allows users to search for books and magazines and allows them the option to either read the text, buy the book, or even search the contents of a book. Google of course respects copyright laws, so for most books and magazines you can only read a small portion of it. For books, articles, and magazines not under copyright you are free to read till your eyes hurt. I believe that this may be the start of something huge. Google will no doubt go all out on this tool, therefore I speculate that they may be building the most detailed database of press ever. Imagine having the largest library in the world with nearly every book, magazine, and article at your fingertips. The future is coming. Another great tool by Google.
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My name is Brian Berris. I’m the newest writer on the RealTechNews.com team. I have been working with computers and electronics for the past 10 years. I like to offer news of the darker side of tech along with the latest and greatest. I have just recently established my first personal tech and etc. blog, check it out http://blog.brianberris.com. I’d really appreciate feedback on my articles and look forward to bringing you the latest news in tech, hacks, and DIY projects. Thank you.
JTintle says:
Welcome to the team Brian.
August 2nd, 2005 at 8:28 pm
Vic DaSilva says:
Hi Brian, Welcome aboard.
August 2nd, 2005 at 8:44 pm
Sarah says:
awesome article!
August 2nd, 2005 at 9:03 pm
Jonathon Flores says:
Third to say it, but it counts just as much…Welcome to RealTech
August 3rd, 2005 at 5:03 am
Leo says:
Google Print — actually, the publisher gets to determine what percentage of the book a user can read per month.
“Although users will be able to search over 100% of each book, you can set how much of each book will be shown using the edit link above. For example, setting the Percent browsable to 20% will allow a user to view up to 20 pages of a 100 page book each month.”
Amazon.com is also doing this with their SITB (Seach In The Book) feature. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/catalog-guide/guide/-/506469/002-8892065-1420831
August 3rd, 2005 at 9:09 am
BrianB says:
Thanks for the info about Amazon. I was not aware of that feature.
August 3rd, 2005 at 9:55 am
Leo says:
Good to have you on board Brian! of course, I’m an avid reader, so I’m extended family…
August 3rd, 2005 at 3:29 pm
Andrew says:
Sweet article, i think that gtoogle print will really come in handy for anyone who needs to search books and article for a research paper of stuff like that. i am always using google and i hadnt seen or heard about that yet. ~thanks
August 3rd, 2005 at 6:34 pm