Google offering novels for free

Posted by John Burke on August 31, 2006 at 10:13 AM

Google is to offer users copies of novels past copyright such as Dante's Inferno for free download and printing. Google's plan to scan the world's books has been in the works for some time and includes partners such as Harvard, Oxford and the New York Public Library.

It has received criticism from several publishers whom will have a more difficult time arguing against Google's right to digitally distribute works no longer under legal protection.

Google will not provide books still under copyright for free, but will offer bibliographies and extracts.

Source: BBC

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