Google to sell eBooks by year's end
You'd have offline access through "cached versions" in your browser. In other words, it looks like you'll be able to read eBooks in a browser and save them using Google Gears, which all sounds a lot more awkward and inconvenient than simply downloading a book that you can read on your smartphone, PDA, computer, or eBook reader. Google is trying to make this sound like a good thing, since you'll be able to access the site from any device with a web browser and internet access, but I'd rather have offline access and the ability to save my books to a hard drive or backup media.
Google also wants to differentiate itself from Amazon, which sets its own prices, by allowing publishers to set prices for digital editions of their books.
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michel said 11:09AM on 6-01-2009
There you go. The giant corporation which has been copying protected works without prior authorization is now preparing to sell other people's works. Except, say, in China, where it bows to tyrannical government's request for censorship.
Do no evil?
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Ethan said 11:18AM on 6-01-2009
You got it wrong. It's 'Don't be harm.'
Making Money Online said 4:18PM on 8-14-2009
Google is great, but hopefully they don't charge too much for this service.
Until then be sure to check out clickbank!
http://www.nickparks.org/making-money-online/making-money-selling-e-books/
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