Google Books
Target Audience: K-12, Higher education
Link: http://books.google.com
One dream the internet brought close to reality is having access to all knowledge mankind has gathered. All the books, news, multimedia, history, current thinking - it’s almost all there.
Google Books adds another dimension to this effort - albeit a controversial one. What is Google Books? Think of Google Books as an online library. You can search the full text of books, and find the perfect book for your purposes and discover new ones that interest you. Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books or on Google.com. When it finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, it links to it in your search results. If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you’ll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it’s in the public domain, you’re free to download a PDF copy.
They have created reference pages for every book so you can quickly find all kinds of relevant information: book reviews, web references, maps and more. If you find a book you like, click on the “Buy this book” and “Borrow this book” links to see where you can buy or borrow it.
Currently, they are connecting readers with books in two ways: the Partner Program and the Library Project. The Partner program allows authors another avenue to sell their works. Google scans each book and places it online at Google books. By searching, users find these books, and Google allows a limited preview - enough so the user can decide whether to purchase the book or not.
The Library Project is an ambitious effort to create a “card catalog” of all the world’s books. Google is working with several major libraries to include their collections in Google Books and, like a card catalog, show users information about the book, and in many cases, a few snippets – a few sentences to display the search term in context.
When you click on a search result for a book from the Library Project, you’ll see bibliographic information about the book, and in many cases, a few sentences showing your search term in context. If the book is out of copyright, you’ll be able to view and download the entire book. In all cases, you’ll see links directing you to online bookstores where you can buy the book and libraries where you can borrow it.
The Library Project’s aim is simple: make it easier for people to find relevant books – specifically, books they wouldn't find any other way such as those that are out of print – while carefully respecting authors’ and publishers’ copyrights. Google’s ultimate goal is to work with publishers and libraries to create a comprehensive, searchable, virtual card catalog of all books in all languages that helps users discover new books and publishers discover new readers.
One dream the internet brought close to reality is having access to all knowledge mankind has gathered. All the books, news, multimedia, history, current thinking - it’s almost all there.
Google Books adds another dimension to this effort - albeit a controversial one. What is Google Books? Think of Google Books as an online library. You can search the full text of books, and find the perfect book for your purposes and discover new ones that interest you. Book Search works just like web search. Try a search on Google Books or on Google.com. When it finds a book with content that contains a match for your search terms, it links to it in your search results. If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you’ll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it’s in the public domain, you’re free to download a PDF copy.
They have created reference pages for every book so you can quickly find all kinds of relevant information: book reviews, web references, maps and more. If you find a book you like, click on the “Buy this book” and “Borrow this book” links to see where you can buy or borrow it.
Currently, they are connecting readers with books in two ways: the Partner Program and the Library Project. The Partner program allows authors another avenue to sell their works. Google scans each book and places it online at Google books. By searching, users find these books, and Google allows a limited preview - enough so the user can decide whether to purchase the book or not.
The Library Project is an ambitious effort to create a “card catalog” of all the world’s books. Google is working with several major libraries to include their collections in Google Books and, like a card catalog, show users information about the book, and in many cases, a few snippets – a few sentences to display the search term in context.
When you click on a search result for a book from the Library Project, you’ll see bibliographic information about the book, and in many cases, a few sentences showing your search term in context. If the book is out of copyright, you’ll be able to view and download the entire book. In all cases, you’ll see links directing you to online bookstores where you can buy the book and libraries where you can borrow it.
The Library Project’s aim is simple: make it easier for people to find relevant books – specifically, books they wouldn't find any other way such as those that are out of print – while carefully respecting authors’ and publishers’ copyrights. Google’s ultimate goal is to work with publishers and libraries to create a comprehensive, searchable, virtual card catalog of all books in all languages that helps users discover new books and publishers discover new readers.
This page last updated May 16, 2018