” Google has launched a new service, books.google.com, wherein users can download PDF files of classic works of literature for free.” You can read more about this at Google Offers Free Book Downloads.
I prefer to read books in print format myself. I don’t really enjoy reading them in pdf form.
According to “Some publishers, however, see the availability of free books for digital download as the thin end of a very large wedge that could split literature by undermining copyright itself.”
I can definitely see the concern over copyright and royalties that are being expressed by authors and publishers. What are your thoughts?
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Wrote: Sep 2, 2006 at 5:25 pm
Thanks for the link and the news. I agree that print is better, but the first book I found while searching I now want to buy after having read a few pages, and that’s one of google’s arguement for this service as I certainly would never have seen this book offline.
Wrote: Sep 2, 2006 at 10:31 pm
I like books in print more than PDF files too. I can also see the concern over copyright.
Steve