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And even if they were intent on providing the full text, I believe it is an over-reaction to think that (most) people will sit and read entire texts online, and printing them would cost a small fortune.

Books do have aesthetic value.

Someday, electronic book formats will prosper, but it will not be the end of shelf books.

I think the publishers have whipped the authors into a frenzy of fear, and it should be the authors demanding that their publishers move forward into the 21st century.

And you're right, the searchability would also promote book sales (very well, I would think).

Wow, Google even stands to profit for positioning the results, and probably selling books when it's all said and done.

I dislike most behemoths, but can't deny their genius.
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It's Napster all over again  LateBlt | 09/20/05
Since when is wanting to make a living  Real World | 09/20/05
Nobody's calling it sinister, but...  LateBlt | 09/20/05
You assume publishing a book is free.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/05
Putting out books is cheaper than music  LateBlt | 09/20/05
Sorry, I still disagree  Real World | 09/21/05
Have you ever written anything?  voska | 09/21/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
CDS in Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
try reading the law  voska | 09/21/05
Putting out books is NOT cheaper than music  vulpine@... | 09/21/05
Art is a product  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
This has nothing to do with Napster  specialk_z | 09/21/05
Benefit to Authors  Erik1234 | 09/21/05
Back to Napster again we are  specialk_z | 09/21/05
Not quite  ebphoto | 09/22/05
If the book sells the author profits  voska | 09/21/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
That's your opinion  voska | 09/21/05
Ziiing...  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
Wonderful wink  petit@... | 09/21/05
LOL  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
You said it yourself  specialk_z | 09/21/05
I predict..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Google does not provide a FAIR SEARCH  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
Granted, but..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Oops!  John L. Ries | 09/20/05
On second thought...  John L. Ries | 09/20/05
Profiting is not considered fair use.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/20/05
Google Profits  Erik1234 | 09/21/05
Very fine hair  Patrick Jones | 09/21/05
Copyright does not give total control to author/copyright holder.  Root User | 09/20/05
Libraries  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
RE:Copyright does not give total control to author/copyright holder  ebphoto | 09/22/05
Perhaps you Google follk should...  Nigel Johnstone | 09/21/05
That's wrong  rapson | 09/21/05
Should be but it's not  voska | 09/21/05
Wrong, not illegal  rapson | 09/21/05
wrong is open to interpretation  voska | 09/21/05
Spot on!  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/21/05
Nope, your wrong. The people the authors guild should be sueing is  Been_Done_Before | 09/21/05
libraries can do this  voska | 09/21/05
You missed the point  rapson | 10/03/05
Just a matter of convenience  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Bingo  Henrick Ericcson | 09/21/05
Right  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Hmmmm..  jgearhart@... | 09/21/05
Google Is Not The Good Guy  RobertoSalazar | 09/21/05
Google's right  Dr_Zinj | 09/21/05
Is somebody missing the point ?  carel@... | 09/21/05
Dogs in the Manger  thall@... | 09/23/05
Let's stay in the Stone Age, shall we?  pmyhre | 09/23/05

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