I read on Techcrunch today that Google is going to allow users to download books that are in the public domain which seems to go against what Google has said in the past.
Until now, Google only allowed people to read the out-of-copyright books online (and only snippets of copyrighted works). To search the database of available full titles, go to books.google.com and click the “full view books” option when searching. This new move contradicts earlier statements by Google that scans of out-of-copyright books would not be made available for printing.
For those libraries who are hurting for Collection Development funds, this would be one way to offer the classics to your community with no cost.
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