Google Book Search Digitizes and Adds Print Magazines

February 9th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Amazon has released a new version of its highly successful electronic book reader Kindle, just days after Google said it would make available large parts of its vast catalogue of scanned books to smartphone users. The new $359 Amazon device 'Kindle 2' will hold up to 1,500 books, boasts 25 percent better battery life than its predecessor and includes a 'talk to me' feature that reads books aloud.

June 2nd, 2009 Search Engine major Google Inc has confirmed its plan to launch an e-book retail program by the end of this year. The program is designed to  enable the publishers showcase and sell digital version of their books directly to the consumers.

January 20th, 2009 SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc., the world's most popular Internet search enginee, Tuesday announced it was cancelling its print advertisement programme in which it sought to bring its auction-like ad buying system to hundreds of newspapers. The company said the programme, which started in November 2006, had not created the hoped-for impact and that its cancellation would allow the firm to focus on more successful ventures as it tries to cut spending.

January 8th, 2008 It has been several hours since Google search went down. Google services on google.com domain, including but not limited to GMail or Google Analytics, Google Adsense etc., are down too while blogsearch.google.com is up and running.

July 9th, 2006 Nowadays it is common to complain about the accuracy of Google web search results (not image search as I have done in my earlier post). Most of the people complaining about Google web search are SEO types and those who have been affected by sudden lack of Google love.

September 16th, 2009 Google to reincarnate digital books as paperbacksMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Google Inc.

August 21st, 2009 Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon to fight Google book dealSAN FRANCISCO — The fight against a legal settlement that would give Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of copyrighted books is starting to resemble a heavyweight brawl in the library.

February 6th, 2009 While scrolling through Will hadcroft's Anne Droyd  I was thinking when would Google's ebooks make it to the mobile phones. For a welcome surprise, with Amazon flooding the mobile ebook markets, Google couldn't wait to toe the line.

October 26th, 2006 I have been in an interesting discussion with a very high profile client when Google Search came up. One recurring thought which came up was how the apparent strength of Google search, that made it the number one search engine, is its very weakness in several industries.

October 24th, 2005 Advertising from Google and its network partners sites displaying its ads accounted for most of the company's earnings. Google posted revenues of $1.578 billion for the quarter ending September 30, 2005, up 96% from the third quarter of 2004.

September 18th, 2009 DOJ balks at Google book deal, hopes for changesSAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge Friday that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc.

September 18th, 2009 Feds balk at Google book deal, hopes for changesSAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge Friday that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc.

August 11th, 2009 Google provides peek into new search engineNEW YORK — Google has lifted the lid on a new version of its search engine, allowing users to look at the results it will generate. The new engine, available at a separate address, looks the same as the current one but ranks results differently, which could affect businesses who rely on Google results to drive traffic.

August 7th, 2009 Google search engine now available in HawaiianHILO, Hawaii — Google users can now use the popular Internet search engine in the Hawaiian language. Web surfers can find the option, "Huli ia Google," or "search Google," on Apple's Safari browser, thanks to a project by a University of Hawaii at Hilo professor.

July 13th, 2009 Forecaster says worst is over for US advertisingAn advertising forecaster said Monday that the worst is over for the U.S. ad slump but that across-the-board revenue growth won't resume until well into 2011.