Google plans by the end of the year to give publishers a way to sell online digital versions of their books through a partner program that now allows publishers to submit books for company's search engine results, according to a statement issued Monday.
The move will put the Internet company in direct competition with Amazon.com. It's also part of a Google strategy to promote an open platform for reading and accessing books.
The Google statement comes a day after The New York Times reported that Google was planning to sell e-books online.
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The move will put the Internet company in direct competition with Amazon.com. It's also part of a Google strategy to promote an open platform for reading and accessing books.
The Google statement comes a day after The New York Times reported that Google was planning to sell e-books online.
More: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9133721
