Fw: Google Editions Delayed Until Fall (Autumn for non-Americans ;-) )

Google Editions Delayed Until Fall 

Posted at 6:35PM Thursday 19 Aug 2010 
A Reuters story on the resurgence of U.S. independent bookstores contains an interesting piece of news: Google Editions, an e-book service that will compete head on with Apple's iBookstore and Amazon, won't launch until the fall. The service was originally scheduled to launch this summer, with Google hinting that it would appear sometime in June or July.
Google Editions Delayed Until Fall 
http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/28858
http://www.quillandquire.com/blog/index.php/2010/08/19/google-editions-delayed-until-fall/
'...August 19, 2010 | 12:27 pm Paul says: 

I wonder if any other publishers will follow the Google wholesaler/retailer/publisher/pirate model: copy books without permission, unilaterally decide how much of a royalty to pay, and then see what profit can be squeezed out – all while loudly proclaiming that it’s being done for freedom and the benefit of humanity....'


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