August 24th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Matt Werner, Technical Writer, EnterpriseIn honor of Jorge Luis Borges’s 112th birthday, Google has prepared a special doodle for today. Borges (1899-1986) was an Argentinian author best known today for his fantastic short stories and in…
August 22nd, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Victoria Carlson, Google eBooks InternRecently, John Dau spoke as part of the Authors@Google speaker’s series about his latest book, God Grew Tired of Us, and the similarly named award-winning documentary based on his life. He recounte…
August 16th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Oliver Chiang, Google Books StrategistAs autumn begins to draw near, the leaves are changing color and school is in the air, much to the chagrin of students everywhere. Fret not! Google Books’ ever-growing digital archive of books can ma…
August 12th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Oliver Chiang, Google eBooksIt was an epic geekfest that could only be matched by the likes of a Comic-Con or a Star Trek convention: Googlers flocked to hear master fantasy writer George R. R. Martin talk at our Mountain View headquarters la…
August 11th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Abe Murray, Product Manager, Google BooksSay you’ve found a hidden gem on auto mechanics for your greasemonkey friends or want to hop down memory lane with Peter Rabbit and your family. Good news for monkeys and rabbits alike: you can now s…
August 10th, 2011 | by Research Admin | published in Google Books, Google Research, Uncategorized
Posted by Erez Lieberman Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel, Visiting Faculty at GoogleFour years ago, we set out to create a research engine that would help people explore our cultural history by statistically analyzing the world’s books. In January 201…
August 4th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Victoria Carlson, Google eBooksGrowing up as the child of an Air Force colonel with a passion for military history, I have traveled to almost every battlefield in the United States. Thus, there is a special place in my heart for Revolutionary…
July 20th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Larissa Fontaine, New Business Development, Google Books (Cross-posted on the Google Commerce blog)When JK Rowling’s new website Pottermore opens its doors this Fall, we’ll provide services to help fans make the most of their ebook purch…
July 13th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Oliver Chiang, Google eBooksGeorge R. R. Martin, credit Karolina WebbGeorge R. R. Martin, the acclaimed author of the Game of Thrones novels — also a recent hit HBO series — is coming to Google for a live-streamed interview where he’ll be t…
July 11th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Pratip Banerji, Product Manager, Google Books(Cross-posted from the Official Google Blog and the Google Commerce blog)Starting this coming Sunday, July 17, the iriver Story HD e-reader will be available for sale in Target stores nationwide an…
June 28th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ariel Levine, Google eBooks Support TeamPioneering journalist Belva Davis recently visited Google as part of the Authors@Google program to talk about her memoir, Never in My Wildest Dreams: A Black Woman’s Life in Journalism. Davis…
June 16th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Pratip Banerji, Product Manager, Google Books team Retailers, bloggers, book publishers and other website owners in the U.S. can now become Google eBooks affiliates. Affiliates can link to Google eBooks on their sites for any of the hundreds…
June 16th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Agustina Dates, Google Books Online Support TeamOne of the things I love most about books is how they can transport you to places all over the planet (and even in other worlds). Cities not only exist in the real world — they exist in litera…
June 14th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ariel Levine, Google eBooks Last month I went to visit a friend in Seattle. Wanting to make the most of it, I did three things to prepare: (1) I asked my friends for advice on where to go, (2) read up on Seattle’s demographics, major economic…
June 9th, 2011 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Diego Puppin and Derek Lei, Google Books Software EngineersAs the young (and young at heart) know, books aren’t simply meant to be read – sometimes they’re meant to be marked up, colored in and scribbled all over. Up until now, however, you c…