April 16th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ryan Sands, Book Search Online TeamWelcome to the latest edition of “From the Mailbag,” where we respond to emails from Google Book Search users. This time our question comes from Dave:I want to make a website on the Underground Railroad. I k…
April 10th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Roland Lange, Strategic Partner Development ManagerSunday, April 12 is Drop Everything and Read Day (and, incidentally, author Beverly Cleary’s birthday). “Beatrice Quimby’s biggest problem was her little sister Ramona.” So begins the belove…
March 26th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ben Bunnell, Book Search Library Partnerships In 2004, Google began a partnership with Oxford University Library to scan mostly 19th century public domain books from its Bodleian library. Five years on, we’re delighted to announce the end of …
March 9th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Inbal Drukker, Online TeamFebruary marked the 181st anniversary of Jules Verne, a French author who often wrote of travel and exotic voyages. From a hot air balloon ride over Africa to a wild rafting adventure in the Amazon or an intrepid jou…
March 5th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ryan Sands, Book Search Online TeamWelcome to another edition of “From the Mailbag,” where we respond to emails from Google Book Search users. This week’s message comes from Michael, who writes:I love Google Books. [But] when I’m looking for …
February 22nd, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Xian Ke, Associate Product Manager, Google Book SearchThe latest Oscar award winners will be announced today. What does this have to do with books, you wonder? More than you may think! Just as books provide a source of inspiration for our own…
February 14th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Inbal Drukker, Online TeamMy bookshelves at my parents’ home are filled with children’s literature, and one of my favorite authors growing up was Judy Blume, who turned 71 yesterday. On a recent trip back home, I spent quite some time in my o…
February 12th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Michael Williams, Bibliographic Evaluation Team Manager, University of OxfordFebruary 12th is the 200th anniversary of Charles Darwin’s birth, and 2009 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work On the Origin of Spec…
February 9th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Laura Harold, Book Search Online Team”It was a story, I learned when people began to read it, that children experienced as an adventure, but which gave adults nightmares. It’s the strangest book I’ve written, it took the longest time to write…
February 5th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Viresh Ratnakar, Guillaume Poncin, Brandon Badger, and Frances Haugen, Book Search Mobile TeamOne of the great things about an iPhone or Android phone is being able to play Pacman while stuck in line at the post office. Sometimes though, we y…
January 25th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ellen Cano, Book Search Online Team“I was in a queer mood, thinking myself very old: but now I am a woman again – as I always am when I write.” – Virginia WoolfLately, I have reacquainted myself with many of the feminist writers of last…
January 14th, 2009 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Punit Soni, Product ManagerIn 2001, we launched Google Catalog Search as a demonstration of a new technology (called OCR if you’re interested) that made it possible to search the full text of hundreds and soon thousands of product catalogs. I…
December 9th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
posted by Punit Soni, Product Manager Over the past couple of years, we’ve made an effort to bring specialized content like Patents, News Archives and the LIFE Photo Archive online. Today, that effort continues–we’re beginning to add magazines to…
November 19th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Santiago de la Mora, European Partnerships Lead, Book SearchToday, we learned of some good news for the promotion of culture and reading: the European Commission launched an important online project called Europeana. This European Commission…
November 10th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Jeff Breidenbach, Engineer, Google Book SearchMy mom recently sent me a copy of The Last Lecture, a book based on the inspiring talk given by Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch a few months before he passed away. I particularly remember h…