October 30th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Hicham Alaoui, Associate Product Marketing ManagerTomorrow is Halloween, so to help get you into the spirit, we’ve gathered a bunch of the best scary classics you can find on Google Book Search and added them to our special Halloween books se…
October 28th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Adam M. Smith, Director, Product ManagementWe’ve always said that in a sense, Google Book Search is as old as Google itself. Back in their Ph.D. days, Larry and Sergey dreamed of a way to make it easier for anyone, anywhere, to access the in…
October 21st, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Ryan Sands, Book Search Online TeamToday marks the birthday of the influential author, Edogawa Rampo, who is well-known and beloved in Japan as the godfather of mystery and detective fiction.114 years ago today, he was born Hirai Taro in Mie …
October 16th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Frances Haugen, Associate Product Manager, Google Book SearchOne of the most exciting things about Google Book Search is that there are always new books to discover. But where to begin? When I first joined the Book Search team over a year ago…
September 22nd, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Alex Diaz, Product Manager, Google Book SearchToday, we’re taking a big step towards bringing more books, across more sites, to more people online.We’re launching a set of free tools that allow retailers, publishers, and anyone with a web sit…
September 19th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Matthew Rascoff, MBA Intern, Book Search and Matt Grimes, Engineering Intern, Street ViewA Google engineer we know named David was recently browsing Book Search, when he came upon the book Pictorial Mileage Road Book: Every Mile a Picture, pu…
September 12th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Mike Fabio, Google Liaison and Community Manager, Google Lunar X PRIZEHello, my name is Mike Fabio, and I’ve been working on the Google Lunar X PRIZE. As you may know, the Google Lunar X PRIZE is a $30 million competition sponsored by Google …
August 22nd, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Dan Abbe, Book Search Support TeamHello again, and welcome to the Inside Google Book Search blog. We’ve been taking things slow lately, as summer slides by. But we’re not making excuses. Maybe while not blogging, we’ve been outside read…
July 23rd, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Genevieve Brennan, Strategic Partner Manager, Book SearchA few months ago we announced on the Official Google Blog that we were testing a new product called Knol. Today, we’re making it available to everyone. In addition to our official annou…
July 22nd, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Philippe Colombet, Strategic Partnership Development Manager, Google Book Search, FranceAs a native of Lyon, France, I often visited the Municipal Library of Lyon during my student days. I was always impressed by the building itself, and of c…
June 26th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Dan Abbe, Book Search Support TeamWho would have thought that Google Book Search would be so useful to researchers of international roads? Hot on the heels of our series of videos from Book Search innovators comes this story from Gerald Cummi…
June 23rd, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Jon Orwant, Engineering Manager, Google Book SearchIf I handed you a book and asked whether it was in copyright or in the public domain, you’d probably turn to the copyright page first. Unfortunately, a copyright page can’t answer that questi…
June 17th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Katharine Lu, Book Search Support TeamWhether it’s finding a moonwalking bear or researching Shakespeare, we’re known for a broad range of searches here at Google. But Miriam Midkiff of Spokane, Washington uses Google Book Search for a ve…
June 6th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Dan Abbe, Book Search Support TeamHere’s another video from a reader who found an exceptional use of Google Book Search. This week’s installment comes from Samuel Wheeler, a graduate student at Southern Illinois University who’s writing…
May 27th, 2008 | by Inside Google Book Search | published in Google Books
Posted by Dana Nguyen, Associate Product Marketing ManagerI’m always fascinated by the ways that readers use the books they find on Google Book Search. Take Diane Gilleland, an avid crafter from Portland, Oregon. A while ago, she posted an entry on her…