Google and Random House considering a book-search project

Filed under: Business, News | By: Peter Chubb
Posted on: October 13, 2007 | No Comments

Google and Random House considering a book-search project
Once arch-enimies both Google and Random House are considering joining forces and start a new book-search project. The search side of things will obvious is run by the Search Engine giant Google, who will work closely with the paper publishing giant.

At the moment Google have agreement with more than 10,000 publishers, where they send their books to Google so that they can be scanned and then the Search Engine will then make part of that book available on the internet.

Random House has not been great fans of Google for a while now, but is seems as if this book publisher realize that they need Google to help boast book sales.

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