The University of California has released a copy of its contract with Google to have the search engine giant digitize millions of books from the university’s libraries. The document shines a light on ...

The University of California, Santa Cruz, today became the first UC campus to contribute a shipment of books from its library for the Google Books Library Project. The massive project was launched in ...

In a deal that adds credibility to Google’s controversial library project, the search giant on Wednesday said the University of California (UC) has agreed to allow the company to digitize and make ...

The libraries that supplied the books for Google’s effort to create the world’s largest online library were covered by fair use, a judge has ruled The Author’s Guild had claimed the libraries that ...

The Google Books Project Google Books consists of two parts: the Partner Program and the Library Project. In the Partner Program, the rights holders, primarily publishers, grant Google the right to ...

Authors who feared the expansion of Google Books’ library, or who felt the company was hoarding books and filling its own coffers, now have a little less to worry about. Authors who feared the ...

Google Play Books turns 15 this year, and it has published a blog post outlining many underrated features customers might not ...

Google Play Books is celebrating its 15th anniversary with special offers, including 15x Play Points on purchases this ...

New search features improve the experience of searching for terms within Google's library of books and magazines, as well as linking to pages from external blogs. Tom Krazit writes about the ...