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It has been widely reported that Google will be releasing their “cloud bookstore,” known as Google Editions, sometime this year, stocking more than 4 million books. However, there is still a lot of confusion regarding what we actually know about Google Editions. Here is a very informative article about "Google Editions: What We Know (and Don’t Know)".
The article summarizes what the people “in the know” are saying, what the rumor mill is spinning, and what Google, with its tight lips, has inferred. It covers the following topics: Which books, Platforms, Partners, Epub, Cost and price, Enhanced ebooks, Print on demand, Google tablet and more.
Here is an extract from the article:
Google plans for the books to be read through a web browser rather than a specific reading program or device. They have also mentioned the possibility of building software to optimize reading for certain devices, like the iPad, but haven’t announced any specific plans. Since books are read from ‘the cloud,’ it is assumed that you must have internet access. What’s not clear is what the browser requirements might be and whether an on-device browser, like the Kindle’s, will support Editions.
To read the full article, click here.
Via digitalbookworld
