Google launching ebook store this summer
Google will launch an ebook store called Google Editions in late June or July. The announcement, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal, was made by Chris Palma, Google’s manager for strategic-partner development at a Book Industry group in New York.
The service, which will compete with Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble, will let users buy books they find through Google’ existing search tool or can be embedded in a booksellers website.
The company did not release any specifics about pricing or which publishers are expected to participate in the program.
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