Open Book Alliance points out that improving search helps Google’s bottom line

Library Journal

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PAM SAMUELSON, professor, University of California-Berkeley: There really are not checks and balances in the agreement about — about pricing strategies. And it seems like, the more books that Google scans, the higher the prices can be. The entire thing transformed itself into a commercial enterprise. It’s basically turned this project into a bookstore, rather than a library.