At the Unesco conference in Monza, Italy on the future of the book, the answer seems to be maybe not, as Google deneis any desire to become a publisher. The Bookseller.com reports. One rather suspects that Google's unwillingness to be seen as a publisher is rooted in the ongoing battle that is the Google Book Settlement.
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Books: Is the Future Digital?
2011.06.06 in Books, Commentary, News, Publishing | Permalink
Tags: future of the book, Google, Unesco
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