Comments on: Google: Start up those book scanners! http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/28/google-start-up-those-book-scanners/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Kurt Gooden http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/28/google-start-up-those-book-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-374461 Kurt Gooden Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:38:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3262#comment-374461 Interesting. I wasn't aware of such revenue plans prior to the initial objections of the publishers. Other than something obvious like contextual advertising.<br>Either-way, it adds another piece to the Google store front and away from ads, which I find interesting. Interesting. I wasn't aware of such revenue plans prior to the initial objections of the publishers. Other than something obvious like contextual advertising.
Either-way, it adds another piece to the Google store front and away from ads, which I find interesting.

]]> By: VincentClement http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/28/google-start-up-those-book-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-374462 VincentClement Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:45:14 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3262#comment-374462 I wonder if any of the writers will see a penny of that settlement?<br><br>/sarcasm I wonder if any of the writers will see a penny of that settlement?

/sarcasm

]]> By: mathewi http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/28/google-start-up-those-book-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-374460 mathewi Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:51:36 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3262#comment-374460 I'm not sure they got sued into it -- Google has been trying from the beginning to interest publishers in how the scanning project could generate revenue, presumably for both sides. I'm not sure they got sued into it — Google has been trying from the beginning to interest publishers in how the scanning project could generate revenue, presumably for both sides.

]]> By: Kurt Gooden http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/28/google-start-up-those-book-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-343676 Kurt Gooden Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:38:26 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3262#comment-343676 Interesting. I wasn't aware of such revenue plans prior to the initial objections of the publishers. Other than something obvious like contextual advertising.<br>Either-way, it adds another piece to the Google store front and away from ads, which I find interesting. Interesting. I wasn't aware of such revenue plans prior to the initial objections of the publishers. Other than something obvious like contextual advertising.
Either-way, it adds another piece to the Google store front and away from ads, which I find interesting.

]]> By: VincentClement http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2008/10/28/google-start-up-those-book-scanners/comment-page-1/#comment-343674 VincentClement Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:45:14 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/?p=3262#comment-343674 I wonder if any of the writers will see a penny of that settlement?<br><br>/sarcasm I wonder if any of the writers will see a penny of that settlement?

/sarcasm

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