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Google Books (previously known as Google Book Search, Google Print, and by its code-name Project Ocean) [1] is a service from Google that searches the full text of books and magazines that Google has scanned, converted to text using optical character recognition (OCR), and stored in its digital database. [2]
Below the Preview tier is Snippet View, where Google does not have rights to display the work. Snippet View relies on the concept of fair use for educational purposes, to make small fragments of a page visible in response to searches. There are substantial restrictions as to what can be seen via Snippet View.
A separate Partner Program also launched in 2004 allowed commercial publishers to submit books into the Google Books project, which would be searchable with snippet results (or more extensive results if the partner desired) and which users could purchase as eBooks through Google, if the partner desired. [6]
Google Books will often give access to a few pages or a snippet view. See if other editions are available (although the content or pagination may differ). Use WorldCat to see if your local library has a physical version of the book. Request the book through your library's interlibrary loan service, if available.
Google Play Books, formerly Google eBooks, is an ebook digital distribution service operated by Google, part of its Google Play product line. Users can purchase and download ebooks and audiobooks from Google Play , which offers over five million titles, with Google claiming it to be the "largest ebooks collection in the world".
New York: Thomas Seltzer, 1921. Online edition at Google Books. Snippet view, United States Only. References External links. The Lost Girl at Project ...
An estimated 15% of GB links on Wikipedia are dead (404). An even larger percentage of the page previews no longer work and redirect to the "About this book" page. Google is not a library nor archive for long term preservation. Books can and do disappear at any time. Publishers can withdraw permissions to view book previews at any time.
Google Books sometimes allows numbered book pages to be linked to directly. Page links should only be added when the book is available for preview; they will not work with snippet view. Page links should only be added when the book is available for preview; they will not work with snippet view.