Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, has announced that its eBooks electronic bookstore now contains about 3 million free titles. This is up from 2 million during its launch in December 2010. The books can be read in the free Google Books Web Reader, through a free Google Books app, or by downloading them to a compatible e-reader.
Additionally, the list of independent booksellers participating in the programme has reportedly grown from about 100 to about 250. According to Google, the number of publishers has also increased from about 5,000 to about 7,000.
The eBooks service and store are cloud-based, and can be accessed from Google and partner websites, as well as from applications for the Chrome browser and Apple iOS and Android devices. About 2.5 million eBooks applications have reportedly been installed until now.
Google will be revealing Google eBooks facts and figures, and some of the stories behind them, at the forthcoming BookExpo America and related events in New York.
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