Internet search services provider Google, Inc., US, is reportedly set to launch Google Editions later this month. Early reports of Google Editions ebook store first appeared in October 2009. According to Google product management director, Scott Dougall, Google Editions will debut in the US later this month and offer international services by Q1 2011.
Google had initially planned to start the venture this summer but delayed it due to technical and legal hurdles, it has been reported. The venture will allow users to buy books directly from Google or from online retailers and add them to an ebook library tied to their Google account.
More than 200 independent US booksellers are expected to sign up with Google to join the e-book service. Media reports indicate that Google has already signed deals with several major book publishers and is expected to offer hundreds of thousands of titles for purchase and millions more for free.
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