[A2k] Microsoft hands Google the future of digital books

[Barbara Stratton]

Microsoft said on 23rd May that it is withdrawing from the Open Content All=
iance digitisation project and will cease to scan books. It is also abandon=
ing its Live Book Search venture - a decision which effectively hands the f=
uture of the (digitised) book to Google.

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Microsoft hands Google the future of digital books
By Andrew Orlowski (andrew.orlowski@theregister.co.uk)

The Register  Tuesday 27th May 2008 15:38 GMT http://www.theregister.co.uk/=
2008/05/27/microsoft_google_book_monopoly/

Barbara Stratton
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