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Google Books

From: WFUV
Length: 04:19

Google's plans to offer access to on-line books rankles the publishing industry. Read the full description.

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Default-piece-image-0 A long term project called google books is rankling some members of the publishing industry and threatening to change the way we search for literary material.

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A long term project called google books is rankling some members of the publishing industry and threatening to change the way we search for literary material.

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Suggested Intro: A long term project called google books is rankling some members of the publishing industry and threatening to change the way we search for literary material.

Anchor tag: Scott Detrow from WFUV in New York, reporting.