Grade 10 Journal Entry #6

Google Book Search

Google Book Search is a tool that allows you to view a whole book or a part of the book, which depends on the publisher.

I think this library-based digitization from Google will definitely affect the relationship between Google and the publishers. When Google only shows a part of the book, it will affect reader's impression of the book depends on which part of the book Google is showing. If Google shows the boring part of the book, it would be really unfair to the publisher.

Yahoo! and Microsoft responded by creating a same tool. the books' contents are all over the internet now and soon people will no longer have to go to a library.

This project if also threatening the librarians because books' contents are all over the internet now and librarians are no longer needed.

I think that the 3 competitors should shut down that tool because it will really unfair to the publishers and librarians. People are relying on computers too much now. If people really want to read the book, they should purchase it in order to support the author.