Google Play Books is now available in France! Google said its selection includes hundreds of thousands of French titles – everything from new releases to classics to bestsellers. You can easily get access to Antonin Varenne, Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt, Fred Vargas, and Dominique Sylvain, plus new international bestsellers. This is the 5th European market that Google has entered … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Now Available in France
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Google and French Publishers Reach an Agreement on eBooks
Google a few years ago began an initiative to scan millions of books and digitize them. This met with hefty resistance from a number of French Publishers, who said these books were scanned without their consent. This sparked a few hefty lawsuits against the company and La Martiniere ended up winning 300,000 in damages. It seems the publishing community in France has reached an … [Read more...] about Google and French Publishers Reach an Agreement on eBooks