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Originally Posted by syniurge
Reformulated, this is a good thing only if EU offering is on a par with Google.
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I would generally agree. But perhaps a better way to express my view is: the more organizations, companies and institutions that are involved in legal means to distribute these kinds of books, the better off we all are.
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Originally Posted by fugazied
At least Google have committed to not being evil.
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Originally Posted by fugazied
We already trust google everyday to provide us with information via google news, google search, google reader etc. They provide these information services freely, I trust Google more than other corporations I have to say.
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That's your choice, but don't kid yourself: Google is not "free," it is using every last thing you do with their site to generate advertising revenue. They are also gearing up with paid services, ranging from their Books service to paid versions of Google Apps / GMail and so forth. I will say they haven't done anything terribly awful (other than cooperate with the government of China), but as with any company you trust them at your own risk.