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beppe · 03-13-2010, 07:50 AM

I am quite happy and also proud of this

"Google, Italy agree massive book scanning project
By Davide Berretta (AFP) – 2 days ago
ROME — Google said Wednesday it had reached agreement with the Italian culture ministry to scan up to a million books housed in the national libraries of Rome and Florence.
"Google will cover the costs of scanning all these works and will set up a scanning centre in Italy," making them available on its Google Books website, the company said in a statement.
"This is our first agreement with a national government's culture ministry," Nikesh Arora, the head of Google's global sales operations, told a news conference.
The move comes as publishers and tech companies battle for dominance in the fast-growing digital e-book market, with Google positioning itself as a go-to place on the Internet for potential book buyers.
The agreement regards out-of-copyright books published before 1868, including writings by Italian physicist Galileo Galilei and German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler.
Google will also provide the libraries with digital copies of the books to post on their own websites.
Google has already agreed to scan and publish online books from many universities such as Oxford, in England, and Columbia in New York, as well as public libraries in Bavaria in southern Germany, New York and Lyon, France.
"It's a partnership that opens a new road for Italian culture," said Italy's Culture Minister Sandro Bondi, adding that the libraries' agreement with Google does not mean they are bound to give access only to the US tech giant.
Mario Resca, an official at the Italian culture ministry, estimated that the project would cost 100 million euros (135 million dollars).

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One might find interesting these links

Christian Monitor
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapt...ng-for-readers

BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8561245.stm

Le Monde
http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/a...38_651865.html

Sueddeutsche
http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/958763

03-13-2010, 07:50 AM	#1
beppe Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,161 Karma: 81026524 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Italy Device: Kindle3, Ipod4, IPad2	Google and Italy deal I am quite happy and also proud of this "Google, Italy agree massive book scanning project By Davide Berretta (AFP) – 2 days ago ROME — Google said Wednesday it had reached agreement with the Italian culture ministry to scan up to a million books housed in the national libraries of Rome and Florence. "Google will cover the costs of scanning all these works and will set up a scanning centre in Italy," making them available on its Google Books website, the company said in a statement. "This is our first agreement with a national government's culture ministry," Nikesh Arora, the head of Google's global sales operations, told a news conference. The move comes as publishers and tech companies battle for dominance in the fast-growing digital e-book market, with Google positioning itself as a go-to place on the Internet for potential book buyers. The agreement regards out-of-copyright books published before 1868, including writings by Italian physicist Galileo Galilei and German mathematician and astronomer Johannes Kepler. Google will also provide the libraries with digital copies of the books to post on their own websites. Google has already agreed to scan and publish online books from many universities such as Oxford, in England, and Columbia in New York, as well as public libraries in Bavaria in southern Germany, New York and Lyon, France. "It's a partnership that opens a new road for Italian culture," said Italy's Culture Minister Sandro Bondi, adding that the libraries' agreement with Google does not mean they are bound to give access only to the US tech giant. Mario Resca, an official at the Italian culture ministry, estimated that the project would cost 100 million euros (135 million dollars). ...." One might find interesting these links Christian Monitor http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapt...ng-for-readers BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8561245.stm Le Monde http://www.lemonde.fr/technologies/a...38_651865.html Sueddeutsche http://newsticker.sueddeutsche.de/list/id/958763