Google Books Partner Program is developing tools for increasing the revenues for book publishers and the first tool allows publishers to sell online access to their books. Consumers can find the book through Google Book Search and pay for access to its full contents. They will not be able to save a copy on their computer or copy pages from the book.


Google Books Partner Program is developing tools for increasing the revenues for book publishers and the first tool allows publishers to sell online access to their books. Consumers can find the book through Google Book Search and pay for access to its full contents. They will not be able to save a copy on their computer or copy pages from the book.

Google FAQ on the Google Book Search site has answered the question of how the publishers can benefit from the new service:

“It’s a way for publishers to experiment with a new method of earning money from their books in addition to those that already exist. Think of it as a way to reach more users by offering a new version of your book with a different reading experience”. [click here]

The service is not yet ready. Google has said that it will be available soon. Google has started the process of allowing publishers to choose which books to include and to set the prices for those books. Once that phase is completed the online book selling will begin.

The procedure for selling books online:

1. Log in to your Partner account by clicking click here.
2. Select the ‘Books’ tab at the top of the page.
3. Click on ‘Manage Books.’
4. Find the book you wish to edit and click the corresponding ‘Modify’ link.
5. Update all desired information (such as the access price, printing percentage, or territorial rights).
6. Click ‘Save & Continue’ [click here]

To get more information from Google Book Search FAQ, click here.

To go to Google Book Search Support, click here.

To contact Google for some of the unanswered questions related to online sales of books, click here.

 

 

 

 

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