Reuters reports, that Google Booksearch and the similar program by Amazon are praised by some publishers.
Oxford University Press says that during the last 2 years, 1 million visitors have viewed their titles on Google Booksearch. Other publishers report, that the click-through-rate from Google to the publishers website ranges from 25% to 44%.
The article includes statements from these publishers:
- Oxford University Press
- Springer Science + Business
- Penguin
- Osprey
- Walter de Gruyter/Mouton-De Gruyter
Reuters article
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