Released in 2004, Google Book Search has surmounted legal and technical obstacles to move from fanciful idea to breathtaking reality. It currently has over 10,000 public domain works indexed and scans more than 3,000 books a day.

Tech oracle and book entrepreneur Tim O’Reilly recounts an impressive story on how Google Books is having real, present effects on how academics are conducting research - How Google Books is Changing Academic History.

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