May 05 2010
Google Takes on Amazon, Apple and Barnes & Noble
May 4, 2010, 02:06 PM — Google Inc. plans to begin selling digital books in late June or July, a company official said Tuesday, throwing the search giant into a battle that already involves Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc. Retail is not Google’s business model, but Google plans to support many devices and have book downloads available directly from online ads. The new service will also include Google Book, a book search service along with the usual host of enabling add-ins and widgets. It will be interesting to see how the new retail venture effects Google’s long standing perception dominance as a search engine company.
Read the full story from Wall Street Journal story on Google’s coming bookstore.
