GooReader vs Google Books

2018. Google Launches Talk to Books



Google has just introduced a new service called Talk to Books. It offers a completely novel approach to discovering books by focusing on individual sentences rather than authors or topics. You can make a statement or pose a question and the tool locates sentences in books that address your input, without relying on keyword matching. Essentially, you're engaging with the books, receiving responses that can help you decide if you're interested in reading them.


2016. Google Books will now make better suggestions on what to read next



Google Books seeks to provide stronger competition to Amazon’s Kindle app by enhancing its capabilities for discovering new reading material. The new feature, named “Discover,” is a fresh section within the Google Books app designed to guide users toward new content, offering both personalized recommendations and suggestions based on popular trends within the broader community. It will propose new reads based on your activity in Google Books. Additionally, it will automatically recommend books featured in articles or videos you view elsewhere in the app, such as in the newly introduced “Weekly Highlights” section.


2015. Google Books project ruled legal by U.S. appeals court



A decade-long legal struggle appears to be nearing its conclusion. A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Google's book scanning project, Google Books, does not breach copyright law, according to Reuters. This verdict follows a lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild and some independent writers against Google in 2005, alleging that the company's project would adversely affect their income. The Authors Guild claimed lost revenue and sued Google in 2005, with a lower court in New York siding with Google in 2013. Google argued that its initiative would enhance author income by introducing potential readers to works they might not have otherwise encountered. The 2013 ruling was confirmed by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Friday, determining that Google's publication of excerpts constituted Fair Use and served the public interest.


2013. Google Books survives the copyright fight



The eight-year-long legal dispute between the Authors Guild and Google Books has finally concluded. New York Circuit Judge Denny Chin stated that the book scanning constituted fair use because it was “highly transformative” and did not harm the market for the original works. “Google Books offers considerable public benefits,” Chin wrote, describing it as “an invaluable research tool” and noting that the scanning service has increased literary access for the visually impaired and helped preserve the text of old books from physical deterioration. Chin also dismissed the notion that Google's online book database was depriving authors of revenue, observing that the company does not sell the scans or provide complete copies of books. Instead, he concluded that Google Books helps readers discover new books and results in “new revenue for authors.” The Authors Guild now has the option to appeal the decision.