Google Books

[Sarah Hurst]

Sure - if you WANT Google to do this "favor" for you. That's why there is an
authors' settlement that gives you the choice of requesting a payment, or
opting out of the settlement (and either making your own claim or making no
claim). 

I've been told by newspapers, you don't mind if we publish this article in
one of the other papers we own or on our website, do you, after all, it's
good publicity for you. No, I want to be paid each time my article appears
because I'm not writing for the publicity, I'm writing for the cash. 

-----Original Message-----
From: SEELANGS: Slavic & East European Languages and Literatures list
[mailto:SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of amelia glaser
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 9:53 PM
To: SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu
Subject: [SEELANGS] Google Books

Just anecdotally, I am fairly certain I buy more books now that I can browse
their content at any hour of the day. Could Google be doing the book market
(and especially authors who have yet to make it to Oprah) more good than
harm by making our work available to those who search for similar content?
At the very least it seems worth reserving judgment at this point.
Best,
Amelia
-- 
Amelia Glaser
Assistant Professor
Russian Literature
University of California, San Diego
Literature Building 3345
(858) 534-3809

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