Web Giants Wage New Battle in Google Books Saga

By Erika Morphy
E-Commerce Times
08/21/09 11:39 AM PT

Google Book Search's problems didn't end with last October's settlement with the Association of American Publishers and the Author's Guild. A coalition called the "Open Book Alliance" opposes the agreement, and the group now reportedly has the support of three Internet Goliaths, each with its own axe to grind with Google.

A coalition of firms that oppose a settlement reached last year between Google (Nasdaq: GOOG) and some representatives of the publishing industry over its Google Books project is growing. New members now reportedly include a troika of Web giants: Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) , Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) and Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) .

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