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What is Google Book Search?
Search the full text of books to find ones that interest
you and learn where to buy or borrow them.
How does Google Book Search work?
Just do a search on Google
Book Search or on Google.com. When we find a book whose content
contains a match for your search terms, we'll link to it in your
search results. Click a book title and you'll see the Snippet View
which, like a card catalog, shows information about the book plus
a few snippets - a few sentences of your search term in context.
You may also see the Sample Pages View if the publisher or author
has given us permission or the Full Book View if the book is out
of copyright. In all cases, you'll also see 'Buy this Book' links
that lead directly to online bookstores where you can buy the book.
What can I view?
Snippet
View |
Sample
Pages View |
Full
Book View |
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Where do these books come from?
The book content in Google Book Search come from two
sources: publishers and libraries.
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Program – an online book marketing program |
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Library
Project – an enhanced card catalog of the world's books |
An online book marketing program
designed to help publishers and authors promote their books
by showing you a limited number of sample pages. Learn
more. |
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Our project to include the collections
of a few libraries in Google Book Search and, like a card
catalog, show you information about the book plus a few snippets – a
few sentences of your search term in context. Learn
more. |
What can I do once I've found a book I like?
- Buy this book: Click on one of the
links to online booksellers to go to directly to a page
where you can buy the book.
- Search again: Find
more results for your original search terms in other parts
of the book, or try a new search within the book.
- Find reviews: Choose "About
this Book," then click "Web search for reviews" to find
online reviews of the book.
- Find related information: Choose "About
this Book" and click on "Other web pages related to ..." to
find other websites that mention the book.
- Learn about the publisher: Click through
to the publisher's website to find more books from that
publisher.
- Find it in a Library: If
this book is a library book, you can find a local library
that has it by clicking "Find it in a Library" and entering
your zip code. Learn
more.
Have more questions? Read the Google
Book Search help page. |
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