• Google Offers Free Book Downloads

    Google Offers Free Book Downloads

    Techtree News Staff, Aug 31, 2006 1244 hrs IST

    Google has launched a new service, books.google.com, wherein users can download PDF files of classic works of literature for free.

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Google has launched a new service, books.google.com, wherein users can download PDF files of classic works of literature for free. With a mission "to organize the world's information", Google believes that the service will help keep readers' interest in timeless classics alive. According to Adam Smith, group product manager, Google Book Search and Google Scholar, the books available for download will only be those that are in the public domain, and thus not protected by copyright. Until now, people have been able to read these public-domain books on the Google Book Search Web site, but not download and print them. Smith further said that Google will not allow downloading of copyrighted books, not even those for which it has obtained permission from the copyright holders to display their full text. The vast majority of the public-domain books available for download have been scanned as part of the Library Project of the Google Book Search service. Meanwhile, the new service also applies to books on which the copyright has expired. And copyrighted books will still appearing in only strictly limited format - with a few extracts. Keeping the copyright issue in mind, Google has made it a point not to offer works written and published after the mid-19th century. Google has been scanning out-of-copyright classics from some leading libraries in the US and the UK, which will now be made available on books.google.com. Among those books being offered as a PDF download include Dante's "Inferno"; Aesop's "Fables"; Shakespeare's "Hamlet"; and Ferriar's "The Bibliomania". Users can find the downloads by selecting the "Full view" radio button when searching on books.google.com. It is also learnt that the program is an extension of a book search service undertaken with major universities to put the text of books online, and let people read such books on-screen. Google supports the service by showing its small, keyword-generated text ads on search-results pages. The leading partners in Google's project to digitize library books in the US and the UK include the University of California, Harvard University, University of Michigan, The New York Public Library, Oxford University, and Stanford University.

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Mahesh
,Palakkad, on Sep 20, 2009 10:30 AM
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,nellore, on Jan 15, 2010 02:05 PM
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,oman, on Nov 26, 2009 09:15 PM
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,oman, on Nov 26, 2009 09:13 PM
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,erode, on Nov 20, 2008 05:23 PM
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,JEBLE ALI FREEZONE, DUBAI, on Sep 27, 2009 08:44 PM
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,Salem, on Sep 12, 2009 01:26 PM
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,peshawer, on Sep 02, 2009 10:44 AM
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,Nagpur, on Feb 03, 2009 01:47 AM
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,johoor, on Aug 26, 2009 09:36 AM
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,libreville, on Jul 16, 2009 04:38 PM
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,nashik, on Jul 11, 2009 02:40 PM
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,Kadapa, on Apr 14, 2009 08:03 PM
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,hoshiarpur, on Apr 12, 2009 03:48 PM
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,Pali-marwar, on Apr 07, 2009 09:28 AM
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,hyderabad, on Apr 07, 2009 09:13 AM
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,Kalanwali, on Apr 05, 2009 01:52 PM
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,Chennai, on Mar 30, 2009 09:24 AM
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,trichy, on Mar 26, 2009 04:50 PM
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,parbhani, on Feb 12, 2009 05:31 PM
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,delhi, on Mar 20, 2009 10:15 PM
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,islamabad, on Mar 18, 2009 10:44 AM
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,jaipur, on Mar 15, 2009 03:48 PM
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,jaipur, on Mar 15, 2009 03:47 PM
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,kadapa, on Mar 10, 2009 10:37 PM
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,chennai, on Mar 10, 2009 01:57 AM
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,co, on Mar 07, 2009 03:33 PM
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,udupi, on Mar 02, 2009 06:06 PM
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,new delhi, on Feb 13, 2009 12:12 PM
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,YEMEN, on Mar 01, 2009 03:09 AM
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,gibraltar, on Aug 31, 2006 01:12 PM
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,CHENNAI -TAMILNADU, on Feb 01, 2009 10:18 PM
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,CHENNAI -TAMILNADU, on Feb 01, 2009 10:29 PM
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,india, on Jan 29, 2009 12:36 PM
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,faridabad, on Jan 25, 2009 05:35 PM
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,Algeria Setif 19000, on Jan 21, 2009 03:25 PM
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,Algeria Setif 19000, on Jan 21, 2009 03:10 PM
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,pondy, on Jan 17, 2009 12:10 PM
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,panakkal, on Jan 11, 2009 07:34 PM
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,haryana, on Dec 06, 2008 09:49 AM
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,hyderabad, on Dec 05, 2008 04:48 PM
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,india, on Nov 28, 2008 07:11 PM
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,kumbakonam, on Nov 28, 2008 06:49 PM
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,bangalore, on Nov 28, 2008 10:47 AM
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,bangalore, on Nov 28, 2008 10:46 AM
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,kuwaitcity, on Nov 21, 2008 01:34 PM
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,GANDHIDHAM, on Nov 27, 2008 06:34 PM
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,Chennai, on Nov 09, 2008 06:59 AM
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,Islamabad, on Nov 08, 2008 11:05 AM
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,delhi, on Nov 05, 2008 10:22 AM
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,cadca, on Oct 23, 2008 04:32 PM
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,Colombu, on Oct 20, 2008 03:51 PM
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,cairo-egypt, on Oct 19, 2008 11:30 PM
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,sanaa, on Oct 12, 2008 12:06 AM
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,bangalore, on Oct 08, 2008 06:45 PM
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,delhi, on Oct 07, 2008 08:00 PM
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,Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh India, on Oct 02, 2008 06:41 PM
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,hyderabad, on Oct 01, 2008 11:54 PM
I want to know about this site fully, then only I can comment on it. Actually I need "Spoken English" books. How can I comment on it without knowing about it. Also I need some more books on Electronics and Hardware & Networking.
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,hyderabad, on Sep 19, 2008 09:32 PM
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,tiruppur, on Sep 18, 2008 03:13 PM
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,kota, on Sep 11, 2008 04:00 PM
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,kota, on Sep 11, 2008 03:58 PM
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,Ishwardi, on Sep 10, 2008 07:15 PM
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,delhi, on Sep 10, 2008 06:43 PM
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,chennai, on Sep 10, 2008 04:52 PM
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,Multan, on Sep 10, 2008 02:52 PM
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,cpy, on Sep 02, 2008 05:48 AM
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,erode, on Aug 31, 2008 06:55 PM
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,pune, on Aug 29, 2008 06:39 PM
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,AHMEDABAD, on Aug 25, 2008 08:38 AM
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,AHMEDABAD, on Aug 25, 2008 08:34 AM
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,Mangaldoi, on Aug 24, 2008 11:20 PM
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,tirunelveli, on Aug 20, 2008 10:53 AM
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,Rourkela, on Aug 19, 2008 11:01 AM
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,Pune, on Aug 14, 2008 12:01 PM
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,delhi, on Jul 27, 2008 07:25 PM
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,trichy, on Jul 27, 2008 04:33 PM
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,Hyderabad, on Jan 16, 2008 05:24 PM
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,Kolkata, on Jul 24, 2008 05:49 PM
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,mahabubnagar, on Jun 25, 2008 03:48 PM
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,bangalore, on Jun 28, 2008 11:48 AM
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,bangalore, on Jun 16, 2008 11:04 AM
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,banglore, on May 22, 2008 08:07 PM
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,kathmandu, on May 05, 2008 02:23 PM
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summit
,hyderabad, on Apr 10, 2008 02:42 AM
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,allepy, on Mar 13, 2008 05:29 PM
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senthil
,Chennai, on Mar 03, 2008 01:38 PM
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rajan
,new delhi, on Feb 29, 2008 07:31 PM
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,sangli., on Jan 17, 2008 08:05 PM
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,Mysore, on Jan 11, 2008 11:42 PM
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,gwalior, on Dec 30, 2007 06:59 PM
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,MUMBAI, on Dec 26, 2007 11:16 PM
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,Mumbai(Thane), on Dec 19, 2007 11:27 AM
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Amit Haldar
,kolkata, on Dec 14, 2007 06:00 PM
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,cheenai, on Dec 13, 2007 04:51 PM
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,chennai, on Dec 09, 2007 10:08 AM
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,chennai, on Dec 07, 2007 02:39 PM
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Nilanjan Jana
,Kalyani, on Sep 05, 2006 03:48 PM
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,chennai, on Dec 07, 2007 02:18 PM
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,chennai, on Dec 07, 2007 05:12 AM
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,bhubaneswar, on Nov 08, 2007 08:54 PM
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,bhubaneswar, on Nov 08, 2007 08:40 PM
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,london, on Oct 10, 2007 12:54 AM
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,Dhaka, on Sep 26, 2007 10:27 PM
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,panipat, india, on Sep 18, 2007 10:14 PM
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,berhampur, on Sep 16, 2007 07:28 PM
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,berhampur, on Sep 16, 2007 07:23 PM
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kalaivani
,3rd yr mca,jj eng college,trichy,tamil nadu,india, on Sep 11, 2007 11:14 AM
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vishal
,partur, on Sep 16, 2007 03:57 AM
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,3rd yr mca,jj eng college,trichy,tamil nadu,india, on Sep 11, 2007 11:11 AM
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Hridyesh Goel
,Hoshiarpur, on Sep 10, 2007 02:47 AM
I want books related to engineering and MBA.
Rajib Kundu
,kolkata, on Sep 05, 2007 06:47 PM
I want to read bengali story book
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,Delhi, on Sep 01, 2007 04:35 PM
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,addis ababa, on Aug 28, 2007 01:03 PM
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,Behror, on Aug 08, 2007 12:13 PM
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,BOKARO STEEL CITY, on Aug 22, 2007 01:46 PM
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Nilanjan Jana
,Kalyani, on Aug 19, 2007 12:57 PM
I want to learn adobe photoshop and simple spoken english (bengali to english).
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,berhampur, on Aug 04, 2007 07:27 PM
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,chennai, on Aug 01, 2007 10:53 AM
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,Bhopal, on Jul 17, 2007 04:09 PM
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,hubli, on Jul 04, 2007 01:03 PM
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,BANGALORE, on Jun 04, 2007 05:04 PM
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,gvt, on Apr 23, 2007 08:27 PM
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,Gangavathi, on Apr 18, 2007 05:48 PM
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,pune, on Apr 14, 2007 06:57 PM
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,akola, on Mar 26, 2007 03:30 PM
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,dubia, on Mar 24, 2007 10:53 AM
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,bangalore, on Mar 20, 2007 01:28 PM
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,Durgapur, on Mar 14, 2007 12:42 PM
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,delhi, on Feb 21, 2007 04:57 PM
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,Baroda, on Feb 16, 2007 09:43 PM
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,Hyderabad, on Feb 09, 2007 05:04 PM
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,hyderabad, on Jan 25, 2007 11:30 PM
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,HYDERABAD, on Dec 28, 2006 01:51 PM
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,MADURAI, on Dec 28, 2006 08:48 PM
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,chennai, on Dec 28, 2006 10:00 AM
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,bangalore, on Dec 25, 2006 05:43 PM
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,ahemdnagar, on Nov 11, 2006 12:47 PM
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,varanasi, on Oct 24, 2006 11:03 AM
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,bangalo, on Oct 10, 2006 09:08 AM
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,banglore, on Oct 03, 2006 02:59 PM
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,bangalore, on Sep 30, 2006 10:28 AM
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,ahmedabad, on Sep 28, 2006 04:51 PM
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,bhopal, on Sep 18, 2006 05:54 PM
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,bhopal, on Sep 18, 2006 05:52 PM
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,Chennai, on Sep 17, 2006 09:19 PM
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,Pune, on Sep 15, 2006 05:35 PM
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,Bangalore, on Sep 14, 2006 03:14 PM
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,aurangabad, on Sep 13, 2006 06:46 PM
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Nilesh Govande
,banglore, on Sep 13, 2006 11:13 AM
Fiction, Novels, and classica Please
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,Bangalore, on Sep 13, 2006 10:18 AM
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,Bangalore, on Sep 13, 2006 09:33 AM
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,yanam, on Sep 12, 2006 05:13 PM
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,Greater Noida, on Sep 10, 2006 01:22 AM
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,indi, on Sep 07, 2006 07:55 AM
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,nagpur, on Sep 07, 2006 07:38 AM
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,mumbai, on Sep 05, 2006 04:40 PM
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,kolkata, on Sep 04, 2006 10:48 PM
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,gandhinagar, on Sep 04, 2006 02:04 PM
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,vijayawada andhra pradesh, on Sep 04, 2006 01:01 PM
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priyatam
,hyderabad, on Sep 03, 2006 10:34 PM
google u r doing great job but why books only before mid-19th century maybe copy rights r a bit problem but why dont u encourage those authors who r willing to give their copy rights.we are now in 21st century let us be updated to the latest best what literary world offers.
prabhat
,Delhi, on Sep 02, 2006 09:05 PM
it's good to available information for all who love classic
chaithu
,hyd, on Sep 02, 2006 07:59 AM
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,delhi, on Sep 02, 2006 07:57 AM
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chaithu
,hyd, on Sep 02, 2006 07:53 AM
hi
RAMAN
,CHENNAI, on Sep 02, 2006 07:33 AM
Google is doing a great service by doing this to those who can not get certain books, particularly from Universities. Thanks a lot. Will down loading be a costlier affair?
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,hyd, on Aug 31, 2006 09:14 PM
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,Gizan, on Aug 31, 2006 06:14 PM
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esscee
,Calcutta-64, on Aug 31, 2006 05:34 PM
Free books over the net in digital format would be a welcome addtion to Google's host of services.
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,hyderabad, on Aug 31, 2006 03:37 PM
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