Yahoo aims to build its own online library

["Margaret Landesman" <margaret.landesman@library.utah.edu>]

I wonder what would have happened if Google had sent publishers the
following message:

"As you know Google is in the advertising business - big-time.  We can
make stuff sell.  But we know that many publishers have limited
advertising budgets - and besides, with books, you really need full-text
indexing.  So, for a mere $100 a book...or free ... or whatever...we
will...."

It does look as if Yahoo will benefit from the fact that it didn't.

Margaret Landesman
University of Utah

PS.  Here's a citation to the piece about Yahoo:

Yahoo aims to build its own online library
Search giant pledges to work with publishers on vast online library of
copyrighted books, in contrast to effort by rival Google

http://g.msn.com/0MN2ET7/2?http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9569930&&CM=EmailThis&CE1