Archive for the ‘Google Book Search’ Category
Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Preview books anywhere with the new Google Book Search API
Posted by Bethany Poole, Product Marketing ManagerToday we announced the release of a new API for Book Search. We're excited about this API because it makes it easy for users and other book lovers to connect with Google Book Search through ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
St. Patrick's Day spectacular
Posted by Sabine Knierim, Ellen Cano, Kristoffer Evensen and Agnes Eymery, Book Search Support TeamIreland’s most famous day – Paddy's Day – is celebrated on March 17, in honor of (you guessed it!) Saint Patrick. On this day, which is believed to be the anniversary of St. ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Scalpel? Check. Google Book Search? Check.
Posted by Jennie Johnson, Global Communications and Public AffairsOne of the best things about working on Google Book Search is hearing all the imaginative and creative ways people are putting Book Search to work—ways we never could have imagined. Last year, for example, we ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Your library, my library
Posted by Chiu-Ki Chan, Software EngineerA few months ago, we launched My library. We are always looking to improve this feature and make it more useful for book lovers, so we recently made a few tweaks to make your library feel more personal and to make it ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
From the Mailbag: Report scanning errors in a cinch
Posted by Dan Abbe, Book Search Support TeamWelcome to another edition of "From the Mailbag," where we respond to emails from Google Book Search users. This week's message comes from Albert F., who writes:"I can't find a way to report a scanned ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Celebrating Valentine's Day with Google Book Search
Posted by Dan Abbe, Book Search Support TeamToday is Valentine’s Day, the most romantic holiday of all. If you read this and suddenly realize that you’ve forgotten to do something for a special someone, just remember the inscription on the back of the Hitchhiker’s ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
From the mail bag: Where can I get this book?
Posted by Dan Abbe, Book Search Support TeamIt’s time for another post “From the mail bag,” where we publish an email from one of our users and tackle it head-on. Here's a message from Bob in Arlington, Texas, who’s new ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Northern literary exposure
Posted by Kristoffer Evensen, Book Search Support TeamI was born and brought up in Norway, but after having lived abroad for several years, last summer gave me the opportunity to see my home country through fresh eyes. After years of talking about visiting Norway, several of my closest ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Reading the Renovation of the Ruhrgebiet
Posted by Sabine Knierim, Book Search Support TeamI sometimes get apprehensive reactions when I tell people that I’m from the Ruhr Area of Germany in North Rhine-Westphalia, known locally as the Ruhrgebiet. It seems that some people have an outdated image of the Ruhr Area ...
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Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Happy New Year from the Google Book Search Team!
Posted by Sabine Knierim, Elisabetta di Reda, Ellen Cano and Agnes Eymery, Book Search Support TeamAs 2007 comes to an end, we've been pulling together information about the New Year’s Eve traditions in Germany, Italy, Spain and France. We hope that wherever ...
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