Google is adding digitised magazines to search results
for itsGoogle Book
Searchdigital book service, in a move that
will surely lead to another copyright spat with
authors.
The first magazines have already been added to the book site.
Google said, "We are announcing an initiative to help bring more
magazine archives and current magazines online, partnering with
publishers to begin digitising millions of articles, from titles as
diverse as New York Magazine, Popular Mechanics, and Ebony."
As well as bringing up digital versions of magazine articles,
the magazine search engine results will be accompanied by
adverts.
It is expected that the advertising revenue will be shared with
the publishers freeing up "their" articles. But some authors of
those articles may not appreciate the deal.
Google recently
settled with a number of US authors and publishers over the
book deal, and will no doubt be planning for more flak coming its
way over the magazine service.
Google said of the service, "Over time, as we scan more
articles, you will see more and more magazines appear in Google
Book Search results. Eventually, we will also begin blending
magazine results into our main Google.com search results, so you
may begin finding magazines you didn't even know you were looking
for."