Google enters digital books war with launch of Editions

Google is set to launch its own online e-book store in 2010.Google Editions books will not be tied to a specific device, unlike rival e-book company Amazon.The Amazon Kindle is linked to books from the company’s own store and similarly with Apple’s iBookstore.
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Google is set to join the e-book battle by launching its digital book service this summer.Speaking in New York last night, a senior executive of the search engine giant said it plans to open “Google Editions” — that has been years in the development — in late June or July.
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