Google Doubles Book Search Partners

Google really has the ball rolling on the controversial Google Book Search project. Reuters is reporting that building their own version on the side. They recognize the potential importance of digitizing books and have started their own database called HathiTrust, and will pull from additional research sources. It's all library-based and will not be dependent on the corporate future of a company like Google.

Not that Google's too worried about their future, or even their future with Book Search. It got off to a rocky start, but seems to be sailing much more smoothly these days. Apart from the growing number of content partners Google is building up, there is a possibility that they may be close to settling a three-year-old lawsuit regarding the project, according to Matt McGee at Search Engine Land. not to mention old newspapers), and one can't help but consider a possible future where books being read electronically (