GOOGLE TO START CHARGING FOR ONLINE BOOKS

Google is to start charging users for full access to online books.

According to the New York Times, publishers will be able to set the price of their books and share the income with Google.

Google has declined to comment on the reports. If true, however, the move will provide the first real test of whether there really is a market for digital books.
Amazon certainly hopes so. The internet retail giant plans to launch an eBook reader in October. The Kindle is expected to cost between $400 and $500 and will wirelessly connect to an eBook store on the Amazon website.

The wireless connection could come in useful in places where people traditionally pick up a book: airports, railway stations and on holiday.
Sony recently introduced its own eBook reader. The size of a hardback book, the Sony Reader<

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Cute illustration from the New York Times.