One of the many questions raised after the legal settlement over Google Book Search was announced was, “gee, do you think you’ll be able to search millions of books with the new Google Android mobile phone platform?” In a word: yes. Though as announced, the first phase actually aims to let you search current books (rather than out of print titles). It works via downloadable software called Barcode Scanner: “When you line up the camera in front of a book barcode, it will automatically zoom, focus and scan the ISBN – without you even needing to click the shutter. As […]
