Last week we told you about one way to get public domain books via your computer, and now here's another- thanks to Google. Google Book Search allows you to read any classic books in their collection (for which the copyright has expired) by downloading books as a PDF file. The website explains how it works:
Click a book title and you'll see some basic information about the book. You may also see a few snippets of text from the book showing your search term in context. If the publisher or author has given us permission through our Partner Program then you'll see a few full pages from the book and if the book is out of copyright, you'll be able to page through the entire book. [my emphasis].
[Via The Guardian].
