Quick facts
- Large collection of publicly available books that can be downloaded for free
- Also works with various publishers to help identify books that are available for purchase
- Books that are only available for purchase may also be available for borrowing from the library.
Google Book Search
There are three levels of detail for items contained in Google Book Search:
- No Preview
- Title
- Author
- Links to vendors
- "Find this book in a library" option
- Most also have publication date and a brief description
- Limited Preview adds some or all of the following elements:
- Cover art
- Title page
- Table of contents
- Sample pages
- Popular passages
- Subjects
- Search the book
- Full preview adds:
- Read the book online
- Download a copy
Google Book Search initially lists all of the books regardless matching a query regardless of the level of detail. To view only the material that can be read and downloaded online, select "Full view only" from the "Showing" menu after you perform a search.

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