Google Mulling Online Book Rental Program

This is a slight twist in the other online book search/scanning activity: Google has approached at least one book publisher to measure interest in a program for consumers to “rent” an online copy of new books for a week, reports WSJ.

The books wouldn’t be downloadable or printable. Google has proposed a price for consumer: 10% of each book’s list price, which might be a bit low for publishers to digest.

The details and plans are still sketchy and subject to change…

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