Google now allows searches of books. They’ve been scanning books in the public domain from the University of Michigan library, among other places. It is only the beginning, but already, it seems to be quite a useful resource. Check it out:
http://print.google.com/
Of course, the project has generated controversy, primarily in how they are going to handle books that are not in the public domain.
About R.P. Nettelhorst
I'm married with three daughters. I live in southern California and I'm the interim pastor at Quartz Hill Community Church. I have written several books.
I spent a couple of summers while I was in college working on a kibbutz in Israel.
In 2004, I was a volunteer with the Ansari X-Prize at the winning launches of SpaceShipOne.
Member of
Society of Biblical Literature,
American Academy of Religion, and
The Authors Guild