Microsoft expands book search to include copyrighted works

The arms race between Microsoft and Google continues. Microsoft has just expanded its book search service to bring it more in line with Google Book Search by adding a limited number of copyrighted works, with permission from major publishers. Up until now, most of the titles indexed had been in the public domain.

The update to MSN Live Search Books comes while Google is still battling several lawsuits against copyright holders for indexing works without permission. That's something for which Microsoft has criticized Google.

MSN Live Search Books shows small selections from copyrighted books and provides links to sites where you can buy the title.

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