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Google Book Search Adds My Library 
By: Jordan McCollum 2007-09-07 Okay, so Website Optimizer and Reader arent the only Google products getting new features: Google Book Search has added an entire library, just for you. 
Google Book Search now has the capability to add any book you find"whether they have the full text, a limited preview, or none at all"to a personal, digital collection. The official announcement states that you can rate, review, label, annotate, organize and (of course) search the full text of all the works in your library"apparently even those with limited previews. (I tried a selection of random phrases from The Great Gatsby, they were all found in the limited preview book.) You can also share your library as a webpage, an RSS feed or an exported XML file. 
The official announcement also mentions the ability to Explore Popular Passages, such as this famous passage from the closing of The Great Gatsby: 
In the book view, a sidebar on the right side has a plus box to show all of the oft-quoted passages used in this book. The Great Gatsby passage, it notes, has been used in nearly 400 works. Im quite impressed that the book was quoted 33 years before it was written. (Incidentally, this book was #1 in the search results for a phrase in this passage, -borne back ceaselessly into the past-, while the book itself was #6). The full view of Exploring Popular Passages shows other books that quoted this passage: 
While this is very useful, especially for mass research, it has its limitations. In checking just a few phrases from Gatsby, I came across typos that were not only quite obvious (eg, odock instead of oclock), but would make it difficult to find a passage if it hadnt been scanned correctly. Comments Tag: Google Add to  Del.icio.us |  Digg |  Reddit |  Furl Have a bookmark! -  About the Author: Jordan McCollum is a staff writer for the popular marketing blog Marketing Pilgrim. She has worked in search engine optimization with clients including 3M, Little Giant Ladders and ADP. After graduating from Brigham Young University, Jordan joined the SEO copywriting team at the Internet marketing firm 10x Marketing. After 10x closed its doors in December 2006, Jordan became a freelance writer and Internet marketing consultant specializing in SEO. She also has extensive experience with web analytics, conversion rate enhancement and e-mail marketing. |
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