Google Android Market now offers eBooks

By George Wong on 02/25/2011 13:46 PDT

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Google has just updated their Android Market to offer more than just apps. Users can now purchase books from the Android Market itself, making it easier than ever to obtain access to reading material on your Android device. All you have to do is head over to the Android Market and click on the Books link near the store’s search field. Google Books users now have another way of purchasing books – it never hurts to have alternative sources right? Well it looks like NOOK and Kindle’s competition has gotten a little tougher, with Google Books offering some books at lower prices than the two big shots. How many of you use Google Books for your eBook reading habits?

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Android Android is mobile operating system from Google. The software was originally built by a company called Android Inc, that was purchased by Google in 2005. From its modest debuts, Android has become a powerhouse that powers not only smartphones and tablet, but a host of other less high-profile devices and gadgets. Although Android is not a community-driven project, Google does release the source code as open-source under the Apache license.

Google Google is an Internet Search company with profits mainly derived from its AdWords advertising program. Google is also known for other high-profile web-related products such as Chrome, GMail, Google Docs or Google Map, and it has also made a very successful entry into the mobile handset market with its Android mobile operating system. The company was created in 1998 and went public in 2004. Google is one of the most visited site in the world.

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