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Google launches eBookstore in Canada

By on November 1, 2011 at 12:03pm in Mobile News


It’s been about a year since Google launched its eBookstore in the USA, and just over a month since they made it available in the UK. Today, Google Canada has announced that eBooks is now available, directly competing against other giants like Amazon, Apple and Indigo. If you’re into reading books you can immediately buy “Hundreds of thousands of titles”, and also read “over 2 million public domain books already available for free”. Since the service is cloud-based you have the option of reading your eBook on from any device with a browser: smartphones – such as Android (must be OS 2.0 or higher), iPhone and tablets, PCs and various eReaders.

Google has signed deals with a number of publishers, several representing Canada: McNally Robinson, Penguin, Random House and Harper Collins, plus Canada’s largest publishers including House of Anansi, Dundurn and McGill Queens University Press. Book pricing is set by the publisher and range in price points.

Check it here at Google

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12 comments for “Google launches eBookstore in Canada”

  1. The latest Google eBooks are not available for sale in your location, yet…

    Google is working with publishers around the world to let you buy the latest ebooks from top authors. In the meantime, you can still browse millions of free and public domain Google eBooks and read them effortlessly across your devices.Learn more

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    Posted by Strawberry guy | November 1, 2011, 12:05 pm
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  2. got the same thing, not available for sale in your location…

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    Posted by Alpan | November 1, 2011, 12:12 pm
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  3. gotta love the Steve Jobs book in the picture for this.

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    Posted by soulstar | November 1, 2011, 12:13 pm
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  4. Now we just have to wait for it to go live on http://market.android.com and we need the link to come to Android Market.

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    Posted by Mitchell | November 1, 2011, 12:16 pm
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  5. Why is it taking so long for them to roll out Google Voice?

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    Posted by VC | November 1, 2011, 12:21 pm
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    • @ VC

      Is there any chance that the lack of Google Voice is linked to why we can’t get online numbers with Skype? Yeah, that’s right, I’m pointing at you CRTC.

      It seems that the decisions made by the CRTC are never in the best interest of the consumer but in the interest of Canadian corporations.

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      Posted by Slype | November 1, 2011, 1:45 pm

  6. So I checked the canadian version for some popular authors. NOTHING!! The selection is poor to say the least.

    I then checked the American ebook site, WOW! They have every mainstream author and a huge selection.

    Why do we get ripped off in Canada?!?

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    Posted by the_spaniard | November 1, 2011, 12:21 pm
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  7. Pass. Amazon Kindle store and Kobo have it covered. I don’t care to look into one platform.

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    Posted by Justin | November 1, 2011, 12:52 pm
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    • Where that “one platform” is the Web? Seriously, Google Books works great anywhere you have a Web browser. And there are also apps for Android and iOS. And support for Kobo, Nook and Sony Readers (via Adobe eBook).

      There is no more broadly supported ebook service out there.

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      Posted by Dave | November 1, 2011, 5:23 pm

  8. Well….the app downloaded itself to me Nexus s automatically. I just happened to notice the notification in the top bar. I then checked my apps and there was a new app call books…..nothing from me….a gift from Google without me even asking……..

    Dave

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    Posted by Dave | November 1, 2011, 3:33 pm
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  9. Looks good here, prices are good, most of the books I do read are there (entered some of my usual books including textbooks) and they are there.

    Gives me more of a reason to get a tablet now. Still waiting on the Eee Pad Transformer Prime.

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    Posted by deltatux | November 1, 2011, 4:34 pm
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