Publishers aim for some control of search results
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Global publishers, fearing that Web  search engines such as Google Inc. are encroaching on their  ability to generate revenue, plan to launch an automated system  for granting permission on how to use their content.
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Revamped search engine allows users to store and share results.
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Google is facing mounting protests from newspaper publishers in Europe, the impact of which could ultimately affect the amount of content available to end users through search engines.
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Yahoo and Amazon have rebuffed Google's attempt to get to know them -- not that it was a friendly overture. Google, well known for its wish to index the world's information, was sued by the Authors Guild and sundry publishers over Google Book Search, which scans books so Google users can search their content.
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Blog: Answers plans to capitalize on search magic of the word "dictionary" by adding its content to Lexico Publishing properties.
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Search site Ask revamps its results pages to set it apart from rivals such as Google and Microsoft.
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By John McBride, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 10--You go to Google and get your search results -- then what?   How do you know whether the sites Google returns can be trusted? You can't. It's you against the world.
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NEWARK, Delaware, June 6  /PRNewswire/ -- Search engine results are highly dependent on the quality of the keyword or phrase entered into the query box.
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Since search became monetized, trademarks have been a front-and-center issue. Today, with the proliferation of paid and organic search listings, search and trademarks have become a growing dilemma for search engines and advertisers alike.
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As the major players in Web search duke it out, a growing number of startups are embracing a different way of retrieving and sorting search results.
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Trying to catch up with Google, Microsoft says it will change the way computer users search.
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Put off by restrictions Google and Microsoft want to place on new digital collections, several major libraries are instead signing on with a group that aims to make the materials broadly available.
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Search engine Google has plans to introduce a new service that lets users search complete texts of books and helps publishers sell them.
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Authors and publishers find that content available for free on the Web can sell quite well between two hard covers.
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Focus your search results automatically by including characters and words that put a finer point on your queries.
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(InfoWorld) - Microsoft will expand its books search engine by including copyrighted works in its index for the first time starting Thursday evening. Microsoft has obtained permission for all the copyrighted books included in the Live Search Books service, said Danielle Tiedt, general manager of the Live Search selection team. By taking this approach, Microsoft wants to avoid locking horns over copyright issues with authors and publishers. Its rival, Google, faces two copyright-infringement lawsuits in the U.S. over itsÂ decision to scan copyrighted booksÂ without always obtaining permission from copyright owners. Tiedt acknowledges that Google's wholesale scanning of copyrighted works in library collections will give it a larger database of books. But she argues that by working with publishers and obtaining their permission, Microsoft will be able to offer a better experience to users. At launch tonight, Microsoft's service will feature "tens of thousands" of copyrighted books in its index, from publishers including McGraw-Hill Companies, Simon & Schuster, and Yale University Press, Tiedt said. She declined to be more specific about the number of titles Microsoft has been permitted to scan. Publishers decide what percentage of a copyrighted book Microsoft can show to users. If user decides to buy a book, Microsoft will offer links to external sites selling it, such as online retailers like Amazon.com or publisher Web stores. In the results list, Microsoft will also show users how frequently their search terms appear in each book so that they can get a sense of how relevant each work is to their search topic. Microsoft will also show information about the books, such as length, publisher, author, publishing date, table of contents and summaries. Microsoft launched Live Search Books in December of last year, offering only books in the public domain. In addition to including copyrighted books, Microsoft will also unveil enhancements to the service's user interface tonight. Google launched its Book Search service in 2004 and initially sought permission from copyright owners before scanning their books. It later modified its approach, scanning copyrighted books without permission as well. Google argues that it is protected by the fair use principle because it only displays short text snippets from copyrighted books it scanned without permission. Critics say the very act of scanning and storing a digital copy of a book without permission constitutes infringement. Google also scans public-domain works. Â
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SAN FRANCISCO -- If you want to hit the books online, you can point your Internet browser to hit the online search engine Google. The site invited publishers to include entire books in its index, which will