#googlebooks — Public Fediverse posts

Roger Pearse: More digitizations at Google Books?. “An interesting email has reached me, noticing that work seems to have resumed at Google Books.”

Roger Pearse: More digitizations at Google Books?. “An interesting email has reached me, noticing that work seems to have resumed at Google Books.”

🌎 Why 1960s Geoscience Classics Still Matter in Data Science

Data without domain expertise is noise. It’s easy to get caught up in R or ML, but foundational science drives true insight.

I'm revisiting N.M. Strakhov's masterpiece "Principles of Lithogenesis" (1960-62, translated 1967). Springer’s 2014 digital reprint (Google Books) proves its value. Over 60 years later, his systematic approach to sedimentary environments and geochemistry remains highly relevant.

❓ Why this matters for spatial analytics:
🔹 Ground-Truthing: You can't model watershed contamination, mine waters, or deposits via desktop sowtware alone if you ignore baseline lithological and geochemical laws.
🔹 Feature Engineering: The best domain features come from understanding physical processes—like how basins and geochemical barriers function.

❗ Tools change, but physical laws are timeless. Understanding both turns raw data into actionable insights.

#Geology #Geochemistry #DataScience #SpatialAnalysis #Springer #GoogleBooks #Lithogenesis

🌎 Why 1960s Geoscience Classics Still Matter in Data Science

Data without domain expertise is noise. It’s easy to get caught up in R or ML, but foundational science drives true insight.

I'm revisiting N.M. Strakhov's masterpiece "Principles of Lithogenesis" (1960-62, translated 1967). Springer’s 2014 digital reprint (Google Books) proves its value. Over 60 years later, his systematic approach to sedimentary environments and geochemistry remains highly relevant.

❓ Why this matters for spatial analytics:
🔹 Ground-Truthing: You can't model watershed contamination, mine waters, or deposits via desktop sowtware alone if you ignore baseline lithological and geochemical laws.
🔹 Feature Engineering: The best domain features come from understanding physical processes—like how basins and geochemical barriers function.

❗ Tools change, but physical laws are timeless. Understanding both turns raw data into actionable insights.

#Geology #Geochemistry #DataScience #SpatialAnalysis #Springer #GoogleBooks #Lithogenesis

Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty

https://software.annas-archive.gl/AnnaArchivist/annas-archive/-/work_items/234

#HackerNews #GoogleBooks #bounty200k #bookscans #openaccess #digitalarchive

Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty

https://software.annas-archive.gl/AnnaArchivist/annas-archive/-/work_items/234

#HackerNews #GoogleBooks #bounty200k #bookscans #openaccess #digitalarchive

How to add Google News, Google Books, and Google Scholar search directly in your browser, to search those sites with fewer steps, and less chance of being distracted.

One of my hobbies is contributing to Wikipedia, and more so, creating new Wikipedia articles. Citations of reliable sources are key to both good contributions, and new articles, especially in making them stick (not get reverted/deleted).

I use Google News to search for citations, and depending on the topic, sometimes Google Books and Google Scholar.

Unfortunately, to search Google News, you have to first go to Google News (news.google .com - deliberately unlinked here), upon which you are immediately shown distracting (if not dire) news photos, headlines etc. which present a non-trivial challenge to staying focused.

If only there was a way to directly search Google News from your browser search box / address bar (like you can search Wikipedia from your browser).

Unfortunately, there is no site-specific search option for Google News (like there is for YouTube, e.g. see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-search-engines) that you can select an add to your browser in one click (enabled by OpenSearch support, link in footer).

This is another technology I use for category 2 (defending focus) that I mentioned in my previous post on focus.

Steps to add a Google News search option to Firefox:

1. open Firefox Preferences ("Firefox" menu, "Preferences" item)
2. select "🔍 Search" from the left column
3. scroll down to "Search Shortcuts"
4. click the "Add" button under the list of search engines which opens a dialog
5. enter "Google News" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://news.google.com/search?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gn" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

The dialog should look like this:


8. click (Add Engine)

Now you can go to your address bar, type in "gn " (without the quotes), your news search term or phrase, e.g. "Broken Arrow Skyrace", and press return to directly see search results.

Similarly for Google Books, follow the same steps except:
5. enter "Google Books" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://books.google.com/books?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gb" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

And similarly for Google Scholar:
5. enter "Google Scholar" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gs" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

Thanks to folks in the #indieweb informal chat who reminded me (when I complained about the distracting Google News home page) of this way to add new site-specific search capabilities to the browser even for sites (or subsites) without explicit OpenSearch support.

Looking forward to using these capabilities to more quickly find citations for updating and creating new Wikipedia articles.

Previously:
* https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus
* https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox

OpenSearch FYI:
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch

#focus #Wikipedia #Firefox #GoogleNews #GoogleBooks #GoogleScholar #search #siteSearch #AddSearchEngine #searchEngine #searchEngines #OpenSearch #webSearch #SearchShortcuts #browserTip #FirefoxTip #searchTip

How to add Google News, Google Books, and Google Scholar search directly in your browser, to search those sites with fewer steps, and less chance of being distracted.

One of my hobbies is contributing to Wikipedia, and more so, creating new Wikipedia articles. Citations of reliable sources are key to both good contributions, and new articles, especially in making them stick (not get reverted/deleted).

I use Google News to search for citations, and depending on the topic, sometimes Google Books and Google Scholar.

Unfortunately, to search Google News, you have to first go to Google News (news.google .com - deliberately unlinked here), upon which you are immediately shown distracting (if not dire) news photos, headlines etc. which present a non-trivial challenge to staying focused.

If only there was a way to directly search Google News from your browser search box / address bar (like you can search Wikipedia from your browser).

Unfortunately, there is no site-specific search option for Google News (like there is for YouTube, e.g. see https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/add-or-remove-search-engine-firefox#w_add-search-engines) that you can select an add to your browser in one click (enabled by OpenSearch support, link in footer).

This is another technology I use for category 2 (defending focus) that I mentioned in my previous post on focus.

Steps to add a Google News search option to Firefox:

1. open Firefox Preferences ("Firefox" menu, "Preferences" item)
2. select "🔍 Search" from the left column
3. scroll down to "Search Shortcuts"
4. click the "Add" button under the list of search engines which opens a dialog
5. enter "Google News" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://news.google.com/search?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gn" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

The dialog should look like this:


8. click (Add Engine)

Now you can go to your address bar, type in "gn " (without the quotes), your news search term or phrase, e.g. "Broken Arrow Skyrace", and press return to directly see search results.

Similarly for Google Books, follow the same steps except:
5. enter "Google Books" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://books.google.com/books?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gb" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

And similarly for Google Scholar:
5. enter "Google Scholar" into the Search engine name field (without quotes)
6. enter "https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%s" into the URL field (without quotes)
7. enter "gs" into the Keyword field (without quotes)

Thanks to folks in the #indieweb informal chat who reminded me (when I complained about the distracting Google News home page) of this way to add new site-specific search capabilities to the browser even for sites (or subsites) without explicit OpenSearch support.

Looking forward to using these capabilities to more quickly find citations for updating and creating new Wikipedia articles.

Previously:
* https://tantek.com/2026/158/t2/three-insights-improving-focus
* https://tantek.com/2024/287/t2/setup-search-shortcuts-firefox

OpenSearch FYI:
* https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/XML/Guides/OpenSearch

#focus #Wikipedia #Firefox #GoogleNews #GoogleBooks #GoogleScholar #search #siteSearch #AddSearchEngine #searchEngine #searchEngines #OpenSearch #webSearch #SearchShortcuts #browserTip #FirefoxTip #searchTip

Tax Relief Package for housing approved in #Portugal -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#93

#Googlebooks are the first anti-personal computers -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#77

#Automated stem cell-derived organoid platforms for -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/business.html#43

E-gate access to be expanded at #UK airports to include -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#1

Former #Indian army chief backs RSS leader's call for -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Islamabad

View all news from Cities in the US https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2026/03/latest-news-from-cities-in-united-states.html

Tax Relief Package for housing approved in #Portugal -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#93

#Googlebooks are the first anti-personal computers -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/infotech.html#77

#Automated stem cell-derived organoid platforms for -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/business.html#43

E-gate access to be expanded at #UK airports to include -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/uk.html#1

Former #Indian army chief backs RSS leader's call for -
https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/p/world-capitals.html#Islamabad

View all news from Cities in the US https://kensbookinfo.blogspot.com/2026/03/latest-news-from-cities-in-united-states.html

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/14/google-unveils-googlebook-its-new-laptop-lineup-fe-xcxwbn/

Google has introduced Googlebook as a new Gemini-first laptop platform that blends Android and ChromeOS elements, with partner hardware scheduled for fall 2026.

#AI #GoogleBooks #Google #GoogleGemini #Android #ChromeOS #OnDeviceAI #Laptops #Alphabet

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/05/14/google-unveils-googlebook-its-new-laptop-lineup-fe-xcxwbn/

Google has introduced Googlebook as a new Gemini-first laptop platform that blends Android and ChromeOS elements, with partner hardware scheduled for fall 2026.

#AI #GoogleBooks #Google #GoogleGemini #Android #ChromeOS #OnDeviceAI #Laptops #Alphabet

Die neuen #googlebooks mögen ganz gut sein, aber Google sägt schon wieder Produkte ab – erst #stadia, jetzt mein #chromebook langsam Zeit, sich von dem Konzern zu verabschieden...👍🏻

Die neuen #googlebooks mögen ganz gut sein, aber Google sägt schon wieder Produkte ab – erst #stadia, jetzt mein #chromebook langsam Zeit, sich von dem Konzern zu verabschieden...👍🏻

Everyone: We hate Windows 11 because of how much AI slop Microsoft is cramming into it.

Google: Buy our new Googlebooks so you can have the full Gemini experience!! It'll be the perfect companion to your Pixel phone which we're making sure features Gemini in every corner of the experience!! :neocat_googly_drool:​

#Google #Googlebooks #AI #Gemini

Everyone: We hate Windows 11 because of how much AI slop Microsoft is cramming into it.

Google: Buy our new Googlebooks so you can have the full Gemini experience!! It'll be the perfect companion to your Pixel phone which we're making sure features Gemini in every corner of the experience!! :neocat_googly_drool:​

#Google #Googlebooks #AI #Gemini

Android 17 und Googlebooks: Alles Wissenswerte zum Android Show Event

https://techupdate.io/google/android-17-und-googlebooks-alles-wissenswerte-zum-android-show-event/51180/

#google #techupdate #android17 #geminiintelligence #googlebooks

Tot el que es va presentar al The Android Show:
- Google Intelligence, que son millores de IA.
- Googlebooks, els nous Chromebooks amb Android.
- Novetats de Android 17 i Android Auto.

https://9to5google.com/2026/05/12/the-android-show-2026/

#TheAndroidshow #Google #Android #GoogleIntelligence #Googlebooks #androidauto

Tot el que es va presentar al The Android Show:
- Google Intelligence, que son millores de IA.
- Googlebooks, els nous Chromebooks amb Android.
- Novetats de Android 17 i Android Auto.

https://9to5google.com/2026/05/12/the-android-show-2026/

#TheAndroidshow #Google #Android #GoogleIntelligence #Googlebooks #androidauto

Googlebooks, Android tabanlı dizüstü ve telefon entegrasyonu ile ChromeOS'un yerini alıyor. Gemini yapay zekası ekstra bir üretkenlik katmanı sunuyor. İşletmeler, çalışanlar ve geliştiriciler için bu yeni ekosistem büyük fırsatlar sunuyor. Daha fazla bilgi için blogumuza göz atın.

🚩 #Googlebooks #GeminiAI #MobilTeknoloji #İnovasyon #Gelecek #İşDünyası #Verimlilik #Fırsatlar

ChromeOS'a veda! 👋 Google, Android tabanlı Googlebooks projesini duyurdu. Gemini AI ile güçlendirilen bu yeni nesil dizüstü bilgisayarlar, telefonunuzla entegrasyonu zirveye taşıyor. Teknoloji dünyasında yeni bir dönem başlıyor!

🚩 #Googlebooks #Android #GeminiAI #Teknoloji

Les Googlebooks arrivent, pour remplacer les Chromebooks avec Aluminium OS et un côté plus premium http://dlvr.it/TSVvvL #Googlebooks #Chromebooks

Les Googlebooks arrivent, pour remplacer les Chromebooks avec Aluminium OS et un côté plus premium http://dlvr.it/TSVvvL #Googlebooks #Chromebooks

Googlebooks has unveiled a new generation of laptops that combine ChromeOS and Android under a single AI–based platform. Think seamless app compatibility, unified productivity tools, and a smoother workflow between devices. It's a major leap for anyone wanting a versatile machine that bridges the gap between mobile and desktop. The future is hybrid, and Googlebooks is leading the way. #Googlebooks #AI #Tech

🚩 #Googlebooks #ChromeOSAndroid #AI #Teknoloji #YeniLaptopKategori #Yenilik #İnnovasyon

Googlebooks has unveiled a new generation of laptops that combine ChromeOS and Android under a single AI–based platform. Think seamless app compatibility, unified productivity tools, and a smoother workflow between devices. It's a major leap for anyone wanting a versatile machine that bridges the gap between mobile and desktop. The future is hybrid, and Googlebooks is leading the way. #Googlebooks #AI #Tech

🚩 #Googlebooks #ChromeOSAndroid #AI #Teknoloji #YeniLaptopKategori #Yenilik #İnnovasyon

Googlebooks heißen die neuen Android-Laptops mit #KI. #Cursor wackeln, Meeting buchen - so stellt sich Google die Zukunft vor. #Google #Android #Googlebook #Googlebooks #Notebook #Laptop https://winfuture.de/news,158658.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Googlebooks heißen die neuen Android-Laptops mit #KI. #Cursor wackeln, Meeting buchen - so stellt sich Google die Zukunft vor. #Google #Android #Googlebook #Googlebooks #Notebook #Laptop https://winfuture.de/news,158658.html?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=ManualStatus&utm_campaign=SocialMedia

Google I/O season is here, and the excitement is palpable! 🚀

While AI dominates the conversation, seeing these innovations translate into new products and opportunities for the Android ecosystem is truly inspiring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXCCleAddEA

What announcement are you most excited to see in action?

#GoogleIO #Android17 #GeminiAI #TechTrends #Innovation #GoogleBooks

Google I/O season is here, and the excitement is palpable! 🚀

While AI dominates the conversation, seeing these innovations translate into new products and opportunities for the Android ecosystem is truly inspiring.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXCCleAddEA

What announcement are you most excited to see in action?

#GoogleIO #Android17 #GeminiAI #TechTrends #Innovation #GoogleBooks

Goodbye Chromebook: Google introduces the Android-based Googlebook platform (and plays up AI capabilities, of course)

Almost exactly 15 years after introducing the Chromebook platform, Google is revealing what comes next. Say goodbye the the Linux-based operating system built around a web browser and hello to… an Android-based operating that puts Google’s Gemini AI features front and center.

But while Google is positioning the new Googlebook platform as an OS “designed for intelligence,” it still has a […]

Ohio University: Ohio University Libraries to join Google Books Library Project. “The Google Books Library Project, which has significantly contributed to the digital corpus of 40 million books in over 500 languages, identified several hundred thousand books held by Ohio University Libraries that are not yet in their collection.”

Ohio University: Ohio University Libraries to join Google Books Library Project. “The Google Books Library Project, which has significantly contributed to the digital corpus of 40 million books in over 500 languages, identified several hundred thousand books held by Ohio University Libraries that are not yet in their collection.”

Is there a reason for @bsbmuenchen not sharing the #GoogleBooks URLs for works in their collections and scanned by Google through #ZDB and other aggregators?

See for example the Arabic magazine التوفيق from Cairo (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124970787):

- ZDB: https://zdb-katalog.de/title.xhtml?idn=990708284&view=brief#DE-12
- Scans on Google Books: https://www.google.de/books/edition/at_Tauf%C4%ABq/Nl_dtypmdE4C

@awinkler, do you happen to have any insights in this matter?

Is there a reason for @bsbmuenchen not sharing the #GoogleBooks URLs for works in their collections and scanned by Google through #ZDB and other aggregators?

See for example the Arabic magazine التوفيق from Cairo (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q124970787):

- ZDB: https://zdb-katalog.de/title.xhtml?idn=990708284&view=brief#DE-12
- Scans on Google Books: https://www.google.de/books/edition/at_Tauf%C4%ABq/Nl_dtypmdE4C

@awinkler, do you happen to have any insights in this matter?

irrregular reminder that you can ask google to unlock books that are in the public domain but not openly available via the feedback form. It usually takes them one or two days to review the request.

#googlebooks

irrregular reminder that you can ask google to unlock books that are in the public domain but not openly available via the feedback form. It usually takes them one or two days to review the request.

#googlebooks

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/28/google-disables-book-search-preview-pages-remain-xcxwbn/

Google Disables Search for Book Previews

#Google #GoogleSearch #GoogleBooks #Reddit #BigTech #SearchEngines #Publishing

https://winbuzzer.com/2026/01/28/google-disables-book-search-preview-pages-remain-xcxwbn/

Google Disables Search for Book Previews

#Google #GoogleSearch #GoogleBooks #Reddit #BigTech #SearchEngines #Publishing

Fugg. Google Books has been redesigned, the snippets are so small now that they are unreadable. Even the cover pages of books are tiny now. Classic Google Books is still available, but will be turned off.

#Google #GoogleBooks

Fugg. Google Books has been redesigned, the snippets are so small now that they are unreadable. Even the cover pages of books are tiny now. Classic Google Books is still available, but will be turned off.

#Google #GoogleBooks

‼️THE UNTOUCHABLE — now on sale‼️

From 04–09 September, get your copy at a special price on Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Books & Barnes & Noble.

🚀 A captivating interstellar tale.
💔 A journey through ambition, passion, and deception.
🔥 At a price you simply can’t resist.

👉 https://books2read.com/u/4A2N2N

#theuntouchable #gjkrefft #nietykalna #NextChapterPub #BookSale #BookPromo #Books #SciFi #AmReading #BookRecommendation #Amazon #AppleBooks #Kobo #GoogleBooks #BarnesandNoble #writersofmastodon

‼️THE UNTOUCHABLE — now on sale‼️

From 04–09 September, get your copy at a special price on Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Books & Barnes & Noble.

🚀 A captivating interstellar tale.
💔 A journey through ambition, passion, and deception.
🔥 At a price you simply can’t resist.

👉 https://books2read.com/u/4A2N2N

#theuntouchable #gjkrefft #nietykalna #NextChapterPub #BookSale #BookPromo #Books #SciFi #AmReading #BookRecommendation #Amazon #AppleBooks #Kobo #GoogleBooks #BarnesandNoble #writersofmastodon

‼️THE UNTOUCHABLE — now on sale‼️

From 04–09 September, get your copy at a special price on Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Books & Barnes & Noble.

🚀 A captivating interstellar tale.
💔 A journey through ambition, passion, and deception.
🔥 At a price you simply can’t resist.

👉 https://books2read.com/u/4A2N2N

#theuntouchable #gjkrefft #nietykalna #NextChapterPub #BookSale #BookPromo #Books #SciFi #AmReading #BookRecommendation #Amazon #AppleBooks #Kobo #GoogleBooks #BarnesandNoble #writersofmastodon

‼️THE UNTOUCHABLE — now on sale‼️

From 04–09 September, get your copy at a special price on Amazon, Apple Books, Kobo, Google Books & Barnes & Noble.

🚀 A captivating interstellar tale.
💔 A journey through ambition, passion, and deception.
🔥 At a price you simply can’t resist.

👉 https://books2read.com/u/4A2N2N

#theuntouchable #gjkrefft #nietykalna #NextChapterPub #BookSale #BookPromo #Books #SciFi #AmReading #BookRecommendation #Amazon #AppleBooks #Kobo #GoogleBooks #BarnesandNoble #writersofmastodon

Ah, the *super-secret* cabal of number wizards, Bourbaki! 🤔 Instead of arcane rituals, they spend their days lost in the Google Books labyrinth, probably searching for the mystical "Book of Relevance." 📚🔍 Clearly, covert mathematicians can't escape the allure of aimless internet browsing. 😂
https://books.google.com/books/about/Bourbaki.html #Bourbaki #InternetBrowsing #NumberWizards #MathematicalHumor #GoogleBooks #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, the *super-secret* cabal of number wizards, Bourbaki! 🤔 Instead of arcane rituals, they spend their days lost in the Google Books labyrinth, probably searching for the mystical "Book of Relevance." 📚🔍 Clearly, covert mathematicians can't escape the allure of aimless internet browsing. 😂
https://books.google.com/books/about/Bourbaki.html #Bourbaki #InternetBrowsing #NumberWizards #MathematicalHumor #GoogleBooks #HackerNews #ngated

Desconto de 60%: livro por apenas 9,99 reais
#livros #leitura #ebooks #googlebooks
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Desinformação, infodemia, discurso de ódio, e fake news: Saiba o que são e como se informar online de forma saudável (2a edição)
https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=EDd3EQAAQBAJ

#Anthropic apparently claimed «it cost Google $34.5 million "to set up a 'Books Rights Registry' to identify owners for payouts under the proposed settlement" in one of the largest cases involving book authors prior to the AI avalanche of lawsuits».
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/

Did that actually happen? I thought not. The registry was part of the proposed settlements which were rejected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authors_Guild,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc.#District_trial

#GoogleBooks #copyright #FairUse

#Anthropic apparently claimed «it cost Google $34.5 million "to set up a 'Books Rights Registry' to identify owners for payouts under the proposed settlement" in one of the largest cases involving book authors prior to the AI avalanche of lawsuits».
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/08/ai-industry-horrified-to-face-largest-copyright-class-action-ever-certified/

Did that actually happen? I thought not. The registry was part of the proposed settlements which were rejected.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Authors_Guild,_Inc._v._Google,_Inc.#District_trial

#GoogleBooks #copyright #FairUse

Eu estive em um bate papo com o jornalista Marcos Cavalcanti no seu canal Ativistas Ateus do Brasil, falando do meu livro "A Revolução Ateísta."

Sugiro o bate papo!

#religião #ateísmo #livros #leitura #kindle #amazon #googlebooks #books

https://www.youtube.com/live/HnqVw63SIW8