It looks like the Amazon Kindle reader will have a new competitor. Google will soon launch Google Editions, a bit different than Amazon and Barnes & Noble – in that Google’s store will not be device specific. This will allow for e-books purchased through Google Editions to be read on the far greater number of e-book readers that are expected to grow in the near future.
When will the Google e-book store launch?
Sometime in the first half of 2010.
How many book titles will it have?
Approximately 500,000 at launch.
How is Google compensated?
Publishers will receive about 63 percent of the gross sales, and Google will keep the remaining 37 percent.
Where can I read more about Google Editions?
Sure. Read the article at PC World
