Google: How To Leverage the Power of Internet Searching

About Google Books

Google Books

Search the latest index of the world's books. Find millions of great books you can preview or read for free.

Google Books has partnerships with major Canadian publishers, including Random House, McClelland & Stewart, Douglas & McIntyre, House of Anansi and Dundurn.

Google eBooks are sold through two independent Canadian bookstores, McNally Robinson in Winnipeg and Campus eBookstore in Ontario.

Search Google Books

Searching Google Books

How to Search

Google Book search is no different than Google search. Google search returns a results list with items matching those terms.

Browsing

If a book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given Google permission, you'd be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text.  If it is in the public domain, you're able to download a PDF copy without violating copyright.

Learn More

Google created reference pages for every book which enables you to find information such as: book reviews and bibliographical references.

Where does Google get the books?

Google participating in the Partner Program and the Library Project.

Inside Google Books Blog