Will the Google and Amazon fight over ebooks benefit us readers?

Will the authors and publishers be brash and stand up to Google?

Is the Authors Guild lawsuit frivolous?

Is Google truly going to take over the world?

Or will I be able to “ogle” more books for “free”?

Is the Kindle or the Cooler-ER the best e-reader for me?

Why has Google teamed up with CoolerBooks, a firm from the UK?

Amazon says and I quote: “is anti-competitive and violates antitrust laws because it provides Google an effective monopoly in the scanning and exploitation of millions of works whose copyright holders cannot be located or choose not to involve themselves in this class action.”

The Authors Guild, one of the parties to the settlement, said Amazon’s “hypocrisy is breathtaking.” “It dominates online bookselling and the fledgling e-book industry. At this moment it’s trying to cement its control of the e-book industry by routinely selling e-books at a loss.”

WOW! What a mess!