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E-book manufacturer Coolerbooks has signed a deal with Google to become what it said was the "first ebookstore" outside the US to offer the internet giant's 1m public domain books to its users. In the US Sony has a similar arrangement with Google.
Starting today, coolerbooks.com will feature a Google API (a search box) with out of copyright works from the Google Books index, accessible for free, and downloable on the Cool-Er device. Parent Interead claimed that this meant coolerbooks.com was now the "largest ebookstore in the world, with over one million titles available for purchase or free access".
Neil Jones, founder of Interead, said: "Our partnership with Google allows us to offer more content than anyone else, as well as giving readers the freedom to have a look through ebooks that they might be interested in. We're extremely proud to be the first ebookstore outside the US to partner with Google Books, and we hope that the collaboration will make the appeal and accessibility of ebooks broader than ever."
Santiago de la Mora head of print content partnerships at Google's EMEA division added: "We're delighted to make part of our public domain books available to users via coolerbooks.com. We believe in an open platform for accessing and reading books, we're always looking for more ways to expand access to books. This partnership will make it easier for users to find and access public domain books, thus helping bring more books to more people."