Google Print to offer book searching

  December 18, 2003 at 3:32 PM ET
  Cheeser     HPANA (via Tip)
 

Eagle-eyed HPANA reader Colin Thompson (of LAPCO paintball companyopens in new window) sent in an otherwise non-Harry Potter tip by testing out Google Printopens in new window with the young hero. He searched for mention of Harry Potteropens in new window using the new Google feature that finds excerpts of books and tells visitors where to purchase them.

While none of JK Rowling's novels turned up in the results, Roger Highfield's The Science of Harry Potteropens in new window did, as well as David Colbert's The Magical World of Harry Potteropens in new window.

More information about Google Print can be found at Aaron Swartz's Google Weblogopens in new window.

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