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Screenshot of software.annas-archive.gl: Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty (2025)

Google Books (or similar) all book scans – $200k bounty (2025)(software.annas-archive.gl)

486 points by Cider9986 3 months ago | 274 comments

A GitLab issue from Anna's Archive offering a $200,000 bounty for obtaining Google Books' full book scans or similarly large collections of scanned books.

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Screenshot of theatlantic.com: The Tragedy of Google Books (2017)

The Tragedy of Google Books (2017)(theatlantic.com)

456 points by lispybanana 2 years ago | 175 comments

A 2017 Atlantic article by James Somers about how Google scanned millions of books but its plan for a universal digital library was stalled by a failed copyright settlement.