Releasing an iPhone optimized version of their expansive if frustrating Book Search service might not be enough for Google in their push for digital ubiquity. Google has announced (via currentworldnews.net) that they will team up with Amazon to create ebook distribution software for mobile devices. That Amazon is involved may not bode so well with those not keen on the Kindle’s distribution model, but the fact that it is aimed at more devices than just the Kindle might mean this is a (hopefully not the only) first step toward an easily accessible and user-friendly approach to ebook distribution–though it probably means accessing the whispernet through Android. Let’s just hope it doesn’t fragment things further.
Read our full review of Google Book Search for iPhone later this week.
