[LINK] What does Google Books allow you to download?

[Graham Greenleaf]

Linkers,

As of early this month, Google Books allows downloading of image PDFs 
of some books in the public domain. I can't figure out what policy 
determines which such books you can download, and which you can only 
view as 'Full view books'. But it is only a sub-set.

Nothing on About Google Books explains this, and comments on the web 
are all along the lines of  "Google Inc. plans to begin letting 
consumers download and print free of charge classic novels and many 
other, more obscure books that are in the public domain." - none 
explain why some and not others.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

Cheers,

Graham
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