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Google books settlement delayed

Back in October, Google and the Authors Guild reached an agreement on how Google Books should work. The agreement was put before the court in a 334-page document, and sent to authors and their families so they could decide whether to opt-in or -out of the agreement. The settlement was quite complicated, and involved Google scanning and putting up partial content of both in and out of print books online with ads with revenue that would be shared with publishers and authors.

It seems the settlement wasn’t sent to everyone that needed it once it was released. Keep reading for more.