so in summary ... (Score 1)

$60 per author unless u have a few books ... and $30 million for the lawyers !! One has to think were the authors even being represented here and who formed this author's guild. My opinion is that having the full content of books on google is absolutely best for the consumer as well as the author. I and most people go out and buy more books as a result. Knee jerk reaction akin to RIAA is only going to end up creating an inconvenienced (and annoyed) consumer and poorer author.