<s>
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
,	O
formerly	O
Google	B-Operating_System
eBooks	I-Operating_System
,	O
is	O
an	O
ebook	O
digital	O
distribution	O
service	O
operated	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
product	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
purchase	O
and	O
download	O
ebooks	O
and	O
audiobooks	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
which	O
offers	O
over	O
five	O
million	O
titles	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
claiming	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
"	O
largest	O
ebooks	O
collection	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Books	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Books	O
section	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
select	O
e-readers	O
that	O
offer	O
support	O
for	O
Adobe	B-Language
Digital	I-Language
Editions	I-Language
,	O
through	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	O
and	O
reading	O
via	O
Google	B-Device
Home	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
may	O
also	O
upload	O
up	O
to	O
2,000	O
ebooks	O
in	O
the	O
PDF	B-Application
or	O
EPUB	O
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
in	O
75	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
was	O
launched	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
reseller	O
program	O
letting	O
independent	O
booksellers	O
sell	O
Google	B-Operating_System
ebooks	I-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
websites	O
for	O
a	O
cut	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
launched	O
an	O
affiliate	O
program	O
in	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
allowing	O
website	O
owners	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
commission	O
by	O
referring	O
sales	O
to	O
the	O
then-named	O
Google	B-Operating_System
eBookstore	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
reseller	O
program	O
ended	O
in	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
stating	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
not	O
gained	O
the	O
traction	O
that	O
we	O
hoped	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
not	O
met	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
many	O
readers	O
or	O
booksellers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
affiliate	O
program	O
closed	O
for	O
new	O
signups	O
in	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
announcing	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
scale	O
down	O
the	O
initiative	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
private	O
and	O
invitation-only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mobile	B-Application
Android	I-Application
app	O
has	O
seen	O
several	O
significant	O
updates	O
since	O
its	O
introduction	O
,	O
including	O
different	O
reading	O
modes	O
with	O
color	O
contrasts	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
text	O
highlighting	O
and	O
note-taking	O
,	O
a	O
zoomed-out	O
view	O
with	O
easy	O
page	O
sliding	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
improve	O
reading	O
experiences	O
for	O
books	O
not	O
read	O
cover-to-cover	O
,	O
a	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
mode	O
for	O
comic	O
books	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Night	O
Light	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
gradually	O
filters	O
blue	O
light	O
to	O
reduce	O
eye	O
strain	O
after	O
sunset	O
,	O
using	O
machine	O
learning	O
imaging	O
technologies	O
to	O
expand	O
speech	O
bubbles	O
in	O
comics	O
,	O
and	O
listening	O
to	O
audiobooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
the	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
store	O
had	O
been	O
noted	O
to	O
hold	O
much	O
pirated	O
content	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
discontinued	O
new	O
sign-ups	O
to	O
its	O
publisher	O
program	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
history	O
of	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
traced	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
eBooks	O
service	O
offered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
before	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
brand	O
came	O
into	O
existence	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
eBookstore	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
December	O
6	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
more	O
than	O
threemillion	O
titles	O
available	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
"	O
largest	O
ebooks	O
collection	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
increased	O
to	O
250	O
independent	O
booksellers	O
and	O
7,000	O
publishers	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
three	O
million	O
free	O
Google	B-Operating_System
eBooks	I-Operating_System
available	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
up	O
from	O
two	O
million	O
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
codenamed	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Editions	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
name	O
under	O
which	O
it	O
was	O
widely	O
assumed	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
launched	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Books	I-Application
director	O
Dan	O
Clancy	O
had	O
talked	O
about	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
vision	O
to	O
open	O
an	O
ebookstore	O
for	O
in-print	O
books	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
back	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then-named	O
TechHive	O
reported	O
in	O
October	O
2009	O
that	O
the	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
half	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
before	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
employee	O
told	O
the	O
media	O
in	O
May	O
that	O
the	O
launch	O
would	O
be	O
in	O
June	O
or	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
store	O
was	O
headed	O
by	O
Dan	O
Clancy	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
directed	O
Google	B-Application
Books	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clancy	O
stated	O
that	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Editions	I-Operating_System
would	O
let	O
publishers	O
set	O
the	O
prices	O
for	O
their	O
books	O
and	O
would	O
accept	O
the	O
'	O
agency	O
 '	O
model	O
,	O
as	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
publisher	O
being	O
considered	O
the	O
seller	O
with	O
the	O
online	O
vendor	O
acting	O
as	O
an	O
'	O
agent	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Clancy	O
also	O
stressed	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
ebooks	O
would	O
be	O
readable	O
on	O
any	O
device	O
,	O
indicating	O
the	O
open	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
already	O
digitized	O
12	O
million	O
physical	O
books	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
including	O
out-of-print	O
titles	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
offered	O
a	O
"	O
far	O
greater	O
"	O
selection	O
than	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
Apple	B-Application
did	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
introduced	O
an	O
affiliate	O
program	O
for	O
ebooks	O
,	O
allowing	O
websites	O
to	O
earn	O
commissions	O
by	O
referring	O
sales	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
eBookstore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Operating_System
eBooks	I-Operating_System
became	O
listed	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Affiliate	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
revamped	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
digital	O
distribution	O
services	O
into	O
a	O
single	O
platform	O
called	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
eBookstore	O
becoming	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
its	O
reseller	O
partner	O
program	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
made	O
some	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
publisher	O
policy	O
page	O
for	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
,	O
removing	O
mentions	O
of	O
book	O
bundle	O
pricing	O
,	O
and	O
adding	O
several	O
mentions	O
of	O
ebook	O
rentals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
also	O
dropped	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
ebook	O
file	O
formats	O
it	O
used	O
to	O
accept	O
,	O
including	O
DOC	B-Operating_System
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
,	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
MOBI	O
and	O
PDB	B-Application
,	O
to	O
focus	O
primarily	O
on	O
the	O
EPUB	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
a	O
new	O
custom-made	O
typeface	O
called	O
Literata	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Towards	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
month	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
temporarily	O
closing	O
its	O
Books	O
Partner	O
Center	O
for	O
new	O
signups	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
to	O
"	O
improve	O
our	O
content	O
management	O
capabilities	O
and	O
our	O
user	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
it	O
continued	O
to	O
remain	O
closed	O
for	O
a	O
long	O
time	O
,	O
leading	O
The	O
Digital	O
Reader	O
to	O
speculate	O
that	O
the	O
closure	O
would	O
be	O
permanent	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
only	O
a	O
minimal	O
interest	O
in	O
ebooks.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2015	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
Oyster	O
,	O
a	O
subscription-based	O
ebook	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
acquisition	O
,	O
Oyster	O
shut	O
down	O
its	O
existing	O
service	O
in	O
early	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
founders	O
joined	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
in	O
New	O
York	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
began	O
selling	O
audiobooks	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
listened	O
via	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2018	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
reopened	O
its	O
publisher	O
program	O
to	O
new	O
sign-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
formed	O
partnerships	O
with	O
independent	O
booksellers	O
,	O
enabling	O
them	O
to	O
sell	O
Google	B-Operating_System
ebooks	I-Operating_System
on	O
their	O
websites	O
for	O
a	O
cut	O
of	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
blog	O
post	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
over	O
250	O
independent	O
bookseller	O
partners	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
just	O
over	O
100	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
decided	O
to	O
end	O
the	O
reseller	O
program	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
program	O
"	O
has	O
not	O
gained	O
the	O
traction	O
that	O
we	O
hoped	O
it	O
would	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
reseller	O
program	O
has	O
not	O
met	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
many	O
readers	O
or	O
booksellers	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Seen	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
big	O
blow	O
for	O
small	O
bookstores	O
seeking	O
to	O
compete	O
against	O
Amazon	B-Application
and	O
Barnes	O
&	O
Noble	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
move	O
attracted	O
severe	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
industry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
letter	O
to	O
its	O
members	O
,	O
the	O
American	O
Booksellers	O
Association	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
very	O
disappointed	O
"	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
decision	O
while	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
change	O
could	O
be	O
"	O
disconcerting	O
and	O
disruptive	O
"	O
for	O
booksellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
As	O
an	O
enormous	O
,	O
multinational	O
corporation	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
has	O
interests	O
far	O
beyond	O
independent	O
bookstores	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
book	O
world	O
at	O
large	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
at	O
times	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
lacked	O
understanding	O
of	O
many	O
basic	O
principles	O
of	O
our	O
industry	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
letter	O
said	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2011	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
an	O
affiliate	O
program	O
for	O
Google	B-Operating_System
eBooks	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
website	O
owners	O
to	O
earn	O
a	O
commission	O
by	O
referring	O
sales	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
eBookstore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
tested	O
the	O
program	O
as	O
a	O
limited	O
beta	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
with	O
Goodreads	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Becoming	O
an	O
affiliate	O
was	O
described	O
by	O
Gigaom	O
as	O
a	O
three-step	O
process	O
:	O
users	O
first	O
had	O
to	O
sign	O
up	O
for	O
an	O
AdSense	O
account	O
and	O
be	O
approved	O
,	O
then	O
join	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Affiliate	O
Network	O
and	O
be	O
approved	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
sign	O
up	O
as	O
an	O
affiliate	O
for	O
ebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
its	O
decision	O
to	O
scale	O
down	O
the	O
affiliate	O
program	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
private	O
initiative	O
and	O
removing	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
affiliates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Operating_System
eBooks	I-Operating_System
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
listed	O
as	O
an	O
advertiser	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Affiliate	O
Network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
had	O
previously	O
stopped	O
accepting	O
new	O
applications	O
for	O
becoming	O
an	O
affiliate	O
more	O
than	O
two	O
weeks	O
prior	O
to	O
the	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
said	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
add	O
affiliates	O
,	O
but	O
only	O
on	O
an	O
invitation-basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
mistake	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
also	O
notified	O
independent	O
booksellers	O
that	O
their	O
affiliate	O
status	O
would	O
expire	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
intend	O
to	O
remove	O
independent	O
booksellers	O
from	O
the	O
affiliate	O
program	O
,	O
and	O
said	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
working	O
to	O
reinstate	O
those	O
who	O
were	O
mistakenly	O
notified.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2015	O
,	O
The	O
Digital	O
Reader	O
reported	O
its	O
findings	O
of	O
extensive	O
piracy	O
prevailing	O
on	O
the	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
day	O
later	O
,	O
The	O
Digital	O
Reader	O
reported	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
removed	O
the	O
pirated	O
book	O
listings	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
article	O
,	O
but	O
deemed	O
it	O
far	O
from	O
enough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Books	O
purchased	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
on	O
a	O
dedicated	O
Books	O
section	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
website	O
,	O
through	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
available	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
and	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Offline	O
download	O
and	O
reading	O
is	O
supported	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
and	O
through	O
the	O
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
home	O
screen	O
shows	O
recently	O
opened	O
books	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
book	O
recommendations	O
and	O
books	O
1	O
'd	O
by	O
friends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
features	O
a	O
3D	O
page	O
turning	O
effect	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
turn	O
it	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Text	O
can	O
be	O
read	O
out	O
loud	O
using	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
text-to-speech	O
engine	O
or	O
Google	B-Application
Text-to-Speech	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
a	O
"	O
High-quality	O
voice	O
"	O
in	O
settings	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
feature	O
requires	O
a	O
data	O
connection	O
to	O
stream	O
the	O
voice	O
data	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
on	O
Android	B-Application
was	O
updated	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
new	O
sepia	O
reading	O
mode	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
day	O
and	O
night	O
modes	O
;	O
info	O
cards	O
for	O
unknown	O
written	O
geographical	O
locations	O
and	O
dictionary	O
definitions	O
;	O
word	O
or	O
phrase	O
translation	O
;	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
highlighting	O
text	O
and	O
writing	O
notes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sepia	O
reading	O
mode	O
,	O
text	O
highlighting	O
and	O
note-taking	O
features	O
were	O
eventually	O
extended	O
to	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	O
in	O
August	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
started	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
upload	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
EPUB	O
files	O
for	O
free	O
through	O
the	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
website	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
1,000	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
app	O
was	O
updated	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
uploading	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
was	O
updated	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
tap	O
the	O
center	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
"	O
skim	O
"	O
mode	O
,	O
where	O
the	O
page	O
zooms	O
out	O
to	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
easily	O
slide	O
between	O
pages	O
,	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
improve	O
the	O
reading	O
experience	O
for	O
books	O
that	O
are	O
typically	O
not	O
read	O
cover-to-cover	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
non-fiction	O
,	O
cookbooks	O
and	O
textbooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
was	O
updated	O
with	O
features	O
aimed	O
at	O
comic	O
book	O
fans	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
update	O
adding	O
a	O
new	O
vertical	O
scrolling	O
experience	O
for	O
comics	O
in	O
landscape	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
curated	O
pages	O
and	O
recommendations	O
for	O
comics	O
,	O
with	O
options	O
for	O
organizing	O
by	O
issue	O
and	O
volume	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
was	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
Night	O
Light	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
"	O
gradually	O
filters	O
blue	O
light	O
from	O
your	O
screen	O
,	O
replacing	O
it	O
with	O
a	O
warm	O
,	O
amber	O
light	O
as	O
the	O
sun	O
sets	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
claims	O
that	O
Night	O
Light	O
"	O
automatically	O
adapts	O
to	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
natural	O
sunlight	O
outside	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
day	O
,	O
giving	O
you	O
just	O
the	O
right	O
temperature	O
and	O
brightness	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
was	O
updated	O
with	O
"	O
Bubble	O
Zoom	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
machine	O
learning	O
imaging	O
feature	O
that	O
recognizes	O
objects	O
in	O
comics	O
and	O
"	O
expands	O
the	O
speech	O
bubbles	O
of	O
a	O
comic	O
one-tap-at-a-time	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
super	O
easy	O
to	O
read	O
on	O
your	O
mobile	O
device	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Play	O
store	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
primary	O
source	O
of	O
ebooks	O
for	O
reading	O
on	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
also	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
pre-order	O
ebooks	O
to	O
have	O
the	O
title	O
delivered	O
automatically	O
as	O
soon	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
made	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
allowed	O
publishers	O
and	O
authors	O
to	O
upload	O
books	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
DOC	B-Operating_System
,	O
PDF	B-Application
,	O
PDB	B-Application
,	O
MOBI	O
,	O
EPUB	O
,	O
and	O
HTML	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
in	O
July	O
2013	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
all	O
these	O
formats	O
except	O
for	O
PDF	B-Application
and	O
EPUB	O
were	O
dropped	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Google	B-Application
accepts	O
EPUB	O
versions	O
2.0.1	O
and	O
3.0.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
text	O
and	O
image-based	O
PDFs	B-Application
are	O
accepted	O
when	O
the	O
EPUB	O
format	O
is	O
not	O
available	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
preference	O
being	O
for	O
PDFs	B-Application
with	O
a	O
text	O
layer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
reading	O
on	O
e-readers	O
or	O
third-party	O
apps	O
,	O
some	O
ebooks	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
all	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
downloaded	O
in	O
the	O
EPUB	O
(	O
"	O
flowing	O
text	O
"	O
)	O
or	O
PDF	B-Application
(	O
"	O
original	O
pages	O
"	O
)	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
on	O
its	O
support	O
pages	O
that	O
the	O
advantage	O
EPUB	O
has	O
over	O
PDF	B-Application
is	O
that	O
it	O
allows	O
the	O
book	O
's	O
text	O
to	O
adjust	O
to	O
different	O
screen	O
sizes	O
,	O
and	O
offers	O
smaller	O
file	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DRM	O
system	O
used	O
is	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Application
Content	I-Application
Server	I-Application
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
E-readers	O
are	O
required	O
to	O
support	O
Adobe	B-Language
Digital	I-Language
Editions	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Application
notes	O
on	O
its	O
support	O
pages	O
that	O
"	O
Books	O
bought	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
wo	O
n't	O
work	O
on	O
Amazon	B-General_Concept
Kindle	I-General_Concept
devices.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
was	O
launched	O
Mexico	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
;	O
Austria	O
,	O
Belgium	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
and	O
Portugal	O
in	O
June	O
2013	O
;	O
South	O
Africa	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
,	O
and	O
Turkey	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
;	O
Argentina	O
,	O
Chile	O
,	O
Colombia	O
,	O
Peru	O
,	O
and	O
Venezuela	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
;	O
Belarus	O
,	O
Kazakhstan	O
,	O
Kyrgyzstan	O
,	O
and	O
Uzbekistan	O
in	O
November	O
2014	O
;	O
Estonia	O
,	O
Latvia	O
,	O
Lithuania	O
,	O
and	O
Ukraine	O
in	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
Bahrain	O
,	O
Egypt	O
,	O
Jordan	O
,	O
Kuwait	O
,	O
Lebanon	O
,	O
Oman	O
,	O
Qatar	O
,	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
and	O
United	O
Arab	O
Emirates	O
in	O
January	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
December	O
2010	O
review	O
,	O
Laura	O
Miller	O
of	O
Salon	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
public	O
domain	O
titles	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
eBookstore	O
were	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
lesser	O
quality	O
"	O
than	O
on	O
competing	O
services	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
some	O
titles	O
"	O
had	O
obviously	O
not	O
been	O
proofed	O
and	O
the	O
scans	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
pages	O
were	O
difficult	O
to	O
read	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
that	O
,	O
Miller	O
found	O
it	O
interesting	O
that	O
public	O
domain	O
titles	O
had	O
functionality	O
to	O
view	O
them	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
scanned	O
version	O
-	O
with	O
the	O
original	O
type	O
,	O
page	O
numbering	O
and	O
even	O
library	O
stamps	O
and	O
marginalia	O
,	O
basically	O
photographs	O
of	O
the	O
printed	O
pages	O
"	O
and	O
also	O
as	O
"	O
searchable	O
"	O
flowing	O
text	O
,	O
"	O
rendered	O
by	O
optical	B-Application
character	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miller	O
also	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
eBookstore	O
was	O
not	O
easy	O
to	O
search	O
,	O
"	O
an	O
irony	O
considering	O
that	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
empire	O
was	O
built	O
on	O
search	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
criticized	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
for	O
being	O
"	O
poor	O
"	O
and	O
seemingly	O
"	O
devised	O
by	O
people	O
who	O
know	O
next	O
to	O
nothing	O
about	O
the	O
book	O
trade	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
praised	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
decision	O
to	O
incorporate	O
reader	O
reviews	O
from	O
Goodreads	B-Application
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
helps	O
,	O
as	O
these	O
are	O
often	O
more	O
thoughtful	O
than	O
the	O
average	O
Amazon	B-Application
reader	O
review	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
again	O
criticizing	O
the	O
"	O
related	O
books	O
"	O
section	O
for	O
bad	O
suggestions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
praised	O
that	O
Google	B-Application
had	O
formed	O
partnerships	O
with	O
independent	O
bookstores	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
way	O
to	O
support	O
neighborhood	O
bookstores	O
and	O
it	O
also	O
allows	O
Google	B-Operating_System
eBookstore	I-Operating_System
customers	O
to	O
partake	O
of	O
the	O
expertise	O
of	O
people	O
whose	O
life	O
's	O
work	O
is	O
connecting	O
readers	O
with	O
the	O
right	O
books.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
May	O
2014	O
review	O
,	O
Riley	O
Dennis	O
of	O
MakeUseOf	O
wrote	O
that	O
"	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
has	O
been	O
expanding	O
its	O
reach	O
to	O
all	O
forms	O
of	O
media	O
recently	O
,	O
and	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
is	O
one	O
section	O
that	O
has	O
noticeably	O
improved	O
and	O
is	O
now	O
a	O
genuine	O
contender	O
to	O
the	O
eReading	O
competition	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dennis	O
praised	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
personal	O
ebooks	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
buying	O
them	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
it	O
makes	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
"	O
a	O
great	O
universal	O
eReader	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
he	O
complimented	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
Android	I-Application
app	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
"	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
delight	O
to	O
read	O
on	O
,	O
from	O
the	O
refreshingly	O
simple	O
interface	O
to	O
the	O
customizable	O
and	O
smooth	O
reading	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
page-turning	O
animation	O
was	O
"	O
delightful	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
realistic	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
smooth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
writing	O
about	O
different	O
forms	O
of	O
customization	O
options	O
available	O
,	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
margins	O
ca	O
n't	O
be	O
changed	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
criticized	O
the	O
website	O
interface	O
for	O
lacking	O
several	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dennis	O
concluded	O
his	O
review	O
by	O
writing	O
:	O
"	O
Play	B-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
solid	O
eReading	O
app	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
room	O
for	O
growth.	O
"	O
</s>
