Google Book Editions and a 'New World Order' in Book Publishing

Using a memorable and somewhat ominous phrase, Oxford University’s Evan Schnittman said the book publishing world is facing a 'new world order,' or a trio of giant companies—Amazon, Google and Apple—collectively responsible for about $75 billion out of the $90 billion in global books sales and making plans that will forever change the way we find, buy and read books. Schnittman’s comments were made at "The Book on Google: Is the Future of Publishing in the Cloud," a panel discussion held as part of Publishers Weekly’s Think Future discussion series and sponsored by the Book Industry Study Group.