What exactly is Google Print (BETA)?

Google's mission is to provide access to all the world's information and make it universally useful and accessible. It turns out that not all the world's information is already on the Internet, so Google has been experimenting with a number of publishers to test their content online. During this trial, publishers' content is hosted by Google and is ranked in our search results according to the same technology we use to evaluate websites.

On Google Print pages, we provide links to some popular book sellers that may offer the full versions of these publications for sale. Book seller links are not paid for by those sites, nor does Google benefit if you make a purchase from one of these retailers. In addition, these pages show contextually-targeted AdWords ads that are served through the Google AdSense program. During the initial phase of this beta test, advertisers will not be charged for clicks they receive on these pages, and neither Google nor the publishers with whom we work profit from these ads.

How can I tell if a result is part of Google Print or part of another website?

Pages that are part of the Google Print program are identified with print.google.com/print at the beginning of their URLs and have an "About Google Print" link at the bottom of each page. These pages are also clearly marked in Google's search results with a [BOOK - BETA] tag as noted in the following example.

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