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Next we come to the individual search results themselves. In most cases,

either the cover or first page of the book will be displayed to the left of the
record. The text portion of the record will start with the title of the book.
Clicking on either the image or the title will take you to either the preview of
the book (if available) or the “About this book” page.
The next line contains the name of the author (hyperlinked for an author
search), the publication year, number of pages, and preview link if available.
This is then followed by a brief two- to three-line description or excerpt from
the book. With newer books, this is typically taken from the dust jacket copy.
Please note that not all of this information will be available for all records.
The final line of a result provides us with a “More editions” link (if available),
and an “Add to my library” link, which we discuss further later in this chapter.
The “More editions” link will take you to a page that presents you with
other editions of the same title. For example, you might receive listings for
hardcover and paperback editions of the same title. More historical items
might provide you with listings for editions from many different publishers,
containing not only the same basic text but also additional writings by the
same author and/or forewords or afterwords by other authors.

The Book Search Results Options and Tools

As with most other Google search results screens, you have access to context-
sensitive filtering options in the panel above your search results. If you would
like to expand your search to other types of content besides Books, you can
switch to see results such as Images or News. To see all types of content,
choose “Web.”
Click “Search tools” for the book-specific filters. The following pull-down
menus will appear below the content options.

The first section limits the source of content returned.

• Any books
This default option shows you all results.

• Preview available
Limits your results to only books with available preview content.

• Google eBooks
Limits your results to only content available through the commercial
side of Google Books (pay or free).

• Free Google eBooks

Limits your results to only books available for free through the commer-
cial side of Google Books.