Bookshelf

>> About this app Bookshelf app uses Google Book Service to provide you a fast and intuitive access to books of your interest. When you input a text query (e.g. Einstein, London, Python, Mekong River...), the app would search and show a grid of books in pictures (the front covers of the books) corresponding to query content. By clicking a book picture you can get some important information such as book titles, authors' name, publishers, year of publication, a short introduction of publisher. If you are interest in a specific book, you can click on the text "More information" to move to Google Books site with wide variety of information of this book. >> How to use the app > Open the app to get in Search Screen, where you can input a text query (one or more words), then click Search icon to begin searching. When searching and retrieving books finish, a grid of books are shown on another screen, titled "Bookshelf: Book Images". > From Book Images screen, you can choose either to make other queries by clicking Arrow Back icon or Home icon on Task bar to return Search screen, or to open a Book Preview screen in the app by clicking on a book picture. Furthermore, you can open Google Books sites by clicking the text "More information" at the end of Book Preview screen to get more information of the book you are interested in. >> Notes > When you click "More information", the app redirect to Google services: books.google.com/books or play.google.com/books to show you more information about the book. Therefore, it's noteworthy to review Google Privacy Policy and Google Terms of Use of the services if you have something unclear about them. > Opening a lot of book preview tabs at the same time could slow down your device. So, remember to close tabs which you are not intended to view more.