Supplemental Notification of Authors and Publishers About Google Book Search Settlement Begins Today

NEW YORK, December 14 - Distribution of the Supplemental Notice in the Google Book Search
Settlement is now taking place. The Supplemental Notice summarizes the
principal changes from the Original Settlement to the Amended Settlement. The
Court overseeing the case preliminarily approved the Amended Settlement, and
approved the Supplemental Notice, on November 19, 2009.

Please visit www.googlebooksettlement.com for detailed
information, including the Supplemental Notice and revised key dates. The
website is available in 36 languages.

The Court will hold a hearing on whether to grant final approval of the
Amended Settlement on February 18, 2010.

Counsel for Author Sub-Class, Michael J. Boni and Joanne Zack of Boni & Zack LLC, Bala Cynwyd, PA, +1-610-822-0200, bookclaims at bonizack.com; or Counsel for Publisher Sub-Class, Jeffrey P. Cunard and Bruce P. Keller of Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY, +1-212-909-6000, bookclaims at debevoise.com