it was a mere 3-6 months ago that i was informing people here that their scraping of the google books would cause google to become too conservative in displaying scans. it's annoying when people tune out warnings. but it is even _more_ annoying when they act _surprised_ when the consequences show up!
um, yes, bruce, google is being overly cautious. your scan-scraper script is one main reason why. and your catalog is _another_ main reason why... of not quite the magnitude of publisher suits, granted, but big enough to be "main" reasons. so take a look in the mirror, buddy. and we cannot ignore the fact that _scrapers_ are the ones currently spooking publisher fear. their "hackers-will-just-grab the-whole-book" nightmare is tinged in reality when they see you. so you can act all surprised if you want, upon discovering that your actions have consequences. but all the people who have been reading this list know that _i_told_you_so_. and you didn't listen... -bowerbird