The Wall Street Journal offers some confirmation of the schedule for Google Editions:
Google Inc. plans to begin selling digital books in late June or July, a company official said Tuesday, throwing the search giant into a battle that already involves Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Barnes & Noble Inc.
Google has been discussing its vision for distributing books online for several years and for months has been evangelizing about its new service, called Google Editions. The company is hoping to distinguish Google Editions in the marketplace by allowing users to access books from a broad range of websites using an array of devices, unlike rivals that are focused on proprietary devices and software.
Kindle came out of the gates strong, Apple's eye-candy and design aesthetics has transformed the market with the iPad, but Google Editions is the real wildcard in my opinion...with the potential to revolutionise how books are purchased and accessed.