Bertelsmann's Random House getting into bed with the well hung Google

The world's biggest book publisher Random House, is getting into bed with the World's biggest web searcher, Google. Random House has always held out but it looks like Google will finally get the publishing company to hop in the sack to make beautiful book scans together. The two parties are talking to one another about the less controversial part of Google 's book-scanning project, its partner program, sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters at this week's Frankfurt Book Fair But it looks like Random House is the only one kissing and telling while Google has nothing to say. When asked this week whether the parties were close to an agreement, a Random House spokesman said: "Random House continues to have periodic constructive conversations with Google on issues of mutual relevance." Google declined to comment. Google, Random House Move Closer on Book Search [eWeek]