would be nice if they had some downloadable format.....do u think they have an api available so someone could create their own google ebook reader? I'll look into it. thanks for the heads up tho. but i refuse to read the books through the browser....if their stored in the cloud as opposed to downloadable, someone has to be able to access that...tho i do wonder how such an app would facilitate acquisition of paid books....maybe a login process and u buy the books thru the browser then view them thru the viewer?