New treasure trove of video game materials now online thanks to print.google.com

Google has made a bunch of books available online through print.google.com, and many of them are related to video games. For instance, searching for "video games" brought up this title by classic "how to parent" authority Dr. Spock. We were able to click directly to page 472 of the book and find his opinion on games and their effects on children.

Other interesting books found in a quick search:

• Mind Hacks: "Improve Visual Attention Through Video Games"

• Cases in Contemporary Strategy Analysis: "As summer 2002 approached, the world video games industry was moving into a period of expectancy and uncertainty."

• Seeing Differently: Insights on Innovation: "By keeping its added value high and everyone else's low, Nintendo was able to capture a giant slice of a largish pie."

• Video Games: "A brief history of video games, from Pac-Man to Pokemon"

If you find a cool games book there, let us know. This is a gold mine of information and we hope that Google is able to win its legal battles against those who would rather Google not do this.