So I saw this in development a few months ago and am delighted to see that from tomorrow (Thursday 6th December 2006) you will be able to search non-copyright books from the comfort of your sofa. In resume we have taken works from the following:
The BBC have picked up on this and written a tidy little article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6213260.stm
Looks like books from the Oxford University will be appearing soon!
Enjoy!