Authors Guild Asks For $750 For Every Book Google Scans; While Google Points Out That There's No Evidence Of Any Harm

As the Authors Guild and Google fight for summary judgment in the case over the legality of its book scanning, the authors have asked for $750 per book. As I write this, their actual filing is not available yet, though I imagine it will be soon and I'll add it here. On the face of it, $750 per book is insanity. I doubt anyone at all thinks that $750 per book scanned is a "reasonable" number. However, in some ways, the Authors Guild is probably thinking that it's being generous in suggesting such a deal.