Google Enters the E-Textbook Game

While Apple (AAPL) and its iBookstore wait for the DOJ to finalize its punishment in the wake of an e-book price fixing conviction, Google (GOOG) is swooping in to take on the company in the growing e-textbook market. This fall, Google Play will be joining Amazon (AMZN), Barnes & Noble (BKS) and Apple - along with a bevy of smaller players - in offering college and high school students a digital alternative to those 10 pound paper textbooks.