Literary agents attack Google's book plans

A contentious deal that would give Google huge sway in the growing market for digitized books has come under fire from leading literary agents in Britain, one of the world's biggest publishing centers. The 21 agents - representing classic and contemporary authors from DH Lawrence to Hilary Mantel, winner this week of the UK's Booker Prize - claim the agreement is unfair to their clients and should be redrawn by a deadline of next month.