google books now more accessible

Google today launched a new feature, text-mode, for Google Books that makes the service more accessible for users that are visually impaired. Currently the books available in text-mode are those under the public domain, which are also downloadable in PDF format.

Since the text-mode is still in its early stage, the image-mode is the default option, to switch to the text-mode, you will need to click on the “View plain text” link on the sidebar at right.

To better the service, they will need to reformat the text. I can barely read a page without feeling dizzy.