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Random House is reportedly considering joining Google's publishing partner program, which means its book may wind up searchable on Google Book Search. As recently as 2005, Random House participated in a lawsuit against Google hoping to cease the scanning of copyrighted material without explicit consent from the publisher.
Only two years later, however, Google's partnership program has expanded to over 10,000 publishers and 27 academic reference libraries. The program's proven ability to boost book sales of back-listed titles resulted in Random House engaging in "periodic constructive conversations with Google on issues of mutual relevance." An incredibly descriptive and insightful statement from a protector of English literary brilliance!
A partnership with Google also allows Random House to enjoy the enhanced browsing features recently added to Book Search.