The 28th was the last day to decide if you wanted to opt out of the Google Book Settlement.  If you did nothing, by the terms of the settlement, you are automatically “opted” in.

Here are some links we hope might help.

• SFWA’s official position on the Google Book Settlement
• Google Book Settlement website
• The Google Book Settlement’s FAQ
• A series of slides explaining the settlement in thumbnail fashion.
• A more indepth video series on the Settlement
• A collection of links and an explanation of some of the legal issues
• A two page overview of the Settlement by the Authors Guild, in pdf
• The amended settlement, pdf
• The Authors Guild
• Open Book Alliance
• The Public Index has a very good overview and a series of links.
• Posts on SFWA about the Google Book Settlement