"Presses have had online previews and PDFs of sample chapters, tables of contents, and sometimes entire books on their websites for years. The HathiTrust partnership is something entirely new that takes into account the actual pursuit of broad dissemination of scholarly information. Security restrictions are in place to protect the integrity of the product, but with HathiTrust, a full-view of the material is there, it's searchable and manageable, and it's available to anyone with access to the Trust. 1,000 titles are being loaded for open viewing in the Trust, and the number will continue to grow. If you want to either search for or happen to come across Michigan Press books, you can view these open titles onscreen anywhere, anytime, and if you decide that you are interested in purchasing either a print or digital version of the book, a 'buy' link will appear for titles available for sale, permitting a quick and convenient order. This is just one of the many avenues we're pursuing to allow today's readers to virtually locate and 'flip through' a book to see if it meets their needs and interests – and if it does, to make it equally convenient to order it online.
—Phil Pochoda, Director of the University of Michigan Press