Google Print compromise?

One question we didn't ask about the Google Print project - wouldn't it be possible for Google to distribute some of the earnings they generate from the Google Print project amongst the authors (or other copyright holders)? They'll know from the traffic stats how often each book gets used, though there are potentially significant direct and administrative costs associated with such a scheme. And Google is a business - an externalizing machine in the same way that the shark is a killing machine...

That needs a lot more thought on the practicalities.