Got the following response to my second message:
Hello Tom,
Thank you for your reply. I have reviewed the screenshot you provided,
and it appears that you were unable to sign up for a Google Book Search
account using your Gmail address. As I mentioned previously, technical
issues are currently preventing partners from signing up for Google Book
Search accounts with their existing Google accounts. As we work to resolve
this issue, please feel free to sign up for a Google Book Search account
using an email address that was not created with Gmail. I apologize for
any inconvenience this may cause.
My response:
As far as I can tell, the only options you are given are to use an
existing Google account or signup for a new one:
1) I have an email address and password I already use with Google
services like Adwords, Gmail, Orkut, or the personalized home page.
2) I do not use these other services. I would like to create a new
Google Account.
screenshot:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/Neither option worked for me. Is there another option that I am missing?
Thanks,
Tom
Still unable to signup. And it doesn't look like anyone else has been able to either. Wonder how long this has been going on. Will probably end up being banned as a nuisance before the problem gets resolved.
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