All published authors can apply to receive payments from Google under the agreement with the courts. Google is settling a class-action lawsuit involving copyright infringement from its program to digitize all U.S. books.
If you have a book published on or before January 5, 2009, register your book(s) here:
http://www.googlebookssettlement.com
If you do not find your books listed, you can add them yourself at the Google Settlement site using the ISBN number.
Deadline: January 5, 2010
Here’s an FAQ.