Linking iBooks Author to Google Earth?

Hi,
I can link to Googlemaps from iBooks Author simply by inserting a link into IBA*. Please can anyone tell me how to link to GoogleEarth to acheive similar results?
*BTW with this method the iPad/iBooks sometimes goes directly to Googlemaps, and sometimes it goes via Safari first and only after switches to Googlemaps... Bonus prize for anyone who can tell me why that is? and how to set it up so it just goes straight to Googlemaps?
Many thanks for your help,
DM
iPad New / Macbook Pro 2.4 / OSX 10.7.4

Thanks,
I had seen this widget before, and it works quite well - but still I find the way IBA handles widgets very clunky.
I'm looking for the reader to interect with online maps/earth directly.
Thanks for trying though, I'm sure this will help somebody,
DM

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