diff --git a/shelfmark/metadata_providers/googlebooks.py b/shelfmark/metadata_providers/googlebooks.py
index 72929d28..86b8174a 100644
--- a/shelfmark/metadata_providers/googlebooks.py
+++ b/shelfmark/metadata_providers/googlebooks.py
@@ -158,10 +158,11 @@ class GoogleBooksProvider(MetadataProvider):
         query = "+".join(query_parts)
 
         # Build request params
+        page_size = min(options.limit, 40)  # Google max is 40
         params: dict[str, Any] = {
             "q": query,
-            "maxResults": min(options.limit, 40),  # Google max is 40
-            "startIndex": (options.page - 1) * options.limit,
+            "maxResults": page_size,
+            "startIndex": (options.page - 1) * page_size,
             "printType": "books",  # Exclude magazines
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/metadata/test_googlebooks_parse.py b/tests/metadata/test_googlebooks_parse.py
index 9557e724..2a7ad661 100644
--- a/tests/metadata/test_googlebooks_parse.py
+++ b/tests/metadata/test_googlebooks_parse.py
@@ -39,6 +39,15 @@ class _FlakyGoogleBooksSession:
         )
 
 
+class _RecordingGoogleBooksSession:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.params = []
+
+    def get(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.params.append(dict(kwargs["params"]))
+        return _GoogleBooksResponse({"items": []})
+
+
 def test_googlebooks_search_does_not_cache_request_failures():
     get_metadata_cache().clear()
     provider = GoogleBooksProvider(api_key="test-key")
@@ -54,6 +63,33 @@ def test_googlebooks_search_does_not_cache_request_failures():
     assert [book.title for book in result] == ["Recovered Book"]
 
 
+def test_googlebooks_pages_tile_when_limit_exceeds_api_maximum():
+    get_metadata_cache().clear()
+    provider = GoogleBooksProvider(api_key="test-key")
+    session = _RecordingGoogleBooksSession()
+    provider.session = session
+
+    for page in (1, 2):
+        provider.search(MetadataSearchOptions(query="Dune", limit=50, page=page))
+
+    first, second = session.params
+    assert first["maxResults"] == 40
+    assert first["startIndex"] == 0
+    assert second["startIndex"] == first["startIndex"] + first["maxResults"]
+
+
+def test_googlebooks_page_stride_follows_limit_below_api_maximum():
+    get_metadata_cache().clear()
+    provider = GoogleBooksProvider(api_key="test-key")
+    session = _RecordingGoogleBooksSession()
+    provider.session = session
+
+    provider.search(MetadataSearchOptions(query="Dune", limit=25, page=3))
+
+    assert session.params[0]["maxResults"] == 25
+    assert session.params[0]["startIndex"] == 50
+
+
 class TestGoogleBooksParseVolume:
     def test_parse_volume_returns_metadata_for_valid_payload(self):
         provider = GoogleBooksProvider(api_key="test-key")