The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 43, October 26, 2003, Article 7

AMAZON BOOK SEARCH FEATURE

  The Mercury News of San Jose, CA, published an article
  about a new search feature at online bookseller Amazon.com:

  "Call it a Google for books: Amazon's latest feature allows
  readers to search millions of pages online to browse before
  they buy.

  The question now is whether they will buy after they browse.

  The nimble search engine unveiled by mammoth online retailer
  Amazon.com makes 120,000 of its books -- or 33 million
  pages -- fully searchable for free. When the reader types in a
  word or phrase, the ``Search Inside the Book'' technology
  will call up every reference in each book, along with the page
  numbers. Readers can also call up the two pages before and
  after, if they sign in and provide a credit card number, which
  is not charged unless they buy.

  The feature is already drawing rave reviews from librarians
  and researchers.

  ``This is a really great feature for the public,'' said Mary
  McGrath, librarian at the Redwood City Public Library.
  ``It crosses over into being a real reference tool. Definitely
  a value add.''

  To read the entire article, see:
  http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7101399.htm

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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