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May 31, 2005
It's war: Google v. Amazon begins . . .
by Dennis Johnson
The controversial Google Print project has gone live with a new search page dedicated exclusively to books “even as it deals with growing concerns over its Google Print for Library initiative,” according to a brief Publishers Weekly report. As the PW report notes, “the move puts Google one step closer toward competing with Amazon in the online bookselling world.”
Dennis Johnson is the founder of MobyLives, and the co-founder and co-publisher of Melville House.
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