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Amazon’s “Search Inside the Book” Discussed on NPR
As ResourceShelf mentioned last Thursday and you’ve probably read about elsewhere, Amazon’s Search Inside the Book” service is getting plenty of press attention. Yesterday, the service was discussed on National Public Radio’s “Day to Day” program. From the NPR site, Amazon.com is now allowing potential book buyers to sample large parts of any given volume through a new service called “Search Inside the Book.” Is it a service, or a scam? NPR’s Karen Grigsby Bates talks with an Amazon representative and a critic of the new service. The segment runs about 4.5 minutes.
