Search Briefs: Amazon says no to Google info request; Customized Search From Optevi And Microsoft

+ Amazon says no to Google for info

+ Google Offers a Bunch of Scary Stories for Halloween via Google Books
Note: Many of these books are also available FREE via the World eBook Fair that is free this month. All of the books are delivered via PDF. Here’s Dracula (1897 version via eBook Fair), Google version. Google also offers “other editions of a book” in limited preview. What’s interesting is the search string Google creates for these searches. Strings that I don’t think the typical searcher will be creating. Here’s the same book (limited previews via Amazon Search Inside the Book).

+ Customized Search From Optevi And Microsoft (via SEW Blog)
See Also: More on Custom Search Tools

+ Yahoo Adds NOODP Support & Weather Report Update

+ Will Google click fraud increase with Custom Search Engines? (via ZDNet)

+ Yahoo Updates Toolbar and Bookmarks (via SearchDay)