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[Paul Jones <pjones AT metalab.unc.edu>]

i've tried this at
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/10197021/002-9174955-3948066
very impressive. 
searching for the odd author's name, say marchionini, ora unique words, say 
ibiblio, gives some interesting cites.

AMAZON'S NEW 'SEARCH INSIDE THE BOOK' FEATURE 

Amazon.com has announced a new feature called "Search Inside the Book"  
that is making the text of 120,000 books (more than 33 million pages)
fully searchable at no charge. The feature makes it possible to scan a
database for the word or phrase entered by a visitor to Amazon's site for
each relevant portion of a searchable book. The pages that are found can
be read onscreen and printed but not copied or downloaded. University of
Washington computer scientist Oren Etzioni says: "It's an impressive feat
-- a bold concept, coupled with nice execution and clear business
thinking. This really shows Amazon is a technology company, not innovating
just with things like free shipping but putting something out there that's
brand new."

(Seattle Post-Intelligencer 24 Oct 2003)
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/mercurynews/business/7092377.htm

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