Google/Amazon a duopoly in the e-book market? Sarnoff says it’s possible

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By Paul Biba

From that most excellent web publication, ars technica. See the rest here:

Richard Sarnoff, chairman of the Association of American Publishers, speculated last week that the landmark Google Book Search settlement could create a duopoly in the electronic books market. Speaking at Princeton University’s Center for Information Technology Policy, Sarnoff noted that Amazon currently dominates the market for downloadable e-books. He said that the settlement “forces Google to become a provider of electronic books with a different business model” in direct competition with Amazon. And he said that some aspects of the massive settlement would be “difficult to replicate” for Google’s competitors.

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