Google Book Search: Still no Amazon in the Display Department

September 29, 2007 | 10:25 am

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By David Rothman

Google Book Search is looking more bookshelfish than ever—with displays of randomly selected covers. But I’m still waiting for user-optimized displays a la Amazon. Google is already reading my e-mail to choose which ads to display there. Can’t the results show in GBS displays? More at Google Blogscoped and Publishers Weekly.

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Google Book Search: Still no Amazon in the Display Department

September 29, 2007 | 10:25 am

By David Rothman

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