ANOTHER BIBLIO-COUP FOR AMAZON 上市 Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 6, Number 51, November 30, 2003, Article 17
ANOTHER BIBLIO-COUP FOR AMAZON
Asylum editor Tom Fort writes: "I thought the following
article in The Independent might be of interest to readers:
http://news.independent.co.uk/digital/news/story.jsp?story=467027[The article describes the latest milestone in Amazon.com's
quest to expand their book search capabilities This deal doesn't
seem to expand the searching of text WITHIN books, but it
may make more titles available. Here are some excerpts
from the article. -Editor]"The online retailer Amazon has stormed the fusty world of
antiquarian booksellers by acquiring the rights to the British
Library's unique back catalogue, dragging the buying and
selling of rare and out-of-print books into the dotcom age.""The deal gives Amazon the right to use the British Library's
bibliographic catalogue, which contains 2.55 million books.
Crucially it includes 1.7 million produced before the
introduction in 1970 of the International Standard Book
Number (ISBN), a 10-character code that uniquely identifies
any modern book.Amazon will open a new online market where buyers and
sellers can strike deals for some of the world's most expensive
literary creations. Robert Frew, vice-president of the
Antiquarian Book Association, whose members' stomping
ground include the bookshops of Charing Cross Road and
Great Russell Street in central London, said the news would
almost certainly mean greater pressure on those with real
shopfronts."- 2003-11-30
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