Lightning in a Bottle

Amazon.com has disabled the print function of their new search mechanism. (See “Searching the Amazon.com” on Oct. 23 in the archive at www.psesd.org/weblogs/edtech/archives/2003_10.html.) This new search option searches the full text of 150,000 books, as well as the title and author name. The pages with the desired text can then be viewed on the screen. Originally, the text could be printed as well, but some authors complained about this option, worrying that that the ability to print some kinds of information (for instance, recipes or hotel recommendations) would cost book sales.

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