[WEB4LIB] Sample pages at Amazon

[Thomas Dowling]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jenny Levine" <levinej at sls.lib.il.us>

>     Amazon has made some changes to the books section of their Web site
that
> allow you to view sample pages of titles...

>     Looks like they scooped libraries again and are offering another
service
> that we should be integrating into our catalogs.

Arguably.  For some books.  In some catalogs.  IMO, it takes a back seat
to serious revisions to most catalogs' search capabilities,
customizability (by both the library and the user), and user interfaces.


Thomas Dowling
OhioLINK - Ohio Library and Information Network
tdowling at ohiolink.edu