Just when you thought the Google v/s Yahoo/MSN fight was getting hot with Google encroaching into free email services.. in comes Amazon!
Amazon just launched a beta search engine called A9. It isn't competing with Google (for now at least!)- in fact it uses Google internally for web searches. What is does is turn its 'Search Inside the Book (TM)' into a bona-fide search functionality. It also remembers previous searches and has neat adjustable columns too. More reasons to use A9 are here.
[Update: April 15 1:36 PM] John Battelle has posted a very good review of A9, and what it means for Amazon & Google.
Posted by vivek at April 15, 2004 12:06 AM | TrackBack