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May. 23, 2008 at 11:21am by Danny Sullivan
Microsoft Burns Book Search - Lacks "High Consumer Intent"
Wow. Earlier this month, I heard Microsoft execs highlight Live Search Books as a key advance they were doing in search. Today, news that the site along with Live Search Academic are being closed next week, since they lack the "high consumer intent" that Microsoft is now focusing on. So...
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Oct. 22, 2007 at 8:31am by Greg Sterling
The Politics of Book Search: Some Research Libraries Decline to Offer Books to Microsoft, Google
An article in the New York Times today explores the "book search" initiatives at Google and Microsoft and the resistance of some research libraries to participating. The reason cited is that both search providers are asking for exclusivity: "Libraries that agree to work with Google must agree to a set...
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Jun. 1, 2007 at 8:36am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft Adds In-Copyright Books & New Features To Live Search Books
Today Microsoft announced that they have added in-copyright books to Live Search Books. Microsoft said they have only included books that their publishing partners have given permission to include. In addition, Live Search Books upgraded their design to enable two pane browsing of books. On the left pane are book...
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Mar. 6, 2007 at 10:11am by Danny Sullivan
Dissecting Microsoft Slams At Google As Copyright Infringer
Last October, Microsoft's Steve Ballmer gave us a taste of how Microsoft was going to position Google as a copyright leech. Today, Microsoft launched a full-out assault on the company. Google deserves some of this, no doubt. But the idea as Microsoft as some altruistic copyright savior deserves some critical...
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Dec. 6, 2006 at 8:29am by Barry Schwartz
Microsoft Releases Live Search Books Beta
The Live Search Blog announced that Microsoft released a beta named Live Search Books this morning. Plus they enhanced Live Search Academic by adding millions of new articles, plus indexing theses, dissertations, and books within these disciplines....
