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eBooks: Google As Independent Bookstores' Ally?

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First Posted: 06/30/10 08:23 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 05:55 PM ET

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The New York Times:

Independent bookstores were battered first by discount chains like Barnes & Noble, then by superefficient Web retailers like Amazon.com.

Now the electronic book age is dawning. With this latest challenge, these stores will soon have a new ally: the search giant Google.

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Independent bookstores were battered first by discount chains like Barnes & Noble, then by superefficient Web retailers like Amazon.com. Now the electronic book age is dawning. With this latest chal...
Independent bookstores were battered first by discount chains like Barnes & Noble, then by superefficient Web retailers like Amazon.com. Now the electronic book age is dawning. With this latest chal...
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