Amazon as Search Tool

Bibliofuture writes “Slate has an interesting article, “The Best Search Idea Since Google: How Amazon can make money from books you already own.”

The author mentions how Amazon’s new “Search Inside” feature can be used to search not only books one might consider buying, but also those one already owns.
The full story.

Is your current OPAC so lousey that you find yourself at amazon.com to find correct titles for books?
Would you consider turning to amazon.com to see the contents of a book before looking on shelf for a patron?