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richard sarnoff has expressed some concerns about the google book search settlement proposal's eventual effects on the marketplace for digital books - http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/02/publisher-speculates-about-a mazongoogle-e-book-duopoly.ars "Richard Sarnoff, chairman of the Association of American Publishers, speculated last week that the landmark Google Book Search settlement could create a duopoly in the electronic books market. Speaking at Princeton University's Center for Information Technology Policy, Sarnoff noted that Amazon currently dominates the market for downloadable e-books. He said that the settlement "forces Google to become a provider of electronic books with a different business model" in direct competition with Amazon. And he said that some aspects of the massive settlement would be "difficult to replicate" for Google's competitors."