Yes, they have been hiring people (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/google-hires-ebay-veteran-for-new-commerce-position/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2

Yes, they have been hiring people (http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/google-hires-ebay-veteran-for-new-commerce-position/ http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/02/16/google-hires-ebay-v...) and launching products in the space (http://www.boutiques.com/ http://www.boutiques.com/). Also Google ebook Store has also been launched now. I expect we are going to see more from them.