Good friend of mine said his company invented the book preview and had tons of publisher relationships due to their service for public libraries and preview sni

Good friend of mine said his company invented the book preview and had tons of publisher relationships due to their service for public libraries and preview snippets. They sat in a meeting with Amazon executives early 2000s - allegedly similar story. They were first offered a partnership then Amazon canceled all talks after getting a good grip on the business and launched their version shortly thereafter.