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Short Take: Amazon launches specialty feature

Online retailer Amazon.com today introduced a specialty feature on its site titled Purchase Circles to benefit customers while they're searching for books, music, or videos. With the new tool--which categorizes the purchasing preferences of Amazon's 10.7-million customer base--buyers can browse the bestseller lists of targeted groups across the country. The groups are organized as companies, education, geography, and government, among others.

Stefanie Olsen Staff writer, CNET News
Stefanie Olsen covers technology and science.
Stefanie Olsen
Online retailer today introduced a specialty feature on its site titled Purchase Circles to benefit customers while they're searching for books, music, or videos. With the new tool--which categorizes the purchasing preferences of Amazon's 10.7-million customer base--buyers can browse the bestseller lists of targeted groups across the country. The groups are organized as companies, education, geography, and government, among others.