The number of technical papers accelerated. 技术论文的数量增加了。
Although there was no preexisting patent or technical paper, it gave Amazon an exclusive right to a practice that was widely used in the software industry at the time. 虽然之前找不到既有的专利或是技术论文，这项专利让亚马逊网路书店得以专属实施一项当时软体业已经广泛使用的技巧。
