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In response to "#amazonfail kinda makes we love the internet, as much as I don't like (or at least don't get) Web 2.0 -- nm" by ty97

It's amazing how quickly this happened. I saw the first mention at 11 AM. 12 hours later, Amazon is already turtling. -- nm

Posted by Mauer++ (aka David) Apr 12 '09, 20:02

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Well once it was discovered anyway, apparently this is about 2 months in the making. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 20:04 8
- While I think the whole business is really stupid, I don't get what's achieved by getting them off the sales lists. -- nm - celedhring Apr 12, 20:05 7
  - They're also harder to find using the search. You can't search for them overall, only specifically within the "book" section. - Qale Apr 12, 20:09
  - What's getting lost a bit in this is that searches don't work either, or don't work properly. You know what you get if you search on 'homosexuality' - ty97 Apr 12, 20:08 5
    - A book that HAS a sales ranking too. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 20:10
    - or if you search for Lady Chatterly's Lover - Callisto, Monster Apr 12, 20:10 2
      - If you search for Dan Brown, you get a thirty five page essay on why you shouldn't be searching for him. -- nm - Qale Apr 12, 20:11 1
        
        If you search for Twilight, Stephen King comes to your house and punches you in the face. -- nm - Reagen Apr 12, 21:01
    - Yeah, that's a big deal indeed. -- nm - celedhring Apr 12, 20:09

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