AmazonFail
As I'm sure most of you have found out by now, Amazon.com has decided to be a raging bitch. Thanks to my flist, I am in the know - and by that, I mean that I've discovered some of my favorite fantasy authors have had their books targeted.
For more information:
http://markprobst.livejournal.com/15293.html
Smartbitchestrashybooks has also decided to take up the fight with a (kickass) google bomb!
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/amazon-rank/
On the sbtb site, there should be 2 petitions (in the comments for that entry). I encourage all of you to sign either or both.
Utter, willful, stupidity should not be accepted.
ETA: So yes, about 3 hours after I posted, I stumbled upon new information. About "The Glitch." Whether or not the suspicious focus on GLBT books was purposeful, I'm still annoyed that some dimwit decided to test out such a faulty system (if it was, indeed, a Glitch). The fact that educational GLBT books were de-ranked while books teaching parents how to prevent homosexuality remained up still reeks of something to me.
For more information:
http://markprobst.livejournal.com/15293.html
Smartbitchestrashybooks has also decided to take up the fight with a (kickass) google bomb!
http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/index.php/weblog/comments/amazon-rank/
On the sbtb site, there should be 2 petitions (in the comments for that entry). I encourage all of you to sign either or both.
Utter, willful, stupidity should not be accepted.
ETA: So yes, about 3 hours after I posted, I stumbled upon new information. About "The Glitch." Whether or not the suspicious focus on GLBT books was purposeful, I'm still annoyed that some dimwit decided to test out such a faulty system (if it was, indeed, a Glitch). The fact that educational GLBT books were de-ranked while books teaching parents how to prevent homosexuality remained up still reeks of something to me.