http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/04/14/yeah-ok-but Comments On: Yeah, OK, But... by Christopher Frizzelle en-us Copyright 2009 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:01 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:15:00 -0800 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Jigae]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 16:27:59 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Christopher Frizzelle]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:59:57 -0700 The Stranger Posted by infrequent]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:18:45 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Vlad]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:47:04 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jigae]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:05:35 -0700 The Stranger
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive…
Posted by David from Chicago]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:00:21 -0700 The Stranger Posted by fuck you]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 09:23:51 -0700 The Stranger
Like Walmart -- smart economists, is there a word for a business that has so much control over a market that they come to drive and control related industries?

I think what the incident proves is how dangerous monopolistic power is and why it makes sense to support Sony's eReader or other alternatives to the Kindle. If Amazon has a complete stranglehold on eBooks, which mights be the only kind of book in the not too distant future... well, then we have a problem. This was our wake up call.
Posted by Jigae]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:34:23 -0700 The Stranger Amazon is a willing tool of Religious Right Homophobic Bigots!
It is a vast conspiracy to oppress gays!!
Everyone is OUT TO GET US!!!
Posted by credulous slog regular HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:20:00 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Simac]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:09:03 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Jon Brock]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 08:04:09 -0700 The Stranger
As far as Amazon driving out the small bookstores and killing the publishers, that's the nature of the world. If it hadn't been Amazon it would have been someone else. Just be glad it happened here in Seattle.
Posted by Catalina Vel-DuRay]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:26:48 -0700 The Stranger
A fine point, bravo. I'm going to stop jerking off to internet porn and go save the world's children. Thanks for helping me see "the way".
Posted by cw]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:45:59 -0700 The Stranger Posted by :)]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:26:45 -0700 The Stranger Posted by trstr]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:14:45 -0700 The Stranger
My response to their original "glitch" message:

Original message: ---- CUSTOMER: Jill ----------COMM ID:buhwbbyf3476826925EMAIL: singingcynic@hotmail.comCOMMENTS: Until you publicly explain how a "glitch" caused such a problem, I am afraid I will still have to delete my wedding registry and my amazon.com account. Please do so immediately.

Their reply:

Hello, This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection. It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles - in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon's main product search. Many books have now been fixed and we're in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future. Thanks for contacting us. We hope to see you again soon. Please let us know if this e-mail resolved your question: If yes, click here: http://www.amazon.com/rsvp-y?c=curwrvuf3… not, click here: http://www.amazon.com/rsvp-n?c=curwrvuf3… Please note: this e-mail was sent from an address that cannot accept incoming e-mail. To contact us about an unrelated issue, please visit the Help section of our web site. Best regards, RishiAmazon.comWe're Building Earth's Most Customer-Centric Companyhttp://www.amazon.com/your-account ----
Posted by singingcynic]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:12:17 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Untwist 'em]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 05:03:04 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Nay]]> Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:58:17 -0700 The Stranger