Amazon Sales Rank: Something is happening
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reviews_and_ramblingsLike a some strange magic something is changing in Amazon website and search.
Yesterday if you searched "A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon" with the search Filter set to "All Departments" the only result you had was:
The Secret Handshake: Mastering the Politics of the Business Inner Circle by Kathleen Kelly Reardon Ph.D. (Paperback - Jan 15, 2002)
That was not obviously the fiction book on a teen dealing with the discovery of being gay.
Today with the same search, you also find:
Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon (Paperback - May 1, 2008)
That is still not the book I was searching but it is at least the second book published by the same author. Strange enought, both books, "A Secret Edge" and "Thinking Straight" still don't have their sales rank restored, but it's a good sign that something is happening.
I will continue to check
ETA: LLF Statement on Amazon Controversy
April 13, 2009--In response to the recent uproar over Amazon's deranking of "adult" titles and its effect on LGBT books, Board President Christopher Rice has released this statement:
"Lambda Literary Foundation applauds the diligent work of writers, bloggers and activists in calling attention to this deeply distressing turn of events. I have seen my first novel stripped of its sale ranking by this apparent computer glitch so I join other writers who are baffled to the point of anger. I take great solace in the quick mobilization of our community in response to this apparent marginalization of LGBT books; the grassroots power of the Internet has been placed on glorious display for all to see. Over the next few days, we at Lambda Literary will be monitoring the situation very closely. Amazon is one of our nation's largest general book retailers. In their commitment to creating and sustaining technological advances in the publishing industry, they have laid claim to the future of book distribution. As such, they have a pressing responsibility to create an unfettered exchange of stories and ideas. If a quick and decisive response to this problem is not forthcoming within the next few days, we at Lambda Literary look forward to leading a sustained and impassioned dialogue on this issue, which will seek to harness the energies that have been released by our community's admirable response.
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/index.html
Channel 4 coverage (where interesting and detailed):
Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener's comment:
Amazon calls mistake 'embarrassing and ham-fisted'
ETA: Apparently everything is back to normal:
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/595428.html
Yesterday if you searched "A Secret Edge by Robin Reardon" with the search Filter set to "All Departments" the only result you had was:
The Secret Handshake: Mastering the Politics of the Business Inner Circle by Kathleen Kelly Reardon Ph.D. (Paperback - Jan 15, 2002)
That was not obviously the fiction book on a teen dealing with the discovery of being gay.
Today with the same search, you also find:
Thinking Straight by Robin Reardon (Paperback - May 1, 2008)
That is still not the book I was searching but it is at least the second book published by the same author. Strange enought, both books, "A Secret Edge" and "Thinking Straight" still don't have their sales rank restored, but it's a good sign that something is happening.
I will continue to check
ETA: LLF Statement on Amazon Controversy
April 13, 2009--In response to the recent uproar over Amazon's deranking of "adult" titles and its effect on LGBT books, Board President Christopher Rice has released this statement:
"Lambda Literary Foundation applauds the diligent work of writers, bloggers and activists in calling attention to this deeply distressing turn of events. I have seen my first novel stripped of its sale ranking by this apparent computer glitch so I join other writers who are baffled to the point of anger. I take great solace in the quick mobilization of our community in response to this apparent marginalization of LGBT books; the grassroots power of the Internet has been placed on glorious display for all to see. Over the next few days, we at Lambda Literary will be monitoring the situation very closely. Amazon is one of our nation's largest general book retailers. In their commitment to creating and sustaining technological advances in the publishing industry, they have laid claim to the future of book distribution. As such, they have a pressing responsibility to create an unfettered exchange of stories and ideas. If a quick and decisive response to this problem is not forthcoming within the next few days, we at Lambda Literary look forward to leading a sustained and impassioned dialogue on this issue, which will seek to harness the energies that have been released by our community's admirable response.
http://www.lambdaliterary.org/index.html
Channel 4 coverage (where interesting and detailed):
Amazon spokesman Drew Herdener's comment:
Amazon calls mistake 'embarrassing and ham-fisted'
ETA: Apparently everything is back to normal:
http://elisa-rolle.livejournal.com/595428.html
