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Vanasco: Was AmazonFail a hacker prank?

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:03:44 +0000

UPDATE: Well, maybe not. From Feministing:

She spoke to their Amazon rep today, and he told her it was definitely not a glitch. From Brooke’s email to me:

Basically he said that amazon has been(...)

Lowenstein: #Amazonfail should remind us of our economic power

Jenna Lowenstein — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:04:40 +0000

It’s something of a coincidence that I spent much of my holiday weekend reading The Mayor of Castro Street: The Life and Times of Harvey Milk. I picked up Dan Shilts’ definitive biography of(...)

Amazon blames ‘glitch’ for labeling gay lit as porn

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:51:09 +0000

(New York City) A “glitch” on Amazon.com has caused the sales rank to be removed from gay- and/or lesbian-themed books by James Baldwin, Gore Vidal and others.

“There was a glitch in our systems(...)

Withers: 10 random thoughts, round tres

James Withers — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:25:23 +0000

1. If you climb a gate, jump into a zoo habitat for polar bears, and get beat down by a polar bear, expect little sympathy from me. Instead I’m going to laugh and start a petition demanding(...)

Amazon.com decides gay books are “adult”

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 00:14:56 +0000

What does a classic gay novel like James Baldwin‘s Giovanni’s Room have to do with gay porn?

You’d think the answer would be pretty much “nothing.” But if that’s true, why would Amazon.com(...)