Comments on: Amazon Doesn’t Get It http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html Musings of a techie lawyer Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:07:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-bleeding By: Thinking Out Loud: Thought Leadership from an Enterprise Architect http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-183 Thinking Out Loud: Thought Leadership from an Enterprise Architect Sun, 03 Oct 2004 11:05:07 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-183 <strong>Dont buy these books!</strong> Many of my peers frequently ask me about which books they should purchase. While there are many good books within the marketplace, there is a category of books one should stay away from...... Dont buy these books!

Many of my peers frequently ask me about which books they should purchase. While there are many good books within the marketplace, there is a category of books one should stay away from……

]]> By: Erick http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-179 Erick Tue, 21 Sep 2004 07:34:05 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-179 Not just that, they also have some fairly shady approaches, check this user out: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-glance/-/A3LPPQRQYOTMP6/ref=cm_aya_ac_longdesc/?see-more-desc=1" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-glance/-/A3LPPQRQYOTMP6/ref=cm_aya_ac_longdesc/?see-more-desc=1</a> Not just that, they also have some fairly shady approaches, check this user out:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-glance/-/A3LPPQRQYOTMP6/ref=cm_aya_ac_longdesc/?see-more-desc=1

]]> By: Wendy Seltzer http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-178 Wendy Seltzer Wed, 01 Sep 2004 18:20:19 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-178 There were plenty of people selling stuff before Amazon. One of the reasons Amazon has drawn more of the buyers is because it offered a "community" space in which they could do more than just buy. Cutting back on the freedom of that discussion, I believe, will make them just another bookseller. There were plenty of people selling stuff before Amazon. One of the reasons Amazon has drawn more of the buyers is because it offered a “community” space in which they could do more than just buy. Cutting back on the freedom of that discussion, I believe, will make them just another bookseller.

]]> By: mr mcg http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-177 mr mcg Thu, 26 Aug 2004 16:27:44 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-177 what don't they get? their mission is to sell stuff. they tailor their content to that end. so what if its irrational to you and me. big deal. as for the "open forum" aspect of the issue, their is a notion implicated here that they should not be coerced into broadcasting another's message. what don’t they get? their mission is to sell stuff. they tailor their content to that end. so what if its irrational to you and me. big deal.

as for the “open forum” aspect of the issue, their is a notion implicated here that they should not be coerced into broadcasting another’s message.

]]> By: Chromatic Musings http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-182 Chromatic Musings Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:37:03 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-182 <strong>Amazon refuses a review</strong> Amazon allow readers to post their thoughts on a given book. J.D. Lasica posted his review of Mindjack (by Dan Gillmor), only to find out that Amazon yanked his writing immediately. So instead of an informed review that places the... Amazon refuses a review

Amazon allow readers to post their thoughts on a given book. J.D. Lasica posted his review of Mindjack (by Dan Gillmor), only to find out that Amazon yanked his writing immediately. So instead of an informed review that places the…

]]> By: Chromatic Musings http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-181 Chromatic Musings Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:37:01 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-181 <strong>Amazon refuses a review</strong> Amazon allow readers to post their thoughts on a given book. J.D. Lasica posted his review of Mindjack (by Dan Gillmor), only to find out that Amazon yanked his writing immediately. So instead of an informed review that places the... Amazon refuses a review

Amazon allow readers to post their thoughts on a given book. J.D. Lasica posted his review of Mindjack (by Dan Gillmor), only to find out that Amazon yanked his writing immediately. So instead of an informed review that places the…

]]> By: JD Lasica http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-176 JD Lasica Thu, 26 Aug 2004 02:10:48 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-176 What's especially baffling is that there was not a drop of vitriol in the review, and the tangential information was absolutely relevant to the material in the book. What’s especially baffling is that there was not a drop of vitriol in the review, and the tangential information was absolutely relevant to the material in the book.

]]> By: John Palfrey http://wendy.seltzer.org/blog/archives/2004/08/25/amazon_doesnt_get_it.html#comment-180 John Palfrey Wed, 25 Aug 2004 23:38:34 +0000 http://wendy.seltzer.org/wordpress/?p=166#comment-180 <strong>No discourse, please</strong> Wendy Seltzer points to the extraordinary story of Amazon telling J.D. No discourse, please

Wendy Seltzer points to the extraordinary story of Amazon telling J.D.

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