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Posted on April 13, 2009 | tags

 
 

Biz: Amazon is really, really, really, really, really, really, really sorry

  • 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.
  • Andrew Herdener • An Amazon spokesperson on what he calls a “ham-fisted” cataloging error which blocked a bunch of gay-themed books from the main search and pissed off Twitter. In case you didn’t see the headline, Amazon is really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, sorry. Really. • source