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> Amazon's anti-scam measure yanked all his books off sale -- right after he'd released them and run a marketing campaign That part probably seems far more rel
by delecti 11y ago
> Amazon's anti-scam measure yanked all his books off sale -- right after he'd released them and run a marketing campaign
That part probably seems far more relevant as an Amazon customer than it does to me as an Amazon employee. It'd be like saying "I got a parking ticket the day after I filed my tax return."
It's a shitty coincidence, but only that.
- danielweber 11y agoIt's not necessarily cause-and-effect, but it shows how you can get deleted by an algorithm at the worst possible time.
- jethro_tell 11y agoIt also shows how if you're submitting your work to an algorithm, following the submission guidelines is a must. If it was submitted according to the publishing guidelines, then removed, we could have this conversation.