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Agreed. Amazon rocks. But I'd recommend that guy to change his habits though: classical music is better for you than junk common sense literature. I haven't re
by tx 18y ago
Agreed. Amazon rocks. But I'd recommend that guy to change his habits though: classical music is better for you than junk common sense literature. I haven't read all of those books, but some. Maybe others are better, but I doubt it. When Peter Norvig joked at startup school about lack of substance in these "economics for masses" books, the audience audibly agreed.
- redorb 18y agoI don't know if you should judge another's reading selection.
- nazgulnarsil 18y agosure you should, watch this. Adults who list "Harry Potter" among their top books are morons.
- smanek 18y agoand those that list knuth or shakespeare are trying too hard ;-) this is fun! you may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but I bet you can judge a person by their books (in a 'sufficient but not necessary' sense.)
- nazgulnarsil 18y agowhich is why I wanted to make a dating site based on how closely related two people's book collections are. librarything seems to be getting it right.
- mleonhard 18y agoWhat if they list Tolkien books or have a forum nick from Lord of the Rings? By the way, 'Nazgul' and 'Narsil' aren't two words that would normally go together.
- jraines 18y ago(LoTR > Harry Potter) x infinity
- danohuiginn 18y agoBut this is where online retailers have a massive advantage. Amazon knows what we really buy, not just the stuff we like to brag about. Even around here, I bet people have bought more 'how to get rich' junk - let along Grisham and Clancy - than they have hardcore CS texts.
- danohuiginn 18y agocome to think of it, maybe that's the B&N strategy: appeal to the snob inside us. Tell us "you may just be buying thrillers and porn, but we know that you're an opera-lover deep down". I'm not saying it's a good strategy, mind...