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links for 2007-08-27

In Linklog on August 27th, 2007 by Bob
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links for 2007-01-05

In Linklog on January 5th, 2007 by Bob
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links for 2007-01-04

In Linklog on January 4th, 2007 by Bob
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links for 2006-12-15

In Linklog on December 15th, 2006 by Bob
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Can you hear me, Audible?

In General on December 22nd, 2004 by Bob
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Allow me to hijack a line from Season One of Corner Gas:

Audible.com, I have a comment and a question.

1. Your search engine sucks!
2. Why does your search engine suck so much?

Here’s a couple of examples. Make sure you’re logged out. Now search for the keyword “prey.” You get 10 matches, including Michael Crichton’s “Prey” (both the unabridged and abridged version). Now log in. Do the same search for “prey.” You only get 1 match; Michael Crichton’s “Prey,” the abridged version.

Not enough proof? Here’s another example. Once again, log out. Now search for the keyword “thrones.” You get 2 matches; George R.R. Martin’s “A Game of Thrones” and something called “Thrones of Blood” by Josephus. Okay, log in; same search. You get only 1 match for “Thrones of Blood,” which I’m sure is a fine book, but not what I’m interested in. I’m interested in the book that 225 people gave an average rating of 4.76 out of 5, not the book that 2 people gave an average rating of 3.5 out of 5.

Audible, you provide a great service. I’m a subscriber myself. But you need to fix your search engine. I have better luck finding books at your site using Amazon and Google.