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Amazon slow to fix book error

Analysis
May 22, 20061 min
Data and Information SecuritySecurity

On Friday I noticed that Amazon had the wrong information listed on my latest book, Professional Windows Desktop and Server Hardening http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764599909. They have the wrong book picture and much of displayed text is wrong. My book sales rank went from 8,000 to 60,000 in a few days. It's been three days, and still the problem is not fixed. Amazon's fix-it request response said it could t

On Friday I noticed that Amazon had the wrong information listed on my latest book, Professional Windows Desktop and Server Hardening https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0764599909. They have the wrong book picture and much of displayed text is wrong. My book sales rank went from 8,000 to 60,000 in a few days. It’s been three days, and still the problem is not fixed.

Amazon’s fix-it request response said it could take up to 5 days for the problem to be fixed.

Come on, Amazon! You’re a multi-billion dollar e-store.

roger_grimes
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Roger A. Grimes is a contributing editor. Roger holds more than 40 computer certifications and has authored ten books on computer security. He has been fighting malware and malicious hackers since 1987, beginning with disassembling early DOS viruses. He specializes in protecting host computers from hackers and malware, and consults to companies from the Fortune 100 to small businesses. A frequent industry speaker and educator, Roger currently works for KnowBe4 as the Data-Driven Defense Evangelist and is the author of Cryptography Apocalypse.

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