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   Les Albert to All   
   Re: What happened to users' public book    
   03 Dec 22 11:00:10   
   
   From: lalbert1@aol.com   
      
   On Fri, 2 Dec 2022 13:02:09 -0500, Lee Ayrton    
   wrote:   
   >On 11/27/2022 10:59 AM, Aaron Deals wrote:   
      
   >> Until roughly 2007, Amazon allowed a user to create a ranked list of books,   
   with that user's comment about each book. The topic might be statistics or   
   risk management or bonsai. The lists were fully public and searchable by topic.   
   >> When I google this, I come up empty.   
   >> Why did Amazon discontinue this feature?   
   >> What was this feature called precisely?   
   >> What's the closest equivalent today on another book site?   
      
   >Amazon sells books?   
      
      
   I think it must be a gambling website, and they make book: they are   
   bookies.   
      
   Les   
      
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