John M. Ford writes:

So the Amazon “Chief Algorithms Officer” is the person responsible for the code that determines that if you like the early Christian theologians (Marcion, Karl Barth) you might want to buy the Fodor Guide to St. Augustine? Or that if you look for books by yours undersigned, searching on his full name, you were really looking for T-Bird maintenance guides?

Just wanted to clarify that.

More Reader Mail shortly. Loyal Electrolite reader, do not despair. (It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back.) [10:58 PM]