Amazon makes strange bedfellows

... or, more accurately, shelf fellows:

Dear Amazon.com Customer,

As someone who has purchased or rated books by William Shakespeare, you might like to know that "Outlaws of Poplar Creek / Bowdrie Follows a Cold Trail / His Brother's Debt" will be released on February 12, 2008. You can pre-order yours at a savings of $4.80 by following the link below.

Outlaws of Poplar Creek / Bowdrie Follows a Cold Trail / His Brother's Debt
Louis L'Amour

List Price: $14.99
Price: $10.19
You Save: $4.80 (32%)

Release Date: February 12, 2008

> Extra credit link for word dorks cultural literacy: Shakespearean origins of the expression "Politics make strange bedfellows."

Not so helpful

Amazon continues to fine tune its product recommendation software:

We recommend: Anatomy & Physiology Coloring Workbook: A Complete Study Guide (8th Edition)
by Elaine N. Marieb
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0805372768/ref=pe_ar_x50805372768

List Price: $45.60
Price: $39.22
You Save: $6.38 (14%)

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