Can We Crash Amazon Like Lady Gaga Did?

I saw a headline the other day, about how Lady Gaga crashed Amazon with her 99¢ music offer. As far as I could tell once I clicked through, the Lady hadn’t actually crashed Amazon. She just slowed it down to a thick cyber-syrup.

All because her fans couldn’t wait to join the music craze for a mere 99¢.

I considered what it might take for us to do the same to the Book Giant, if we offered a lifetime of poetry fun for a yearly cost of 99¢. I didn’t have any art deco spectacles or 9-inch heels, inverted triangle dresses or purple bouffant wigs. But I did have a red ribbon (and the picture above to prove it).

I know, I know. Who’s going to crash Amazon with poetry and a red ribbon? Well, it could happen. After all, we want to give you the chance to subscribe to our Every Day Poems newsletter, where you can…

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And maybe we show the world how a little poetry can make a person ga-ga too.

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L.L. Barkat

L.L. Barkat is the Managing Editor of Tweetspeak Poetry and the author of six books for grown-ups and four for children, including the popular 'Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing.' Her poetry has appeared on the BBC and at NPR, VQR, and The Best American Poetry.

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