Submission + - Amazon.com pricing algorithm lists book at $23M (seattlepi.com)
leek writes: An Amazon.com pricing algorithm which lets sellers set prices based on other sellers' prices led to a positive feedback loop, causing the biology text The Making of A Fly to reach $23M. Biologist Micheal Eisen talks about it on his Blog. The prices were reset but are back up to $976.98.
