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It's the reason I avoided the topic originally. And I stick with the word censorship.... especially considering their market-share.
If you read the article, #1, the author isn't even given a reason by Amazon why their books are pulled. They have to figure it out by themselves by comparing who else is getting banned.
#2, there's not an argument that Amazon is then going into the files that users have purchased and removing them there. (Yes, I clarified my original post to say on-line archive.) So, it's not quite the 1984 issue of actually going onto a users personal Kindle, but where does that put users who have purchased the item but don't have it down loaded (like those reading on their phones w/o a Kindle). Is it OK for them to loose their purchased books because Amazon changed their corporate mind-set after the user purchased something from them?
And #3... a few months ago there was an outcry on all sides about a pedophilia book. Well, if this isn't moving the line... to "fantasy erotica" that is careful "no underage contact " is in a book while still dealing with the issue.... that moves the mark.
As one of the comments in the article mentions...
"reminded of Ray Bradbury's book "Fahrenheit 451", where he notes that censorship begins with someone being offended by something and then everyone jumping on the bandwagon, until there is nothing left to read. This book was later banned by some people who found it offensive."
Personally, not interested in erotica beyond an occasional piece of vampire slut, however I am concerned of that movable line when someone else tries to tell me what I can and can't read.... and I know how that line moves.
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