tubemonkey has it right. Amazon's perniciousness is one reason why I avoid doing business with Amazon and why I prefer to spend more on a Sony Reader that gives me wider access to the ebook world.
The problem isn't, at least in my mind, that Amazon chooses not to sell a category of books. Rather the problem is the uneven enforcement of whatever nebulous policy the company is touting today. If incest is the problem (and it should be noted that the incest in the banned books was between consenting adults, not between an adult and an unconsenting minor -- at least according to the author), why doesn't Amazon also ban the bible? Remember the travails of Lot/ Lot was gotten drunk by his daughters who then had sex with him and then bore him children. I don't recall if the daughters were adults (i.e., older than 18 years) or minors, but it shouldn't matter if incest is the problem.
Imagine if Amazon had 90% or more of the ebook market and so could dictate to publishers like thus: "If you want your books to appear for sale on our website, you cannot sell any books we deem offensive anywhere. We will let you know what we deem offensive when we see it."
I don't happen to read the particular category of books that Amazon is trashing, I find them personally offensive, but Amazon does sell a lot of books that I think are offensive, including anything written by Glen Beck and Rush Limbaugh. Of course, I also find Sarah Palin's books offensive because she abuses language, thereby setting a precedent for school children to demand that their illiterate writings be deemed Palinesque.
