I'll chime in -
1.) Amazon can choose to sell or not sell what they want to like any other business unless it's illegal. They aren't a government entity. Sure they wield a lot of power in the book and online/retail world. But they have the right to sell what they want to or not.
2.) If you pay for something it would seem you should keep it or get a refund. But if laws state the material is illegal then no you don't get to keep it but you should get a refund.
3.) I'm not concerned too much here considering the topic (incest). Now to what degree? Do ALL books that mention any type of incest get banned or just books that are "steamy"? There needs to be some rules here from Amazon and communication as well. It seems they did not have any guidelines and allowed anything in to help boost their inventory from a corporate perspective and now they are going through the pile to see what stays or not. A screening process should have been up right from the start.
4.) I would be concerned if they start banning books for political messages, rants and raves on powerful people, businesses, and laws; books on religion or ideologies, etc..
5.) If someone wants incest based material then there are other venues (I assume?). If not, and the demand is strong enough, other venues will arise to satisfy those folks who want incest material. Amazon isn't the end all for books.
6.) Would I be mad if this happened to my work? Yes, especially when it was accepted, sold, and then tossed. But that is Amazon's choice.
Last edited by Dodge; 12-16-2010 at 03:20 PM.
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