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Originally Posted by crich70
. . . So if it violates what they consider decency in country x does this mean that Amazon can just yank it off the shelves everywhere without a word? That doesn't sound particularly fair to me. I mean in some far eastern countries the Bible is no doubt illegal or offensive to some so does that mean the Bible should be yanked off the kindle market, even though it isn't considered such in many other countries? That's what the quote above seems to be saying to me. How can anyone sell any book if all it takes is someone deciding it is objectionable to them to get the book yanked off the shelves?
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In Pakistan, the christian bible could well be an insult to islam, requiring not only its banning but the death penalty for anyone who owns a copy.