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Amazon has the right to decide on what they sell but likewise do people have the right to criticize them for their decisions.
I just wonder if we would get the same relaxed "they can sell what they want" response if Amazon decided to delist e.g. books by Ann Coulter and other right wingers.
Anyway, we should keep in mind that Amazon cultivates a brand image that gives the impression that basically any book you are looking for can be found on their site. This doesn't really fit with arbitrary decisions to remove some books. It's not as if people were enraged that they can't get a book on container shipping from a bookstore that specializes in religious scripture, after all.
Amazon also makes people invest in their hardware that is more or less tied to their store. As a customer I would expect them to offer the widest possible selection of books for this hardware in return.
Finally Amazon should keep in mind that urbane gays are most probably a more interesting target group for their shop than vociferous bigots.
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