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Originally Posted by Mayzshon
Here's a question: Where is the dividing line between erotica and porn?
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Bias of the reader. There is no objective line. No company that says "we allow erotica but not porn" has given any objective standards, or even a list of examples of "this book is in one category & this book is in the other."
There is no legal definition of "pornography." There's sort-of a definition of "obscenity" (which involves "community standards"), and isn't subject to first amendment protections, but isn't specifically illegal.
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KDP's term's of service forbids porn, but they allow erotica. They allowed the title above to be published, but a similar title that was slightly more explicit was blocked.
I'm just not sure where the limits are.
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Authors and publishers are stuck dealing with "we can yank your book from our shelves anytime we like if we decide it doesn't suit our taste in literature."