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Originally Posted by QuantumIguana
If you had merely said that you oppose it, I would agree. But to oppose something and to oppose its existence are quite different things.
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Well, that and the fact that the comment in question came up in a thread that is about de facto censorship. So given the choice between concluding that the comment was a non-sequiter (I'd like the books to not be read by people, but I have nothing to say on the actual topic of the ban.) and a statement in favor of the ban (I'd like the books to not be read by people, so I am in favor of the ban.) it seems sort of reasonable for people to assume the comment was on topic.
BACK ON TOPIC, a big problem with this is that if something isn't on Smashwords, it basically isn't on Kobo, Sony, or Apple (if we're talking about indie authors). So this decision affects more than just the Smashwords customers. And, to be honest, I'm
not okay with the announcement discussing the differences between classics and erotica. I think erotica can be
subversive in ways that mainstream literature often isn't.*
* Not that I don't love Orwell, because I do. But I also think Orwell would be irked to find his name invoked as a reason to deny indie authors publication because of their chosen subject matter.