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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Just a thought: the downplaying of adult literature may have little to do with the stigma attributed to the category itself. It is unwise for a company that serves a broad base of customers to appear as though they serve a paricular base of customers. Imagine what would happen if a bookstore's sales were dominated by SF&F, and their search/rating algorithms reflected that. A lot of people would look for another vendor, one that better reflected their tastes. Or imagine a clothing store in a mall that only had women's clothing in the display window, even though the store served men and women, just because that sold better. About half of your potential customers would walk straight by because they think that the store is geared towards someone else.
Now I don't know the real reasoning behind these tweaks. It may very well be social stigma. On the other hand, I find it just as likely that other factors are entering the mix.
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Could be customer complaints or maybe they are just trying to improve their search engine.
I am not horribly offended by seeing an erotic title in the amazon list, any more than I am offended by seeing them on the NYT bestseller list, but I am much more likely to buy from a company whose search quickly returns what I am actually looking for.
Helen