Thread: WHSMith's temporarily shuts down ebook site
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Old 10-14-2013, 08:47 AM   #24
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Originally Posted by Yolina View Post
Here's an updated article from the BBC today.
yes, is the one I linked, which is why
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Originally Posted by l_macd View Post
If you read the link Yolina posted to the first article on the BBC news page (Amazon removes abuse-themed e-books from store), in the first couple of sentences it states:

"Amazon and Barnes & Noble both say they are removing books found by technology news site The Kernel, but many others still remain, the BBC has found. WHSmith and Kobo, which feature titles with similar themes, are yet to respond to requests for comment."
it surprises me that Kobo is taking no action given that WHSmith takes its books from Kobo! The measure is drastic indeed, as at this time you can't even buy a pen from WHSmith online...
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