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Originally Posted by Crusader
Yes, it wasn't as if Amazon were removing the same types of books and it was WH Smith that started it. Oh, and don't blame any of the self-pubbed authors for using atrociously explicit covers and not tagging their books correctly or willfully putting them into categories where they definitely don't belong. Kobo is the only guilty party here.  |
Just as a note--I follow a few writer forums and Amazon has been quietly removing books of a certain type for at least two months. The legality of the material puts the material in question as well as the marketing methods used (not categorizing the books correctly and they end up showing in Children's, YA and so on. Some of the covers alone should not be displayed in these areas.)
There are laws about explicit covers being in places where children can see them, which is one of the reasons certain material is kept behind counters in stores.
It is rumored that Amazon is employing some sort of scanning program to scan for illegal or marginal material and pulling such books. By marginal, there are lots of techniques employed to get around rules, but the intent may in fact be to sell material that is illegal.
I hate this topic, I really do. There is some bad stuff out there hiding behind "erotica" that should have never been allowed.