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Originally Posted by empink
Exactly! I don't see why people still keep trotting out that argument, as if porny books are just inherently improper or unclean or something. No one wants to have content they support filtered out of an influential site like Amazon.com; I don't understand why it is so difficult to see that blocking out books by keyword without consulting customers or requesting their input is bad for everybody.
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That would be the *worst* thing, for if we were taking votes some of the more controversial stuff like GLBT books might indeed become filtered. Instead, by focusing on porno books Amazon is filtering out the "low-hanging fruit" that very few will actually get upset over them not being listed on the bestselling lists.
Amazon isn't a Christian or a Conservative bookstore, so it's business smart for them not to filter out GLBT books. They are however still a "mainstream" bookstore, and in that sense the hide the porno just like most everyone else. Those attitudes may change someday, but not today.