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Originally Posted by evenstr
There's a difference between getting rid of a book because it isn't popular and keeping it locked up because of complaints.
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There is? Are you saying that libraries are locking up/getting rid of books that are popular? Sorry-but I don't think that's the case. Yes, the complaints might help them decide that a book isn't popular-but that's been a problem with democracy since ancient Greece. (How do you know whether or not something is popular? You either take a poll or you compare the number of compliments to the number of complaints. Or you can take it away & see how many complaints you get about that. Sort of an ex post facto poll, I guess.)
And I tried to point out that the issue of locking it up or getting rid of it has no bearing on the issue of whether or not it's censorship. That's just a decision on what is to be done with a book that you already have but no longer feel is worth keeping available for the general public. And if I haven't yet made my opinion clear, a book that is not kept on the shelf should either be disposed of or warehoused in case of future popularity. Warehoused books *might* be available by special request, but I could see that possibly being subject to an 'unpacking' fee. (For physical books, at least. Can't really see why eBooks should ever be warehoused.)