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nancylebov) wrote2009-04-12 08:04 pm
nancylebov) wrote2009-04-12 08:04 pm
Enemy action
Here's what showed up at amazon recently if you searched on "homosexuality"
At this point, the elimination of books with homosexual content (some of them completely unexplicit) from the amazon search and sales rankings doesn't look to me any more like some half-assed effort to bend to pressure. It looks like serious, intentional policy, though I hope it isn't from the top.
I expect things to get even more interesting when whoever had the bright idea gets identified.
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jonquil.
copperbadge has the most thorough discussion I've seen with definitions and where to protest and updates.
Addendum:Here's an interesting theory that it really is enemy action by people manipulating amazon tags for books. On the other hand, there are previous statements from amazon that they had a new policy for "adult" material.
At this point, the elimination of books with homosexual content (some of them completely unexplicit) from the amazon search and sales rankings doesn't look to me any more like some half-assed effort to bend to pressure. It looks like serious, intentional policy, though I hope it isn't from the top.
I expect things to get even more interesting when whoever had the bright idea gets identified.
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jonquil.copperbadge has the most thorough discussion I've seen with definitions and where to protest and updates.Addendum:Here's an interesting theory that it really is enemy action by people manipulating amazon tags for books. On the other hand, there are previous statements from amazon that they had a new policy for "adult" material.
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According to a blogger for the LA Times, EM Forster's Maurice is either ranked or not, depending on which edition you look for. (The Penguin Classics edition is ranked, but the WW Norton is not. Both were 2005 editions.) What possible "serious, intentional policy" would account for that?
On the other hand, I just tried searching for "em forster maurice" under "Books" right now on Amazon, and the first hit was the WW Norton edition. No other editions were shown, but the next four things listed were: