Loves2Shoot Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Just sickening this guy is making money from this garbage and Amazon is facilitating the sales. No more money from us Amazon. article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Anything for a damn buck! No more of mine! Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdwilliams Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wow! It's one thing for the guy to sit down and write such trash but for Amazon to say sure! We'll marke it make it available to our consumers... Someone obviously didn't think this one through. They better have either a lot of cash in the bank or a solid stream of revenue to weather the storm that's about to hit them for I too, won't share another dime with them. Thanks for sharing L2S; I hadn't yet seen this. Sherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWFAN Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 This just in.. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/11/11/amazon-pulls-pedophile-guide-amid-outrage/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik Habicht Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wow! It's one thing for the guy to sit down and write such trash but for Amazon to say sure! We'll marke it make it available to our consumers... Someone obviously didn't think this one through. They better have either a lot of cash in the bank or a solid stream of revenue to weather the storm that's about to hit them for I too, won't share another dime with them. Thanks for sharing L2S; I hadn't yet seen this. Sherry Keep in mind this is self-published --- I'm pretty sure there's no review by Amazon. You could write a book and throw it up there, as an e-book, and unless it caused an uproar, it likely wouldn't get noticed.... See here for the guidelines from Amazon. As I expected, they expect publishers/writers to use good judgment. 99% will.... This is a lot like calling any corporate headquarters, complaining about the local store manager -- the size of the corporation guarantees that it will move slowly, as the complaint moves from desk to desk. Add in such fun considerations as the first amendment --- under which an awful lot of content complaints would probably be dismissed --- and I can see how this wouldn't be the easiest thing to resolve quickly. It looks like the book's been yanked -- about 24 hours after this story hit. I'm more impressed that it was published, noticed and yanked all within ~ 10 days. Before the internet, it might have been available for years..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted November 11, 2010 Author Share Posted November 11, 2010 Nik, My wife brought it to my attention and I thought the same thing until I read Amazon's response: Earlier Wednesday, Amazon stood by its decision to sell the e-book. "Amazon believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable," the company said in a written statement. "Amazon does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts, however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions." She spends, correction spent, a lot of money with the company, and after reading their "official response" to this, I think someone in charge over their did review it, approved it (kindle does have a guidelines, which this SHOULD clearly violate) and allowed him to make money from the sales of it on their store. I do not care to tolerate the "mainstreaming" of pedophilia, so this is a stand I'm willing to take until the person who allowed this is no longer a part of the company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyro Shooter Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I understand Amazons argumnet for First Amendment Rights . . . but come on . . . there has to be a point where common sense kicks in with out having to resort to the extreme of submiting ourselves to the "Nanny State" where everything is pre approved "Safe for the Citizens" by a commity that "knows it when it sees it" I've stood at the 1933 Bebelplatz Memorial (where one of those little bonfires took place in Berlin) . . . . powerful place . . . I'm hopping the power of the massed voices in protest (it looks like it worked by this mornings news accounts) will prevent the "Goverment" from getting involved with what we can read and what can't. Ohh and for the Guy who wrote this self published E-Book (I'm not advocating anything . . .but just pointing out the rules) please remember that any shot taken closer that 500 yards will consitered unsportsman like conduct. just my 2 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz-0 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Love amazon, hate amazon, I find it ironic that the thing didn't ship jack until people started getting all bent out of shape about it and spreading the word. Sometimes, when you think you are helping, you are not helping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Looks like the link is down, or at least the search for the title doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spanky Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Censorship is a slippery slope, folks. However, I certainly wouldn't bat an eye if anyone directly related to the writing or publishing of this piece of work ended up at the bottom of a large body of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singlestack Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 This Hate rant has turned into a discussion, which is beyond the bounds of the rules for the Hate Forum. Thus, it must be closed. Please review the Hate Forum Rules: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8097 [note: this is a generic response] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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