Amazon Taking Down Erotica, Removing From Kindles 641
ctmurray writes "The independent writers who publish on Amazon report that erotica books containing incest are being taken down with no explanation by Amazon, and removed from the Kindles of purchasers of the books. Author Selena Kitt writes: 'I want to be clear that while the subject of incest may not appeal to some, there is no underage contact in any of my work, and I make that either explicitly clear in all my stories or I state it up front in the book's disclaimer. I don't condone or support actual incest, just as someone who writes mysteries about serial killers wouldn't condone killing. What I write is fiction.' Kindle's own TV ad features a book with a story line of sex between a 19-year-old and his stepmother, defined in some states as incest (Sleepwalking by Amy Bloom)."
Re:1984 (Score:5, Funny)
That was just a misprint.
But what is the battery life like? (Score:5, Funny)
How long will the battery last on these "book" things? Can I read them in the sun? What if they get wet, are they water proofed? Can I make notes on them? Can they display color? What is the resolution?
Ah, see! Your "book" tech just can't compete! Bring me something that runs for centuries without a recharge, has a DPI over 300, can do infinite colors, is shock resistant, can be cheaply produced, easily resold 2nd hand and I can use to swat a fly with.
We need the best and brightest for this! Maybe some tech from China improved by German engineering! We could test it on say the Bible, first runs might be worth a bit of money perhaps.
Re:Why stop there? (Score:4, Funny)
Bah. Amazon can take my sheep when they can pry her off my cold, dead... err... oh, you mean NOVELS about that. Well, yeah, censorship is bad too ;)
Re:1984 (Score:5, Funny)
They later removed that statement (remotely).
Re:What about murder? (Score:5, Funny)
Just remember this:
A body count is acceptable.
A booty count is abhorrent.
Also, "You can have your gore, but you can't have a whore."
(And for the record, I caused my younger brother to shoot coffee out his nose when I coined those two sayings a couple weeks back.)
Re:Shakespeare? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:What about murder? (Score:5, Funny)
And here was me thinking that the US had chosen bush over gore.
Re:a ebook reader is not a book (Score:3, Funny)
and i'd like to be able to carry several books around for the weight of one.
Well, Amazon does still sell backpacks [amazon.com] and energy pills [amazon.com]! ;}
Re:Shakespeare? (Score:5, Funny)
YMMV