Amazon Pulls Book
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- kgvs72
This time with good reason. http://goo.gl/pKuZn
- honestly0
Amazon defends, then pulls listing of book for pedophiles
Amazon became the target of Internet criticism after initially ignoring pleas to remove a book it listed in its Kindle store on the subject of pedophilia, only to quietly change position and remove the book on Thursday without much notice.
The book, "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" by Phillip Graves, was sold by Amazon for $4.79. It was intended to give those interested in such activity advice on the subject. However, child protection advocates saw the book as potentially dangerous, and threatened to boycott the online retailer.
Graves defends his book by saying that it is only a crime if the contact with the child is sexual in nature, and his book offers pedophiliacs methods to stay within the laws. To Amazon's defense, its own policies state that Amazon does not promise to remove or protect any type of book, and it will not guarantee that anyone will vet titles before they are listed.
Multiple requests for comment from Amazon from several news sources including Betanews have so far gone unanswered. Business Insider however got a statement from the company saying it "believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable."
In a statement to ABC News, Graves argued that critics were accusing him "of wanting to hurt children," saying he only wanted to establish guidelines for those that participate in such behavior. Ether way, the book was no longer available from the Kindle store as of Thursday afternoon, and Amazon had so far not spoken publicly about why it had decided to switch its position.
One possible explanation could be the sudden popularity of the book after the controversy erupted across the Internet: the title had rose to as high as #96 on Amazon's Top 100 titles, possibly embarrassing the retailer.
Opponents of the book are not amused, however. "The author of this book is a predator and should never have been allowed to write or promote this trash that is called a book of information. How many children will be assaulted because of this?" one commenter wrote on the book's listing.
- Thanks. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for freedom of speech, but this is not my idea of it.kgvs72
- monkeyshine0
I'm personally glad they pulled the book but isn't it still censorship? What makes it ok? Illegal vs. legal?
- honestly0
not glad, yes censorship
- ukit0
- ukit0
And yet you can get "Mein Kampf" wirelessly delivered to your Kindle.
- moIdero0
it would be cool if someone racked the 3000 + sales and kept a watch on these sick fucks, and maybe handed that list to a different kid of psycho predator if you know what i mean.
- moIdero0
immediate castration should be mandatory for all of these sick fuckers besides the prison time they get, and in some cases these people should be tortured, fuck pulling them out of general population in the pen, let them get ass fucked, see how they like it.
- scarabin0
it's up to amazon to decide what it wants to sell. i don't consider it a threat to my rights because the move wasn't government-sanctioned.
- scarabin0
amazon has pulled other titles in the past as well, including "Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers" and video game "RapeLay"
- jetSkii0
It's good to know that if you need to get a book title off Amazon's booklist, you need the media lynch mob.
- drgz0
#96 on Amazon's Top 100 titles
- orrinward0
I wish I'd managed to get a copy. It would really have helped me last week when I got spunk in a kids eye. Getting him to tell his parents that he fell over while drinking tea and got tea in it took like £10 worth of candy and a promise that I would wear a condom next time. Perhaps this book could have guided me to either avoiding the situation, or at least teach me how better to negotiate with a child. I fucking hate using a condom. I can't just kill him, can I?