Amazon have gone insane

[keevacaereni]

I just read on here http://copperbadge.livejournal.com/2742329.html?view=49131065#t49131065 that Amazon has been stripping sales ratings from, among others, LGBT books, because they are deemed 'adult'. This includes Heather Has Two Mommies, but not The Complete Playboy or whatever it's called.

As far as I can tell, this means that it's harder to find these books, hides them from view. This policy is discriminatory and also stupid. We don't need a shop deciding what we can look at.

There's a link to a petition, and the Amazon customer support page on the page linked to above. If you find this as daft as me, please write to Amazon and tell them so. Maybe they'll change it if they realise how much custom they'll be losing.

ETA: http://booksquare.com/open-letter-to-amazon-regarding-recent-policy-changes/ This pretty much sums it up for me.

Comments

[anactoria.livejournal.com]

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Amazon's pretty much been my one-stop-shop for queer theory etc. until now, since there isn't exactly a wealth of bookshops round my way. Very, very disappointed.

[keevacaereni.livejournal.com]

I really don't understand why it happened. Were they being harassed by the Moral Objectors? I don't get the need to protect people. Surely kids are being watched while they buy stuff, and if not, they're probably old enough to choose for themselves.

It makes no sense!