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Amazon.Com has removed sales rankings from books that have GLBT characters or discuss GLBT issues.
This is, supposedly, because such books are 'adult material', and therefore have had their sales ranks removed so that they won't show up on 'bestseller' or most popular lists.
Check out the link, then check out this one. Apparently books that deal with gays and the church, reasons not to kill yourself or how to deal with your husband revealing he's gay are all 'adult material'. So is Heather has Two Mommies. I have that book, and if it's 'adult' than so should be every single book about non-traditional families.
I am really, really pissed about this. I've written a letter and I'm thinking about calling on Monday. Addresses, e-mail and phone numbers are here.
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lavvyan, who first brought this to my attention (thanks, Lavvyan!), the German branch of Amazon.Com has claimed this is a 'technical error'. Considering that Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds still has its sales rank, I'm finding that a little hard to believe. All the same, maybe there's already been enough protest that my letter will be irrelevant. I can only hope so.
( Here's my letter, if you're interested. )
ETA: I've also sent my post mail as an e-mail to ecr@amazon.com, and signed this petition. I honestly don't think that online petitions make a difference, but it couldn't hurt, right?
This is, supposedly, because such books are 'adult material', and therefore have had their sales ranks removed so that they won't show up on 'bestseller' or most popular lists.
Check out the link, then check out this one. Apparently books that deal with gays and the church, reasons not to kill yourself or how to deal with your husband revealing he's gay are all 'adult material'. So is Heather has Two Mommies. I have that book, and if it's 'adult' than so should be every single book about non-traditional families.
I am really, really pissed about this. I've written a letter and I'm thinking about calling on Monday. Addresses, e-mail and phone numbers are here.
According to
lavvyan, who first brought this to my attention (thanks, Lavvyan!), the German branch of Amazon.Com has claimed this is a 'technical error'. Considering that Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds still has its sales rank, I'm finding that a little hard to believe. All the same, maybe there's already been enough protest that my letter will be irrelevant. I can only hope so.( Here's my letter, if you're interested. )
ETA: I've also sent my post mail as an e-mail to ecr@amazon.com, and signed this petition. I honestly don't think that online petitions make a difference, but it couldn't hurt, right?
