Amazon sells book on Pedophilia

[rgcraig]

Just "joined" the FB page to show my disgust.

[rgcraig]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/10...-boycott-call/

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/10...-boycott-call/

I was about to complain about hypocrisy, but it seems that Amazon will list just about anything.

How to make bombs:

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_1_18?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=anarchist+cookbook&sprefix=anarchist+cook book

"Uncle Fester's" classic tome: Practical LSD Manufacture 3rd edition

http://www.amazon.com/Practical-LSD-Manufacture-Uncle-Fester/dp/0970148577/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1289449817&sr=1-1

I left a "complaint" as a review like many others have done hoping to get Amazon to back down. It does appear that this thing is only available in a Kindle Edition at the moment. If there was a hard copy earlier, it appears to be gone.

The author's spelling is so bad in his summary online ("'liter' sentences?") that you do have to question the literacy of the "book" itself. I'm not shopping at Amazon.com this holiday season. Even if they finally pull this thing down. This is being sold directly by "Amazon Digital Services" and not some reseller.

[MissBrattified]

You would think that these particular content guidelines would rule out the option for the Pedophile's Guide, or the books that pel found:

"Offensive Material
What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect. Amazon Digital Services, Inc. reserves the right to determine the appropriateness of Titles sold on our site.

Illegal Items
Titles sold through the Digital Text Platform Program must adhere to all applicable laws. Some Titles that may not be sold include any Titles which may lead to the production of an illegal item or illegal activity."

[seguidordejesus]

cnn is reporting that this is no longer available.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by seguidordejesus

cnn is reporting that this is no longer available.

You're right, and that *just* happened for me even though the website says "10:50-something EST", because when I checked 5 minutes ago, it was still listed for sale.

[MissBrattified]

Amazon apparently has issues with differentiating between right and wrong:

"This isn't the first time Amazon has sold material that promotes illegal activity. It is currently accepting pre-orders for the hardcover version of "I Am the Market: How to Smuggle Cocaine by the Ton, in Five Easy Lessons" by Luca Rastello.

Nor is it the first time Amazon has come under attack for selling objectionable content in its store. In 2002, the United States Justice Foundation, a conservative group, threatened to sue Amazon for selling "Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers." That title is still available through Amazon.
In 2009, Amazon stopped selling "RapeLay," a first-person video game in which the protagonist stalks and then rapes a mother and her daughters, after it was widely condemned in the media and by various interest groups." --Source

[Socialite]

In fairness to Amazon, they have millions of titles of books with various subject matter. If they took the book off their site after a response by the public, their customers, then that's good... and that's exactly what should happen.

Does anyone know what the book really was? Did it include child pornography? What was it all about? Those were my q's... obviously, Amazon reviewed it enough to think it needed to be pulled as well.

Bottom line: Amazon is not our moral compass... the free market worked. Enough people complained, Amazon reviewed their complaint and agreed, pulling the book.

[MissBrattified]

Originally Posted by Socialite

In fairness to Amazon, they have millions of titles of books with various subject matter. If they took the book off their site after a response by the public, their customers, then that's good... and that's exactly what should happen.

Does anyone know what the book really was? Did it include child pornography? What was it all about? Those were my q's... obviously, Amazon reviewed it enough to think it needed to be pulled as well.

Quotes from the author:

"True pedophiles love children and would never hurt them," Phillip R. Greaves II said in a phone interview with CNN on Wednesday.

When asked if the self-published e-book was a "how-to manual," he said, "there are certain parts that are advisory," which set out lines that should not be crossed.

"Penetration is out. You can't do that with a child, but kissing and fondling I don't think is that big of a problem," he said." --Source

Bottom line: Amazon is not our moral compass... the free market worked. Enough people complained, Amazon reviewed their complaint and agreed, pulling the book.

What does that mean?

I definitely agree that the complaints worked. I'm glad people still know they can exercise that right and let companies know when they behave unsatisfactorily.

[MissBrattified]

Dr. Phil's comments:

http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/vi....intv.cnn.html