http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/04/13/local-amazonfail/ Looking at a little down home literature Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:27:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/04/13/local-amazonfail/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Kitty Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:01:00 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=348#comment-304 It all reminds me of the time Sports Illustrated decided to NOT send libraries the swimsuit issue. (I guess they were protecting our patrons from scantily clad models on beaches?) Never mind the fact that libraries have standing order subscriptions to their journals and were mightily angry that SI would decide not to send an issue that was already paid for, and make the assumption they knew what was best for our customers. Well librarians tend to be an angry lot and soon all the emails and complaints caused SI to act like Amazon and start blaming this person and that person and guess what.....We now get our swimsuit issue and Sports Illustrated backed down and realized they aren't the moral compass for swimsuit wearers and admirers or librarians. Well Amazon take a lesson from SI. It all reminds me of the time Sports Illustrated decided to NOT send libraries the swimsuit issue. (I guess they were protecting our patrons from scantily clad models on beaches?) Never mind the fact that libraries have standing order subscriptions to their journals and were mightily angry that SI would decide not to send an issue that was already paid for, and make the assumption they knew what was best for our customers. Well librarians tend to be an angry lot and soon all the emails and complaints caused SI to act like Amazon and start blaming this person and that person and guess what…..We now get our swimsuit issue and Sports Illustrated backed down and realized they aren’t the moral compass for swimsuit wearers and admirers or librarians. Well Amazon take a lesson from SI.

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/04/13/local-amazonfail/comment-page-1/#comment-298 Reading Oklahoma Blog » Blog Archive » Amazon deranking Oklahoma authors Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:32:34 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=348#comment-298 [...] 2009 1:32 pm Kitty Uncategorized Kitty over at Okie Reads reports that some great Oklahoma authors have been affected by the Amazon deranking [...] [...] 2009 1:32 pm Kitty Uncategorized Kitty over at Okie Reads reports that some great Oklahoma authors have been affected by the Amazon deranking [...]

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/04/13/local-amazonfail/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Sadie Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:30:25 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=348#comment-297 As one person put it - They deranked Joy of Sex but left Anarchist Cookbook, they would rather we make napalm instead of love!!! As one person put it – They deranked Joy of Sex but left Anarchist Cookbook, they would rather we make napalm instead of love!!!

]]> http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2009/04/13/local-amazonfail/comment-page-1/#comment-295 Reggie Jet Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:48:34 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=348#comment-295 If you read the stories on the web, it appears that it is sexual content that is the main rule stick for determining books should be delisted. We can buy all of the assault weapons we want (that exist expressly for the purposes of blowing people away), but please, for goodness sake, don't talk about the very natural process that keeps the species alive. Good grief! If you read the stories on the web, it appears that it is sexual content that is the main rule stick for determining books should be delisted. We can buy all of the assault weapons we want (that exist expressly for the purposes of blowing people away), but please, for goodness sake, don’t talk about the very natural process that keeps the species alive. Good grief!

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