so, will any of you be boycotting amazon?

[redcrx]

Not sure if anyone saw the original website for the book they were selling, i cant link (though i did see it) as its been withdrawn now.

But should amazon have been selling it in the first place?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ld-us-canada-11731928

[redcrx]

good to see all opinions, folks.

[society]

No, I would not boycott Amazon; I just ordered somethings off them.
One always has the choice to buy what they desire from them.

[tiggerblue10]

I have only ever purchased one thing from Amazon and that was several months ago. I get all my books from play.com. That said, how could someone write a book about paedophiles being misunderstood. They know exactly what they are doing and no one should be making excuses for them.

[society]

Tigger, you're right about about paedophiles being misunderstood and not knowing. That's a cover-op for their dirty actions when they are caught.

I dislike the law for allowing 'insanity pleas' too.

[joggerjayne]

Waterstones and Borders ...

Personally, I think they have "sold out".

Waterstones were a breath of fresh air a few years ago. Knowledgeable staff, curious titles, interesting recommendations, etc.

Now, Watersones have become like a giant W H Smiths ... and no, that is NOT meant as a compliment!

But, to some extent, that has been forced upon them. Traditionally, bookshops would "tick over", and then make their serious money when a "big" title came out ... like a new Harry Potter. But now, supermarkets sell each new Harry Potter at a loss, just to get people into their stores. They can take a loss of £5 on every copy, because the same customer wanders into the store and spends £50.

Bookshops can't do that. So they have to resort to selling "popular" titles at discount prices. Waterstones will now even sell you a Kindle ... talk about cutting their own throats!

So I try to support "real" bookshops ... like Daunt Books in Marylebone, or City Books here in town.

Sooner or later, Amazon will kill them off, though.

[Greedyfly]

I must admit I don't use Amazon because I have always had trouble with my orders with them. But I agree, you cannot physically check every piece of info/stock that is on their. I bet if you went onto Ebay now and searched for something illegal you would find it. As long as they remove such filth when they know about it then they have done their job. How did such people find the book in the first place? Where they searching for it? Or is it one of those suggestion adverts?!

[China Doll]

No. I get great deals at amazon and regardless of how I might feel about this book, it's not illegal to print it and it still involves freedom of speech.

Plus the book is apparently about offering them advice or support, if you start at the stance that you can no more change being a paedophile than you can being gay or hetrosexual, then perhaps it's a good idea to start thinking in terms of crime prevention, perhaps this book addresses that, I don't know because I haven't read the book but if it did address things like that, I might find that interesting.

[redcrx]

ive no idea how it was found in the first place. The thing that really bugged me is that it wasnt withdrawn immediately, Amazon were defending their right to sell it even though hundreds of complaints were flooding in.
Couldnt they have removed it (even if they decided upon reflection to sell it) as soon as the emails started coming in?

[Greedyfly]

I must admit such a thing should have been removed once found. "Amazon does not support or promote hatred or criminal acts, however, we do support the right of every individual to make their own purchasing decisions." I cannot imagine this would fly in court. I only bought the book because it was available to me?! Ridiculous.

[society]

Businesses are there for making money...

[Bambiagain]

I won't be boycotting Amazon as I haven't got the choice of supporting high street bookshops unless I make one of my rare visits to the UK. And I find Amazon a good source of second-hand books. However, I know for a fact that there are books on sale from Amazon that have no synopsis so probably they have no idea of the content of many of their books. I can't say I expect knowlegeable staff on their site - most of the feedback I get on books is from customers' reviews.

[cazzz1975]

I like amazon, I have always had good service and value for money from them, in this climate I cannot afford to boycott a good value site.

[alexanderd]

I buy all my books from Amazon and while I dont think they should have been selling this I will still continue to use them as it avoids the huge mark-up the high street shops use