Today Show / Amazon.com

15 years ago

I turned on the Today Show this morning, something I don't do very often. I'm glad I did. They had a story about Amazon.com and how it was selling a pedophile how-to book called "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct."

Outraged people have been boycotting Amazon, and at the time of the Today Show, they hadn't removed it from their available books, but I just checked todayshow.com and it says they've removed it now. Amazon apparently refused at first, stating that they didn't want to remove the book and that removing it would be censorship.

This is not an urban legend or a chain e-mail. I normally buy quite a bit of stuff from amazon.com, especially at Christmas, but I'll never buy ANYTHING from them again. Just below the headline on the story it says that another book "advocating adult-child sex is still available" at Amazon. I'll attach the Today Show's story here....

Here is a link that might be useful: Today Show story

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golddust
15 years ago
CNN did a huge story on this subject yesterday. Too bad I placed an order with Amazon last week. I am not a huge Amazon customer so they won't miss me much.

The real objection I have is that Amazon refuses to sell adult pornography but they will sell books like "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: A Child-Lover's Code of Conduct?" No thanks, Amazon. My money is hard earned and I am a careful spender.
deeinohio
15 years ago
I was outraged when I saw that idiot being interviewed on one of the stations. Some of what he said was, "It doesn't hurt every child...." He then proceeded to elaborate about it being BETTER adult to adult.
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polly929
15 years ago
How on earth did this book even get published??? Really?
camlan
15 years ago
"How on earth did this book even get published??? Really?"

It was a self-published book. There are companies that will, for a fee, publish anything you write. The technology has advanced to the point where some books that you order from Amazon aren't printed until you order them--then the publisher will print one copy and it gets sent to you. Or you just download the electronic version onto your electronic reader. Amazon has its own self-publishing program, and I suspect that's how this "book" got on to their website.

I doubt Amazon inspects each and every title that is self-published from their site. But I suspect they will have to start doing so soon.

Here is a link that might be useful: Self-publish your work
bestyears
15 years ago
Isn't this just ridiculous. Would they publish a book titled, "How to turn your neighborhood highschool into a profitable drugzone?"

Amazon has always been my first go-to spot for purchases, not just books. I'm really struggling with this. Do I boycott them forever? Is there a way for them to make this right?
graywings123
15 years ago
I sent Amazon an e-mail expressing my concern/disgust and asked them to speak publicly and make a financial gesture in support of some organization that fights child porn.
golddust
15 years ago
Yay!! Amazon pulled the book. Way to do the right thing!
themommy1
15 years ago
The man who wrote the book said he had only sold one book.Wonder who bought it and why they did so? So glad it is off Amazon, there are places to sell things like that and if it is going to be out there, that is were the book needs to be listed, not on a site like Amazon.
User
15 years ago
I don't get it. How is that ok? I would think he'd be receiving all kinds of nasty letters in the mail. Heard about this last night. Just sick. Glad it's off Amazon.