Well, everyone that writes erotic (and many of those who read it) have heard this news by now. Amazon is trying to (at least it would seem) to push out erotic and classify it as porn. Of course, I've written articles on erotic vs porn, but, to me...right now...this isn't even the issue.
Let's even call it all porn.
Everyone still has a right to read what they choose to read and to be able to find it.
Remember when PayPal went crazy and wasn't going to allow adult purchases? I instantly added a new form of check out to No Boundaries Press' store front and invited others to participate in a vendor area. I HATE CENSORSHIP. As adults, we should be able to determine what we wish to read, not be told what we can read (funny thing is, I was watching the "library" episode of season 2 of Dr Quinn several nights ago and the "fictional" people there were trying to ban some of the books she had donated to their first public library).
While, Amazon doesn't seem to be trying to ban (at least not yet) these books, they are making it as difficult as possible to find and purchase. Why? I'm really not certain. I mean, they still make their money no matter the subject matter that is purchased. So, to me, it's like cutting your nose off.
Now, I always hate to "bandwagon" - find a topic everyone's writing about and write my own...but I felt this one called for it.
As always, I am opening up for new members to the Market Stall area of NBP. If you need information on how to become a vendor, email: noboundariespress@gmail.com (Upfront information: Payments are quarterly....author/publisher gets 75%)
What has gotten under my skin is that it seems people are suggesting to pull and redo your books. If they contain certain words, certain descriptive tags and so on (I mean, from what I'm reading, Amazon is having issues even with the wording used within the books). While we could all pull our books, change titles and covers and rewrite without using words like fuck, cock and cum.....my questions is this:
WTF for??????
We wrote it how we wanted readers to read it....for the effect we wanted that scene to have on the reader.
If we do this...Amazon wins.
I understand...it may not be about who wins and who loses. But, to me...if we don't fight against censorship....what happens 20 years from now? To they continue to decide more and more about what we can read and what's acceptable for us to buy?
Yes, I know. Some of you are saying I'm being overly dramatic. But am I? Maybe this year, or for what come next year--but what about the years after that?
I have a couple other author names that I write under. On each of those sites, I created an amazon store front as soon as I began having books available. I also included extra pages for books of friends. I haven't done it for KR yet, but I think I'm going to take the time to do it today. If you link your direct Amazon store front, (so far) it should be easy to find your items.
Anyway, my point? Don't be boxed in. Don't "go with the flow." Stand up for what you write. If we change it, we're essentially admitting that Amazon is right.
They aren't.
Let's even call it all porn.
Everyone still has a right to read what they choose to read and to be able to find it.
Remember when PayPal went crazy and wasn't going to allow adult purchases? I instantly added a new form of check out to No Boundaries Press' store front and invited others to participate in a vendor area. I HATE CENSORSHIP. As adults, we should be able to determine what we wish to read, not be told what we can read (funny thing is, I was watching the "library" episode of season 2 of Dr Quinn several nights ago and the "fictional" people there were trying to ban some of the books she had donated to their first public library).
While, Amazon doesn't seem to be trying to ban (at least not yet) these books, they are making it as difficult as possible to find and purchase. Why? I'm really not certain. I mean, they still make their money no matter the subject matter that is purchased. So, to me, it's like cutting your nose off.
Now, I always hate to "bandwagon" - find a topic everyone's writing about and write my own...but I felt this one called for it.
As always, I am opening up for new members to the Market Stall area of NBP. If you need information on how to become a vendor, email: noboundariespress@gmail.com (Upfront information: Payments are quarterly....author/publisher gets 75%)
What has gotten under my skin is that it seems people are suggesting to pull and redo your books. If they contain certain words, certain descriptive tags and so on (I mean, from what I'm reading, Amazon is having issues even with the wording used within the books). While we could all pull our books, change titles and covers and rewrite without using words like fuck, cock and cum.....my questions is this:
WTF for??????
We wrote it how we wanted readers to read it....for the effect we wanted that scene to have on the reader.
If we do this...Amazon wins.
I understand...it may not be about who wins and who loses. But, to me...if we don't fight against censorship....what happens 20 years from now? To they continue to decide more and more about what we can read and what's acceptable for us to buy?
Yes, I know. Some of you are saying I'm being overly dramatic. But am I? Maybe this year, or for what come next year--but what about the years after that?
I have a couple other author names that I write under. On each of those sites, I created an amazon store front as soon as I began having books available. I also included extra pages for books of friends. I haven't done it for KR yet, but I think I'm going to take the time to do it today. If you link your direct Amazon store front, (so far) it should be easy to find your items.
Anyway, my point? Don't be boxed in. Don't "go with the flow." Stand up for what you write. If we change it, we're essentially admitting that Amazon is right.
They aren't.
