The Newest Kerfluffle in the Romance World

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I was a little late to the Amazon Rank kerfluffle party this weekend, but I finally managed to get on board and caught up. If you haven’t gotten the story, check out some links to get up to speed:

And, of course, it wouldn’t be a decent kerfluffle in the romance world without the Smart Bitches getting on board:

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I am, frankly, a little stunned that Amazon would do this, and then not reverse it immediately when the error of their ways was pointed out. And pointed out repeatedly and publicly.

I guess a lot of us romance writers have a bigger stake in this than the average Joe, but I’m interested to know what the consumer opinion is. Does this make you guys mad, too, or are we writers just getting our panties in a twist over a relatively minor matter? (“Minor?!” my inner voice screeches. “This is censorship and discrimination and lots of other heavy, important words that mean it’s BADBADBAD.” Ahem… but I really do want to know what you think.)

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  • http://www.bethcaudill.net/ Beth C.

    Oh, yeah I think Amazon really needs to quit messing with stuff.

    I can understand the wanting to limit what minors might be exposed to…but make it an option. Not wholesale make it impossible for anyone to find a large segment of books. And eliminating a sales rank is just plain bad business. Those author/sellers should be able to tell how their product is doing.

    As I saw someone else mention on one of the many threads I read over the weekend, makes you wonder what else Amazon is hiding from people in their ‘best interest’.

  • http://karenpinco.com Karen

    I am simply amazed that they would do something like this…
    as in speechless.

  • http://www.marciacolette.com Marcia Colette

    Sadly, Amazon probably got what they wanted in the end. Publicity. Good or bad doesn’t matter. People are hitting their site like never before.

    What amazes me most is that one of the threads said they had been doing it well over a year and nobody has caught on until now. So yes. This makes me wonder what other dirty monopoly we’ll find them hiding as the months go on.

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