tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post9031834751175560014..comments2023-12-17T17:56:58.396+00:00Comments on Debbie Bennett - thriller/crime & fantasy writer: An Indie Ebook Watershed?Debbie Bennetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-15394350081116728632013-11-10T17:14:22.155+00:002013-11-10T17:14:22.155+00:00My titles a now listed on kobo again and are avail...My titles a now listed on kobo again and are available to buy. Not WH Smith yet, though. Interesting developments...Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-66902823164293908502013-10-16T18:31:49.747+01:002013-10-16T18:31:49.747+01:00A scary thought. It does worry me as I write dark ...A scary thought. It does worry me as I write dark stuff that may well trigger on keyword searches, but I don't write erotica (nothing wrong with appropriately-labelled erotica) and I certainly don't write nasty stuff for titillation. My dark scenes are there to be true to my characters in the context of crime - nothing more.Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-80200500576166280512013-10-16T18:01:43.402+01:002013-10-16T18:01:43.402+01:00An alternative is that Amazon want to be able to s...An alternative is that Amazon want to be able to say that they have a program for reviewing and removing offensive material and that we are victims of a quota.Giles Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078027627281038866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-86863918661247822302013-10-16T17:43:52.666+01:002013-10-16T17:43:52.666+01:00Possibly, Giles. That'd be a whole new game th...Possibly, Giles. That'd be a whole new game though, given the amount of pornography you can find online in a variety of media. As I said, I don't agree with censorship but I do agree with the need to find a way to avoid displaying x-rated material next to bedtime stories - I have no answers! I do remember reading a fascinating blog post or article online a while back talking about the impossibility of online censorship, given the billions of webpages available - and that doesn't even include the deep web stuff.Debbie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761474820689143835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-62267963677627848492013-10-16T17:01:18.954+01:002013-10-16T17:01:18.954+01:00I wonder whether we are being targeted by people w...I wonder whether we are being targeted by people with a pro-censorship agenda?Giles Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078027627281038866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-4921965755527370402013-10-15T11:43:49.828+01:002013-10-15T11:43:49.828+01:00As I recall Smashwords did try to put into effect ...As I recall Smashwords did try to put into effect a policy to remove books containing pornographic themes and material about a year ago. It caused a violent backlash and I'm not sure what decision was finally made. I have a feeling they may have backtracked. While I agree that it is appropriate that pornographic books should be removed from sale, I do not agree with the wholesale removal of all indie books from the Kobo ebook store. And I think Kobo and W H Smith should bear in mind that writers are also avid readers, and if we all throw our Kobo ereaders in the bin it may have some effect on their sales and profits. Chris Longmuirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488093821886798927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5561924841201310368.post-72846585665494680882013-10-15T11:08:04.141+01:002013-10-15T11:08:04.141+01:00Very eloquent, well-thought-out post, Debbie. I wi...Very eloquent, well-thought-out post, Debbie. I will say, in Smashwords' defense, their search feature offers an adult filter, and it seems to work fairly well.<br /><br />One of my books was pulled from Amazon this weekend. Your post will have me booking over to Kobo to see what's going on there. This frustrates me and makes me angry because Amazon's content guidelines are vague and allow them to drop books arbitrarily. My book, for instance, is no more explicit than Fifty Shades of Gray, nor does it contain content any more questionable. The only difference I see is my book has gay characters and Fifty Shades has heterosexual characters. The pull of my book, then, feels homophobic and discriminatory.<br /><br />The distinction between erotica and pornography, in my mind, at least, has always been written materiel versus visual materiel. Yes, there are offensive books out there, but there always have been, one way or another.SM Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02991536645592985414noreply@blogger.com