Everyone's Talking About Amazon's Book Controversy Except Amazon

Amazon has removed The Pedophile’s Guide to Love and Pleasure from its site, but not before experiencing a massive backlash, including calls for a boycott.

At this point nothing in the company’s newsroom discusses the issue; a CNN AC360 blog post from yesterday says a spokesperson, Drew Herdener, would not respond to an inquiry about the issue; and the statement that ultimately was released is a short one, that has been reprinted by a number of outlets:

Amazon believes it is censorship not to sell certain books simply because we or others believe their message is objectionable.

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