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From: "J Ross" <rross@...>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 11:21:57 -0400
Yesterday evening we wrote Amazon.com concerning the sale and promotion of the book, "Understanding Loved Boys and Boylovers".  Below is the response I just received.  
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Dear Mr. & Mrs. Ross,

Thank you for writing to Amazon.com with your concerns about some of
the titles we list in our catalog.  This is an issue we take very
seriously and we wanted to share with you our goals with respect to
our catalog.

Our goal is to support freedom of expression and to provide customers
with the broadest selection possible so they can find, discover and
buy any title they might be seeking.  That selection includes some
titles which most people, including employees of Amazon.com, may find
distasteful or otherwise objectionable.  However, I should mention
that Amazon.com does not sell pornography or child pornography.

Amazon.com believes it is censorship not to sell certain books because
we believe their message repugnant, and we would be rightly criticized
if we did so.  Therefore, we will continue to make controversial works
available in the United States and everywhere else, except where they
are prohibited by law.

Furthermore, because we strongly believe that the appropriate response
to repugnant speech is not censorship, but more speech, we will
continue to allow readers, authors, and publishers to express their
views freely about the books and other products we offer on our web
site.  It is important to note that we do not endorse any opinions
expressed by individual authors, musical artists, or filmmakers.

We value all feedback from our customers, and I thank you again for
taking the time to send us your comments about this issue.

We hope you will allow us to continue to serve you.


Best regards,

S. Pederson
Amazon.com
Earth's Biggest Selection
http://www.amazon.com




Jan Ross
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