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In response to "Actually, I don't recall. What happened with your book and how was it resolved? -- nm" by TWuG

It, along with others with gay content, were removed for a time. It took a few weeks, Amazon eventually blamed it on a hacker that found a way to rig

Posted by Qale (aka Qale) Dec 16 '10, 13:26

the "inappropriate flag" to get titles pulled. Some of the details became sketchy as they always tend to.

My book was returned to the site, but I don't know if all were.

It's how #AmazonFail was born.

linky (news.bbc.co.uk)

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Ah, I recall that. I didn't remember you were caught up in it. - TWuG Dec 16, 13:29 1
- I certainly have made purchases from Amazon since. But I wouldn't buy a digital copy of a book via them, nor would I publish one again. - Qale Dec 16, 13:31

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It, along with others with gay content, were removed for a time. It took a few weeks, Amazon eventually blamed it on a hacker that found a way to rig

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