don't rain on my parade

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Today I heard that Amazon was removing the rankings from GLBTQ books. Individuals have written to the company asking about it, and their reply was "In consideration of our entire customer base, we exclude "adult" material from appearing in some searches and best seller lists. Since these lists are generated using sales ranks, adult materials must also be excluded from that feature." AKA "We take down rankings on books that people complain about."

So, what exactly does that specifically mean for us at barrowmanfans?

John Barrowman's autobiography Anything Goes, Paperback Edition has a ranking
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anything-Goes-Autobiography-John-Barrowman/dp/1843173336/ref=pd_sim_m_h__3



But the hardcover edition Doesn't.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Anything-Goes-John-Barrowman-Carole/dp/1843172895/ref=ed_oe_h



To follow the saga:
The Complaint and Reply http://markprobst.livejournal.com/15293.html
Books that have had rankings removed http://community.livejournal.com/meta_writer/11992.html

EDIT: You guys can copy this post far and wide. Also, lee_rowan and myself have posted messages to BarrowmanOnline yahoo group.
EDIT 2: Both lee_rowan and mine's comments to BarrowmanOnline have been aprroved and posted. Unfortunatly, BarrowmanOnline does not allow links to LJ accounts, but they're up and complaints have been making they're way up the food chain. There's also a a petiton, if you want to do more after contacting Amazon.