Friday, December 22, 2006

Writer demands to be unlisted from Amazon

Writer demands to be unlisted from Amazon
Nick Tanner
Wednesday December 20, 2006
Guardian Unlimited

A children's author has drawn attention to the plight of independent bookshops by demanding that his book be removed from sale on Amazon's UK website.
George Walker, author of Tales from an Airfield, was horrified to find that his new title was featured on the site without his permission, following good sales in bookshops...


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Support your local Independent Book stores and Record Stores this Christmas and in the New Year!

In St. John's Newfoundland that would include places like:

Bennington Gate, Terrace on the Square, Churchill Square, Ph: (709) 576-6600
Granny Bates Childrens Books, 2 Bates Hill, Ph: Ph: (709) 739-9233
Fred's Records, 198 Duckworth St., Ph: (709) 753-9191
The Travel Bug, 155 Water St, Ph: (709) 738-8284
O'Brien's Music, 278 Water St., Ph: (709) 753-8135