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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Amazon’s Gay ‘Glitch’ Puts Books in the Closet Amazon fell into hot water with the gay community after gay-themed books began <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB123964842562214381-lMyQjAxMDI5MzE5MzYxNDM4Wj.html" title="disappearing">disappearing</a> from the site’s sales rankings. Amazon blamed the problem on a “glitch” and has restored some of the titles, but one author says a representative from the site told him his work had been recategorized as “adult.” <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090413_amazons_gay_glitch_puts_books_in_the_closet/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090413_amazons_gay_glitch_puts_books_in_the_closet/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Amazon’s Gay ‘Glitch’ Puts Books in the Closet Amazon fell into hot water with the gay community after gay-themed books began <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB123964842562214381-lMyQjAxMDI5MzE5MzYxNDM4Wj.html" title="disappearing">disappearing</a> from the site’s sales rankings. Amazon blamed the problem on a “glitch” and has restored some of the titles, but one author says a representative from the site told him his work had been recategorized as “adult.” <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090413_amazons_gay_glitch_puts_books_in_the_closet/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20090413_amazons_gay_glitch_puts_books_in_the_closet/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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