![]() Some contributors have authored several pieces within the book. These events were taking place concurrently during a 3-week period and one wonders if they’re all interrelated. OFF-TOPIC possesses a very narrow and biased focus, concentrating exclusively on Goodreads and its reviewers, and for the most part excludes dissenting points of view and the wider context of author opinions on the new policy, Amazon’s censorship of self-published authors, and various retailers removing all ebooks by self-published authors while they weed out the excessively offensive and illegal works. They informed, analyzed and challenged GR’s decision to move towards censorship, and echoed my thoughts and feelings on the situation exactly. My favourite 5-star contributions were by: Intelligent, witty, cheeky and bold, the various perspectives expound on the personal, literary, legal and technical implications of the opposed changes. calling them a ‘badly behaving social network’. ![]() None of my articles, posted on my blog, were included as there were some legal issues over my screenshots, opinions and accusations e.g. ![]() This is a small collection of essays and reviews, some of which were deleted by Goodreads, on GR’s censorship policy imposed on September 20th, 2013. *Currently available from Lulu as a non-profit ebook or freely and legally download it HERE from my Dropbox account. ![]() Disclaimer: I witnessed the production of this book from the sidelines. ![]()
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