(PS – yes I know I have an amazon store. I’m working on setting up something else, but in the meantime… check LBFBooks, Lachesis Publishing and Apex Books for the titles I’ve posted there.)

I’ve been far too disgusted and disturbed by the recent happenings at Amazon to even be remotely coherent about it. I mean, really? Come on… even the kids’ books dealing with same-sex parents, teen books on being gay… all stripped of their genre sets and sales rankings.

People in the fifth century had more sense and acceptance than people now, in a supposedly more advanced and civilized era.

Michele Lee has more information on her blog, The Road to Print.

And there is a petition up – and I know these sorts of petitions rarely work, but it’s still worth a try. It’s better than sitting and fuming, or sitting and holding a grudge.

It wasn’t that long ago that I was assured that the sales ranks were nothing important (back when certain self-pubbed troglodytes liked to boast about their million+ ranking, like it was a big deal). The thing is, they are a big deal when those rankings can get your title on a bestseller list.

Oh wait, from what I’ve read, if the title is self-published through CreateSpace (amazon owned) or the publisher is using Booksurge as their printer (also amazon owned)…. the ranks are still there.

Definitely rank, if you know what I mean.