(UK)Amazon will not handle book on Bush-Saudi links

[papau]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/saudi/story/0,11599,1272397,00.html

(UK)Amazon will not handle book on Bush-Saudi links

Steven Morris
Friday July 30, 2004
The Guardian

Amazon.co.uk was last night criticised for refusing to stock a controversial book which examines the links between George Bush's circle and rich Saudis.

Major bookstores including Waterstone's and WH Smith are carrying House of Bush, House of Saud, which was published in Britain yesterday after becoming a bestseller in the US. <snip>

Reviews carried on the US website describe the book as "exceptional", "incisive" and "required reading". One enthusiast said: "Read this and vote accordingly."

In theory if someone in Britain buys the book from the American site the company still could be taken to court in Britain, because a litigant could argue that it had effectively sold the book in the UK.

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[noahmijo]

1. That's strange, well they have had it in stock here in the US for sometime

At Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/074325337X/qid=1091208700/sr=8-1/ref=pd_ka_1/103-8815591-4999840?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

[papau]

2. It is strange - as if postal cost from US will stop UK sales?

And other outlets in UK are carrying the book.

Very strange.

[goforit]

3. Hmmm......I guess I won't buy books from Amazon Dot Com anymore!!!

Oh well!!!

Adios amigos del diablo!!!

[struggle4progress]

4. Tony's pals dasn't offend our King George? eom