Overview
- Vauban Books says Amazon removed its paperback listing for Jean Raspail’s 1973 novel and later pulled hardcover versions under the platform’s offensive-content policy.
- According to the publisher, Kindle and audiobook editions still appear on Amazon, but the company has not specified which passages triggered the policy decision.
- Vauban reports about 20,000 paperback sales and an average 4.8-star rating for the title on Amazon before the listings were taken down.
- The publisher has accused Amazon of censorship and suggested, without proof, that recent media coverage referencing Vice President Vance may have influenced the timing.
- Coverage from right-leaning outlets highlights the book’s long-running ideological controversy and warns that delisting by the dominant bookseller can swiftly cut off discovery and sales for small presses.