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Amazon are cracking down on covers with explicit images and really setting the bar low before they put a book behind an adult filter.
"bare butt cheeks, hands on breasts, or people in handcuffs (even if it’s a non-sexual situation)"
If you'd prefer to be shown everything they're selling, not a limited amount, this post
http://musecharmer.com/information-about-amazons-adult-content-filter/
gives details of how to find out if the filter is enabled for you and cancel it if you choose, though it might be a temporary fix.
This annoys me. The cover the post tells you to search from isn't objectionable and hiding books not only affects sales for the authors but smacks of hypocrisy. If Amazon are willing to sell the books, then they should stop clutching their pearls over the covers.
In the comments to the post, someone shares a stock reply they got from Amazon who point to their guidelines as justification.
Oh. Those again. I remember those!
Your books and other content (such as book titles, cover art and product descriptions) must adhere to these content guidelines. We reserve the right to make judgments about whether content is appropriate and to choose not to offer it. We may also terminate your participation in the KDP program if you don't adhere to these content guidelines.
Pornography
We don't accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.
Offensive Content
What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect.
Clear as mud. And notice the lacks of detail here as opposed to the hands on breasts specifics I quoted? I'm not sure where that list came from. I've seen it in other places than the post so it's floating around.
"bare butt cheeks, hands on breasts, or people in handcuffs (even if it’s a non-sexual situation)"
If you'd prefer to be shown everything they're selling, not a limited amount, this post
http://musecharmer.com/information-about-amazons-adult-content-filter/
gives details of how to find out if the filter is enabled for you and cancel it if you choose, though it might be a temporary fix.
This annoys me. The cover the post tells you to search from isn't objectionable and hiding books not only affects sales for the authors but smacks of hypocrisy. If Amazon are willing to sell the books, then they should stop clutching their pearls over the covers.
In the comments to the post, someone shares a stock reply they got from Amazon who point to their guidelines as justification.
Oh. Those again. I remember those!
Your books and other content (such as book titles, cover art and product descriptions) must adhere to these content guidelines. We reserve the right to make judgments about whether content is appropriate and to choose not to offer it. We may also terminate your participation in the KDP program if you don't adhere to these content guidelines.
Pornography
We don't accept pornography or offensive depictions of graphic sexual acts.
Offensive Content
What we deem offensive is probably about what you would expect.
Clear as mud. And notice the lacks of detail here as opposed to the hands on breasts specifics I quoted? I'm not sure where that list came from. I've seen it in other places than the post so it's floating around.
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