tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post4798574193910886927..comments2023-10-30T00:51:36.361-11:00Comments on Diary of a Desperate Exmoor Woman: X-rated Kindle? Should e-books come with warning stickers?Exmoorjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-68119609024140916252012-01-16T05:25:06.252-11:002012-01-16T05:25:06.252-11:00Do Kindles have nanny watch on them?Do Kindles have nanny watch on them?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-90890043531517931152011-10-17T04:31:07.174-11:002011-10-17T04:31:07.174-11:00I read Richard Adam's Maia from my school libr...I read Richard Adam's Maia from my school library as a very young teen. If you know that book well then... um... yeah. Kids find out for themselves no matter how careful you are and my folks were VERY careful. I didn't get 'the chat' till I was 12 and my mum was super clinical about it.<br /><br />When I was six I took an anatomy book into school and explained sex and childbirth to my friends. I did rather well, too, and nobody had ever explained it to me.<br /><br />Kids are instinctive and intuitive and yes we should protect them but we shouldn't suffocate them with ignorance. <br /><br />Ignorance leaves them open to harm just as much as an over-surfeit of knowledge does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-47554429107072925582011-09-06T05:39:38.480-11:002011-09-06T05:39:38.480-11:00Good post, Jane! I don't have a Kindle and so ...Good post, Jane! I don't have a Kindle and so never thought of this. But do books in book stores come with warnings? I've never noticed that here. Except the ones in the erotica section. <br /><br />But for Ficiton, anyone can waltz in and buy it.<br /><br />Oh and...POOKIE! ♥Teehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18277378168473581160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-87563796989174533492011-09-05T06:12:35.729-11:002011-09-05T06:12:35.729-11:00I have wondered about this one too as I recently d...I have wondered about this one too as I recently downloaded a few samples for my 15 yo son to look at. I've not got much on my Kindle that I wouldn't want him to see. Only one - which I myself found too extreme. However I was concerned to discover that I could not delete it completely. If you delete a book, it goes into 'archive' and can be instantly downloaded to your Kindle once more!Yvonne Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11179222381654260213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-21173562140209928152011-09-05T01:18:15.774-11:002011-09-05T01:18:15.774-11:00The version of kindle on my iPhone has a bit which...The version of kindle on my iPhone has a bit which categorises the book. Kindly telling me the book I'm now reading (visit from goon squad) has adult themes and language. But don't have this on kindle proper.Millahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967731998504496807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-61428381920151455472011-09-04T06:16:07.398-11:002011-09-04T06:16:07.398-11:00Great post, Jane and one that should be passed aro...Great post, Jane and one that should be passed around. I too had never even thought about categorising Zoon, even though I have adult Meta tags in place on the sample pages on my website and more disturbing is the USA Zoon, which has a simple "look inside" link, thereby, making it available without downloading. Youngsters will probably poo poo the idea of censoring stuff from them....let's face it....we weren't all little angels, but that's no excuse to just be blaze about what kids these days are into and have open access to. There are lines that must not be crossed because young minds are easily influenced and corrupted and I vote yes to categorising on Amazon and similar sites in as much as they set up proper Meta tags and warnings for material that warrants it. I also think that authors should have warnings on the covers of their books and within any blurb that promotes it.Jobo Pookshttp://www.jobopooks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-63559084295252538642011-09-04T04:08:25.819-11:002011-09-04T04:08:25.819-11:00I used to sneak all my parents' books up to my...I used to sneak all my parents' books up to my room to read, and now my son does the same. I don't mention it, just watch with interest to see where his tastes lie. We don't tend to read much that could be considered bad for a YA, but I have discovered, through watching films with him, that he self-censors - he will go and fetch a drink during a particularly violent part, or visit the loo if he feels things are getting too romantic. I assume he skips parts he doesn't like in books in the same way that I used to - I found both violence and lovemaking descriptions got in the way of a good story!janerowenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295097968168916092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-8234616416535964152011-09-03T06:10:33.432-11:002011-09-03T06:10:33.432-11:00I agree with Viv. I remember reading Last Tango in...I agree with Viv. I remember reading Last Tango in Paris as a young teen (probably about 14) There are two bits I still remember :- the girl having her first orgasm whilst riding a bicycle; the other bit involved butter. Neither made me want to go and try it out, in fact I took it all with a pinch of salt. Nothing wrong with a bit of erotica for a young girl - it did me no harm.Bridge Oliverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05729446410149983758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-34518845473867159662011-09-03T05:49:17.692-11:002011-09-03T05:49:17.692-11:00I'll bet this becomes an issue. As you said, ...I'll bet this becomes an issue. As you said, parents will be buying the e-books for the most part. I'm not even sure if kids could get an Amazon account if they can't get a PayPal account.<br /><br />Still, with so many new books coming out, even adults might want to know content. If the reviewers don't tell, then people might want ratings. It seems at Amazon that it depends on what the customer demands, such as with that notorious book about the pedophile.<br /><br />But another problem is that Kindles should be family devices. People shouldn't have to invest in a Kindle per person. So then they might want a blocker on their Kindle. Or passwords for family members. I'm surprised they didn't plan for it.Katherine L. Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13149740043743870827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-14168564900075529792011-09-03T05:13:20.348-11:002011-09-03T05:13:20.348-11:00From the point of view of a publisher we would LOV...From the point of view of a publisher we would LOVE to be able to easily separate the raunchy/edgy stuff from the kids-and-aunty-friendly stuff in a way that was immediately obvious to the purchaser.<br /><br />We've done our best by setting up an imprint <b>Prosochi</b> where all our grown-up-only stuff gets published and we publish the safe-for-all books under the <b>Endaxi</b> banner. <br /><br />But it is tricky when we have an author like <b>Poppet</b> who has a sweet author name who usually writes decidedly Prosochi material and then writes a runaway success of a children's book like Fey's Adventure - which shot to the top of its genre chart by being downloaded over 2000 times in less than a week.<br /><br />It could be very confusing if a tot or parent who had led a sheltered life decided to search for more books by Poppet and then downloaded Heresy or Seithe or Dusan expecting more heartwarming fairyland adventures! <br /><br />Would save us all a lot of angst if ebooks could be classified like films and then the parents could set up a block on adult material if they chose to do so.Michele on behalf of Endaxi Presshttp://www.endaxipress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-59530675924391617932011-09-02T23:27:10.700-11:002011-09-02T23:27:10.700-11:00Oh my! For once Blogger is letting me comment... I...Oh my! For once Blogger is letting me comment... I'll grab my chance.<br /><br />Viv: yeah, I'm so with you on Cartland et al... far scarier than any porn.<br /><br />Sessh: you know, I'm pretty much of a mind with you on this...monitor and discuss works well for us too, and results in some hilarious (and illuminating - for me!) conversations<br /><br />Rob: ARE there warnings though? I don't see 'em in the bookshops or on Amazon - or am I looking in the wrong places?? <br /><br />Frances: as always, my dear friend, I raise my glass to you. I've been enjoying your words and pictures as always - as you see, I can't often comment but please know I'm enjoying my glimpses into your world. <br /><br />Ditzy: the older they get, the worse they are. Check that Kindle!!<br /><br />Ali: if there is, I can't find it. Re swearing, I think it can be a valid form of expression when used - imaginatively, shall we say. But James knows there are times, places, ways and means... :)<br /><br />DJ: Now if I could only enter that competition!!! That, you see, is the answer...James NEEDS his own Kindle. Hint, hint, hint.Exmoorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09230395732150659356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-87706416447211289472011-09-02T22:02:12.997-11:002011-09-02T22:02:12.997-11:00This is a topical post for me because I am giving ...This is a topical post for me because I am giving away a Kindle on my blog right now (yes, that was a deliberate plug), and I mentioned to my husband that an eReader would make a good Christmas gift for N3S (8 years old) because we have run out of room to store his books in his room. This then led to all manner of 'what if' discussions much like your blog post. We haven't come to a satisfactory decision yet...D.J. Kirkbyhttp://djkirkby.co.uk/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-67547551251864639142011-09-02T22:00:36.608-11:002011-09-02T22:00:36.608-11:00I've not used an e-reader, but is there not a ...I've not used an e-reader, but is there not a way to 'lock' books or something? No different 'users' that can be specified, like on a computer? So that what is yours stays locked when your son is reading it?<br /><br />I am a sweary kind of person, but not around my son (well, not unless we're in the car and it just kind of slips out) but I cannot ABIDE the language that some of his peers use.<br /><br />I'm not talking about your standard effing. You can eff and blind without having much of a clue about what you're saying. But the sexual content of their language I find disturbing. I am uncomfortable with children talking that way.<br /><br />Hopelessly old-fashioned?Alison Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565962059926865121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-18855979508972063472011-09-02T21:10:51.522-11:002011-09-02T21:10:51.522-11:00Interesting post I hadn't even thought about i...Interesting post I hadn't even thought about it, I have just bought my mum a kindle and my oldest has been reading some books of it. Better check she hasn't got an naughty books on there!!Ditzy Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11008681289420431157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-30068782672809360132011-09-02T15:06:35.580-11:002011-09-02T15:06:35.580-11:00Oh Jane, I haven't left you many comments rece...Oh Jane, I haven't left you many comments recently, because as a non parent I feel very unqualified.<br /><br />Ahh, but but a reader I was as a child, teenager and, truth be told, still read a bit.<br /><br />Seems to me that reading is a wonderful thing. I am sure that even in the "golden age" of books that were books, and could be borrowed from the library if you had a card, I might have read something that my parents had not read,or even known about.<br /><br />Yes, that was ages ago, but the theme continues. I love to read and have since since I was six years old. Reading is the key to so much. Why deny anyone the opportunity to keep that reading fire lit? I am quite sure that my parents had no clue as to what I was reading beyond a certain age. (I should also say that I really don't know what they were reading, then or now.)<br /><br />Of course. I am not a parent. If I had young children in this age, I might just feel differently, but hope that I would not.<br /><br />Raising a toast to authors and readers! xoFranceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-26434620268341969982011-09-02T12:18:46.466-11:002011-09-02T12:18:46.466-11:00I think the Kindle versions should have the exact ...I think the Kindle versions should have the exact same warnings as the printed versions. Hmmmm.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-12324106399347793272011-09-02T02:09:31.491-11:002011-09-02T02:09:31.491-11:00I'm of many minds on this one, Jane! I write w...I'm of many minds on this one, Jane! I write what would certainly be classified as 'not for under 18' books, I wouldn't want my son to read them and I go to great lengths to make sure people are aware of the content before they buy . . . I have no control after that, and I refuse to worry about it. I lapped up wildly inappropriate, overly adult content from a VERY young age and turned out none the worse for it (don't you dare laugh). As for my teen - well, I caught him with the kama sutra AND a textbook on abnormal sexual psychology a couple of years ago - they were on the shelf, after all! It does not appear to have stunted his puberty (well, any more than having a mom who writes about gay sex would have on its own, that is!)<br /><br />As with everything, parents need to take responsibility . . . I've never had to use any of the lock out parental controls, I prefer to monitor and discuss - so far, it seems to be working!Sessha Battohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569927397738788073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4677133322409652783.post-56573849681755215202011-09-02T02:02:23.247-11:002011-09-02T02:02:23.247-11:00Actually, I have been liberal enough never to worr...Actually, I have been liberal enough never to worry what my offspring read or saw as long as she read.<br />Personally, I think Cartland ought to have a warning on it: Consumption of this will seriously affect your grasp on reality....<br />Good points, and I have no sensible answers.<br />x<br />VivAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com