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Hi Jon, I was a big fan of your Strange New World and I am trying desperately to get hold of a copy of your 50 Shades of Jess and Lina. Do you have a site where I can buy your books from?

Jon Abbott Hello Greg, thanks for your interest. No, I'm afraid my books (except for Irwin Allen and Stephen Cannell) are only available through Amazon, through …moreHello Greg, thanks for your interest. No, I'm afraid my books (except for Irwin Allen and Stephen Cannell) are only available through Amazon, through which I self-publish, although some titles can be purchased through them wholesale by bookshops. They are sold on a print-on-demand basis (which is why I don't have any spare copies myself, that's the beauty of it, no unsolds in storage), and as Amazon sell all over the world and have about eighty percent of the book market (I'm told) it *mostly* serves me very well.

Unfortunately, a few months ago, after the title in question had been on sale for about two years, they suddenly arbitrarily decided this book was somehow breaking some unspecified rule of theirs, and removed it from sale (without even telling me! I suddenly noticed it had gone from my author's page). The problem is that they are very difficult to talk to, because when they do this, it's completely random and they refuse to specify what the problem is, so it's virtually impossible to put right. They do not entertain any debate or discussion, that's it. I do a lot of reviews on Amazon, and it's the same situation with those. It's a very sinister form of censorship, because I could go through the whole book with a magnifying glass, removing stuff I thought might have broken the rules, and still not find the offending sentence/s or image. In the meantime, they're making you try and think like they do, so I prefer not to play that game. If I thought something was offensive or unlawful, I wouldn't have put it in the book! As you can imagine, with a subject like Jess and Lina, in the current climate it could be absolutely anything.

If they could specifically point to something, and it was a piddling thing that didn't matter to anyone but them, I would happily remove it. On the other hand, if it was something I felt sufficiently strongly about, I could fall on my sword in the name of free speech. But when no-one can, or will, tell me what the problem is, I am powerless. As they print and distribute the book, I'm stuck in some Kafka-esque limbo. Generally, I'm very happy with Amazon. It's a great system, when it works!

I could, and might, try and resubmit the book again as is, sometime in the future and see what happens, but it could still suddenly disappear again next time they have a 'sweep', or even not be accepted at all next time. All I can say is, periodically check my author's page to see if it's listed, and then grab it while you can!

If it's any consolation, like my other 6 x 9 titles Brass Cheek, A-Z of Bad Girls, Great British Sex Film, and Erotic Horror, the text is taken directly from Strange New World, so you are not missing anything except the colour pictures. These books on specific themes were compiled in response to those who complained about the lack of colour pictures in Strange New World. There seemed to be a market, and there was. If I can't get it reinstated, I guess those who bought a copy have quite the collector's item! In the meantime, so glad you enjoyed Strange New World! It's even stranger now, ain't it?!

--Jon Abbott, March 2021(less)

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Hi Jon, plot holes, really?:) The crew: Phil, Scott and Ron ah, they have more comebacks than Take That! I am a bit bonkers as I copy the DVDS onto CD for in-car listening.I get a few odd looks and thats just from the family! So what about season4,the last few are amongst the very best and daftest but with high prod values as we know from Cushmans book the ratings had already gone but IA threw one last effort, best R

Jon Abbott Voyage on audio in the car, yeah, you win the crazy Rich, I can't top that... Do you set off fireworks on your dashboard and swerve all over the road?…moreVoyage on audio in the car, yeah, you win the crazy Rich, I can't top that... Do you set off fireworks on your dashboard and swerve all over the road? :) I'll let you know about season four in a few weeks when I've watched them again, if I can get the wife away from snooker, formula 1, and NCIS... (less)

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	Irwin Allen Television Productions, 1964-1970: A Critical History of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants 4.13 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Strange New World: Sex Films of the 1970s 3.13 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Elvis Films 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cool TV of the 1960s really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great Desilu Series of the 1960s: A critical celebration of four classic series really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Giant Bug Movies of the 1950s: (Sci-Fi Before Star Wars, vol. 2) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cool TV 2: More Cult TV From the 1960s 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Panic in the Streets!: Sci-Fi Movie Mayhem in the 1950s: (Sci-Fi before Star Wars, Vol. 3) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Flying Saucer Films of the 1950s: (Sci-Fi Before Star Wars, Vol. 1) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars