Amazon Refuses To Publish First Cornish-Language Ebook
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As mentioned above, Amazon is trying to exert considerable power over the editorial. History teaches us that successful companies like winning virtual monopoly of power, arbitrary decisions to be more problematic. Here is a rare example of this, we noted by @ IndigenousTweet via @ MLBrook
Diglot Books Ltd, today announced that Kindle Direct Publishing not published his son Matthew bilingual books image and rubber boots, because it is written in Cornwall. The book was published for the Saint Piran earlier this month has been successfully launched on the iTunes platform, but not available for Android users or Kindle Fire because "the book is in a language that is not currently compatible with Kindle Direct Publishing"
Okay, you might think -. If you use an alphabet Cornish weird not supported by Amazon, not much to do. Only this is not the case:
The Cornish language, which uses the same alphabet as English has increased since its recognition as a living language in 2002 by the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, now fluent in several thousands of people.
is, no special characters are required, as shown in the Cornish language Wikipedia page, so there is no technical reason for Amazon not to publish the book. Obviously, this is just an arbitrary decision by the company, it is virtually impossible to appeal.
Cornwall promotion can not be high on the list of priorities for everyone, but the refusal to Amazon to publish the first book of the language is another worrying example of how it n ' not use his global power increasing responsibility. 
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