Amazon in Cross-Fire of Battling Reviewers

The NYTimes Reports last week Amazon.com was drawn into the reviewers battles when it was persuaded, at least briefly, to censor comments cautioning readers about a book on taxes. The issue involved customer reviews of “Cracking the Code: The Fascinating Truth About Taxation in America,” a self-published book by Peter Eric Hendrickson of Commerce Township, Mich. The book asserts that Americans are not required to pay taxes and teaches people how to exploit the I.R.S. system for processing refunds.