How Scientologists pressurise publishers - 2008-12-04
How Scientologists pressurise publishers December 4, 2008,
Over and over again, critical publications have been blocked
Last week we learned that Amazon.co.uk has bowed to pressure to stop selling a book by a former senior Irish Scientologist. The Complex: An Insider Exposes the Covert World of the Church of Scientology (Merlin Publishing, Dublin) describes John Duignan's 21 years in the religion, not all of it a happy tale. According to Amazon, "Unfortunately, we have had to withdraw The Complex by John Duignan in the UK because we received a specific allegation that a passage in the book is defamatory regarding an individual named in the book". Other bookshops are also thought to have been warned not to stock the book. And everyone who has ever encountered the Church of Scientology sighs and says, "Here we go again."
{{cite news | first = David V. | last = Barret | title = How Scientologists pressurise publishers | url = http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2008/dec/04/religion-scientology-books | work = The Guardian | date = 2008-12-04 | accessdate = 2010-05-16 }}