tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post7636344121826340677..comments2024-01-06T00:28:45.062+08:00Comments on Bibliobibuli: From Kinokuniya to Putrajayabibliobibulihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-78202914129815819782008-12-05T21:36:00.000+08:002008-12-05T21:36:00.000+08:00Animah's a lawyer, maybe she knows if that's legal...Animah's a lawyer, maybe she knows if that's legal. But yea they need to know that it leaves a bad impression. A word to the wise would be sufficient I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-80239355563435181252008-11-30T15:45:00.000+08:002008-11-30T15:45:00.000+08:00thanks bookseller, and as someone in the trade i t...thanks bookseller, and as someone in the trade i think what you just said carries even more weight.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-53491189456087163442008-11-30T15:41:00.000+08:002008-11-30T15:41:00.000+08:00And at what point will this be deemed an unlawful ...And at what point will this be deemed an unlawful removal of a product from a retail shop, no less amounting to robbery? Really, I mean if it's not banned, the shop didn't cross any line nor break any rules. If they need a copy to 'investigate' why not contact the publisher/author/distributor for a complimentary copy?<BR/><BR/>The potential threat of withholding at customs? Barbaric and backwards but very real.<BR/><BR/>Just the kind of thing we need in this economic climate...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-20587536512897640182008-11-29T23:27:00.000+08:002008-11-29T23:27:00.000+08:00yes!!! just goes to show!yes!!! just goes to show!bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-37289891568105373452008-11-29T21:23:00.000+08:002008-11-29T21:23:00.000+08:00Hi SharonThis post got picked up by one of the Dai...Hi Sharon<BR/>This post got picked up by one of the Daily telegraph staff bloggers:<BR/>http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/peter_robins/blog/2008/11/26/paper_tiger_linksRobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-55849535958875539852008-11-28T08:20:00.000+08:002008-11-28T08:20:00.000+08:00it isn't "banned" savante! it's important to unde...it isn't "banned" savante! it's important to understand the difference between banning and this state of limbo the book is in. and remember only oen bookshop has been forbidden to sell it.<BR/><BR/>one hopes the officers will read the book. certainly until they do, the book remains off the shelves.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-68012138245624351072008-11-27T19:44:00.000+08:002008-11-27T19:44:00.000+08:00Doubt the officers even read the book, so I don't ...Doubt the officers even read the book, so I don't think they'd know the reasons for banning the book. Bureaucracy.savantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11298564303784032379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-11568851253665972512008-11-27T17:17:00.000+08:002008-11-27T17:17:00.000+08:00hi, interesting incident indeed. I've never read t...hi, interesting incident indeed. I've never read the book, but I've borrowed it from my university library today after I read bout this "banning" yesterday. =Ppei linghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076761809471595395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-72675201092472590082008-11-27T16:00:00.000+08:002008-11-27T16:00:00.000+08:00Your reference to Majapahit roots -I find it inter...Your reference to Majapahit roots -I find it interesting: If I had connections to such an old and glorious empire, I'd be very proud of it, instead of trying to graft a non-existent branch from Arabia into my family tree. <BR/><BR/>- PoppadumdumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-34818199413036817112008-11-27T11:46:00.000+08:002008-11-27T11:46:00.000+08:00i agree Pang, but i also see it from the side of t...i agree Pang, but i also see it from the side of the book store. it isn't a pleasant thing to be confronted with and they don't want trouble that will affect their business, partic with customers around. i guess they could be scared of retribution in another way (their books being held up at customs) if they don't give in to this.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-27537129860417404852008-11-27T11:30:00.000+08:002008-11-27T11:30:00.000+08:00I think Kino managers are too stupid to stand for ...I think Kino managers are too stupid to stand for their rights as well. As long as it is still under investigation and they don't have an official ban yet, the authorities should not be entitled to remove copies of books. One shouldn't be guilty until proven so - though we know in Malaysia, we love preventive laws, but everytime we give them an inch of our right, they will trample over a mile of justice till there is none left.Pang Khee Teikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422892083854200789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-5643324389895535342008-11-27T10:49:00.000+08:002008-11-27T10:49:00.000+08:00no, Alice, because it isn't banned! and that is t...no, Alice, because it isn't banned! and that is the irony. you can happily stroll into mph or silverfish and buy it. there's no issue. it's one bookshop being harassed here.bibliobibulihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456636355933524132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-1169568944680468562008-11-27T09:15:00.000+08:002008-11-27T09:15:00.000+08:00The power-that-be never fails to amuse me. I reall...The power-that-be never fails to amuse me. I really wonder how the staff of Kino and its customers felt during those 'raids' to remove books from the store.<BR/><BR/>For those already owning a copy of the book, does it mean these officers would confiscate or issue a warrant of arrest? Just wondering... :pAlicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623394887320093229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-58604763400549258612008-11-26T22:32:00.000+08:002008-11-26T22:32:00.000+08:00Scary.Scary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04283371140346602856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-51561566863276154002008-11-26T22:07:00.000+08:002008-11-26T22:07:00.000+08:00It's not neo-communism, but neo-talibanism. - PPDD...It's not neo-communism, but neo-talibanism. <BR/><BR/>- PPDDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-44880442097775356532008-11-26T20:16:00.000+08:002008-11-26T20:16:00.000+08:00*sigh*I have a feeling Malaysia is heading for neo...*sigh*<BR/><BR/>I have a feeling Malaysia is heading for neo-communism: oppressive, forceful and judgemental.<BR/><BR/>I just wish the writer/publisher would launch a lawsuit and kick their asses.Dingodingohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05471672149689376105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-48267974557537241322008-11-26T18:32:00.000+08:002008-11-26T18:32:00.000+08:00Ah, Malaysia, my home, my tanah air...the longer I...Ah, Malaysia, my home, my tanah air...the longer I'm away from it, the less inclined I want to return! Now where is that application form I took for the Singapore PR???<BR/><BR/>- PoppadumdumAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912730.post-72514115073315490972008-11-26T18:16:00.000+08:002008-11-26T18:16:00.000+08:00well, sharon, we are very infamous in the way of e...well, sharon, we are very infamous in the way of enforcing something. <BR/><BR/>The question is, why now? and why they really need to confiscate all the other books?<BR/><BR/>Geez.<BR/>and yes. We're watching closely.<BR/><BR/>:DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com