Banned Books Exhibit

charles stack (cstack@books.com)
Mon, 25 Sep 1995 10:59:52 -0400

Mr. Zimmerman,

I thought this might be of interest to you.

Sincerely,

Charles Stack

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Book Stacks Unleashes Banned Books Exhibit

Book Stacks Unlimited, the most popular bookstore on the Internet, today
unveiled plans for an unsettling exhibit dealing with book censorship. The
exhibit, located at http://www.banned.books.com, debuts September 23 as
part of the American Booksellers Association Banned Books Week.

"The Internet is under attack by people who want to suppress your freedom
of speech," says Book Stacks' founder and president, Charles Stack. "This
exhibit demonstrates how dangerous the threat is. You'd be amazed at what
some people want to keep you from reading."

The exhibit features several digital audio clips: Salman Rushdie reading
from his book, *East, West*; U.S. Senate debate over the Exon Amendment;
and a rant from author and public radio & TV commentator Andrei Codrescu
commissioned by Book Stacks for the exhibit.

Other displays include a list of banned books, a quiz, a civil liberties
bookshelf, a directory of links to anti-censorship resources, frightening
and courageous quotations, a forum on book banning, and much more. One
section is devoted to the Canter & Siegel affair. After the notorious
"Green Card Lawyers" abused the net, several people called for a ban on
their book.

Book Stacks Unlimited (books.com) has been selling books online since 1992.
They offer more than 330,000 titles for sale and gigabytes of
entertainment. They are frequently included in Internet "top ten" lists and
are the only bookstore in the Internet Hall of Fame. Book Stacks is a
member of the American Booksellers Association.