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Dr.Seuss strike of books led to the award of controversial titles
The decision of dr. Seuss Enterprises to halt the publication of six books by the child author this week due to racially sensitive illustrations by Africans and Asians, this week created a new rush for titles that are now being censored, along with other Dr Seuss works that are not being done not. removed from circulation. Buy Before They Are Banned: eBay (NASDAQ: EBAY) has announced that it will remove ads for the six books in the spotlight – “And to think I saw it in Mulberry Street,” “The Cat’s Quizzer,” “If I the Zoo, “” McElligot’s Pool, “” On Beyond Zebra! “and” Stirred eggs super! ” – from his website and monitor efforts to new lists of these titles. A company spokesman told the Wall Street Journal that the auction site is currently removing our items from the market. “Yet it seems the company is not moving fast. A look on eBay Friday morning found that one seller auctioned ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ under the heading ‘BANNED * Last chance *’ and with a bid price of $ 4,000 The auction had 20 viewers but no active bid.Top Of The Charts: past on Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), the unexpected controversy surrounding the books sparked a new buying frenzy for all that Dr. Seuss, the pen name for Theodor Seuss Geisel. According to CNN, nine of the top ten books and about half of the top 50 are on Amazon’s bestseller list. The bestseller list does not include the six books taken out of print. The classic “The Cat in the Hat “is now in the top spot on the list. Amazon has not yet cleaned up its six websites of the six books in question, and the sellers are already praising the title, with copies of” If I Ran the Zoo “for $ 5,000 and “The Cat’s Quizzer” for up to $ 1600. What’s Next? In the wake of the six Dr. Seuss- books taken from the market evaluate Universal Orlando, a division of Comcast (NASDAQ: CMCSA)’s NBCUniversal, whether a portion of its theme park is redesigned or removed, inspired by the non-offensive aspects. of “If I run the zoo.” “Seuss Landing is still very popular among our guests and we appreciate our relationship with Seuss Enterprises,” the theme park said in a press release. ‘We removed the books from our shelves as they requested, and we will also evaluate our experience in the park. But our guests may plan to continue to enjoy their favorite experiences at Seuss Landing. Screenshot from an eBay seller that Dr. Seuss’s ‘If I Ran the Zoo’ for $ 4,000. See more about Benzinga Click here for options trading Benzinga Economy adds 379,000 jobs in February: what you need to know Powell talks inflation and Wall Street continues to stumble © 2021 Benzinga.com. Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.