http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/technology/amazon-book-reviews-deleted-in-a-purge-aimed-at-manipulation.html?comments#permid=215&smid=fb-share The New York Times of Saturday December 22, 2012, (12.12.22) reported that Amazon.com, the first and now dominate source world-wide from which to buy Books and eBooks online, has been purging book reviews from its web site.