Attention: Readers of TG Fiction on Amazon
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Here is a call for help.
I am not a reader of TG fiction on Amazon, but I am a writer, and I have been in touch with Amazon regarding the curious categorizations employed in the LGBTQ area.
So, we have the various categories for Kindle E-books including "Romance", "Teen and Young Adult" and "LGBTQ+". Romance and TYA have a subcategory of LGBTQ+. LGBTQ has subcategories including Romance, Literature & Fiction, Erotica, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery & Detective, Biographies & Memoirs, Comics, Manga & Graphic Novels etc.
Then we have Gay Fiction, Bisexual Fiction and Transgender Fiction, and Transgender Romance.
But if you take a story at random say "Rent Or Forfeit: Illustrated TG tale of crossdressing and feminization" where would you expect to find it? it is not in any of the categories above.
Or "Little Missy ... After breaking a magical contract with a powerful witch, 36-year-old Jack Thompson is transformed into a little 7-year-old girl as punishment". Categories: Psychological Horror, Dark Fantasy Horror, Dark Fantasy
"Cross-dress Boy" - Categories: Coming of Age Fiction, Literary Fiction.
I am told that the category "Erotica" is also applied to some TG fiction.
I would like to know whether any other readers who have gone to look for some TG reading at Amazon and who have been frustrated. I have got through to an executive, but I think that I need more before I can make a full submission.
Or perhaps, somebody who has more time than I have might look in some titles on Amazon from TG authors they know to find how they are listed?
Volunteers? Anybody?
Maryanne