Dozens of Kindle eBook editions of Adolf Hitler’s 'Mein Kampf' were removed from the site, along with Hitler’s Amazon page, which displayed updates on authors and information on new releases.
Dr. Entesar Al-Banna , a columnist for a Bahraini daily, wrote she was shocked that many young Arabs idolize Hitler- a phenomenon she says stems from the wave of violence afflicting the region and, as a result, people are looking to someone who challenged the rest of the world.
US publishing company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt originally planned on donating earnings from Hitler's infamous manifesto to cultural groups, but after coming under criticism, decided instead to donate the money to those affected directly by Nazi crimes.
The conservative Milan daily Il Giornale gave the book free to whoever purchased the newspaper and first installment of William Shirer's "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich."