Online Bookstore Charged With Nazi Tactics

In response, Myers' readers mass e-mailed the company and logged on to Abunga.com to ban a number of religious books themselves, including the Bible.

"What they didn't realize is that we control inventory from our members, and it's pretty easy to see the difference of customers who are blocking 'The Golden Compass' and the Bible," Martin said.

Martin insists his company has no agenda. "If you look at the books, we have a complete rainbow range of books, and we give to non-Christian ministries." "We rely on the community to create a warehouse full of books they want," he said. "Frankly, I know personally I am viscerally angry about the spread of pornography."

The fledgling site may be worthy of a Puritan prayer meeting, but a quick glance shows many titles that would raise the hairs of any church-going granny.

Two of the "dirtiest" books on the 2002 New York Times best-seller list are available on Abunga: "The Sexual Life of Catherine M," a French art critic's 2002 memoir of her infinite sexual encounters.

Out of stock, but presumably also available is, "100 Strokes of the Brush Before Bed," a fictionalized erotic memoir by a 7-year-old Sicilian girl.

Salacious Titles Available

Did we forget Candace Bushnell's "Sex and the City" and even one by the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Juno" -- "Candy Girl: Year in the Life of an Unknown Stripper" by Diablo Cody?

Martin said the company could not possibly read all of its 1.5 million books and is not surprised some salacious titles are still available. He leaves that up to his readers.

Still, Abunga does do some initial screening, refusing books from distributors that fall into several broad categories, such as nudity or topics about witchcraft and the occult.

Martin, as one of the co-founders of the real estate tool iPIX., has a technology background. His partner, Steve Slack, runs a warehouse of Christian books.

"If you look at the trends, brick and mortar is going away and online is skyrocketing," Martin said. "[Slack] wanted to get his feet wet in the online world."