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To: SeekAndFind
Somebody wasn't paying attention to the business model. You don't need a Kindle to read Kindle books. If you have a computer available (and how would you shop at Amazon if you don't?) you can have a free virtual Kindle online or download a free Kindle app to your phone. It isn't the hardware. It's the ubiquity.

Amazon nearly lost the whole enchilada, though, when they deleted a book from their customers' Kindles without asking. It was apparently a legitimate rights issue, but they handled it like ham-handed amateurs. It was, ironically, Orwell's 1984. They've sworn it will never happen again, but it serves to remind us that it isn't a good idea to place your entire library in the hands of people who can delete it, or be forced to delete it, at the touch of a key.

11 posted on 07/08/2013 7:58:58 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

This is scary. Print no more books, then electronically zap the ones people downloaded. Instant Dark Ages.


15 posted on 07/08/2013 8:11:09 PM PDT by informavoracious (We're being "punished" with Stanley Ann's baby. Obamacare: shovel-ready healthcare.)
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To: Billthedrill

I collect old school books....algebra, English, etc...and other “important” books....some day, when the EMP hits...I’ll be the RICHEST person in the world. /s Sorta


37 posted on 07/08/2013 10:04:08 PM PDT by goodnesswins (R.I.P. Doherty, Smith, Stevens, Woods.)
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