• Amazon quietly un-publishes Kindle copies of 1984 and Animal Farm. I-I-IRONY
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[url]http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/some-e-books-are-more-equal-than-others/[/url] [quote]EDITOR’S NOTE | 8:41 p.m. The Times published an article explaining that the Orwell books were unauthorized editions that Amazon removed from its Kindle store. However, Amazon said it would not automatically remove purchased copies of Kindle books if a similar situation arose in the future. This morning, hundreds of Amazon Kindle owners awoke to discover that books by a certain famous author had mysteriously disappeared from their e-book readers. These were books that they had bought and paid for—thought they owned. But no, apparently the publisher changed its mind about offering an electronic edition, and apparently Amazon, whose business lives and dies by publisher happiness, caved. It electronically deleted all books by this author from people’s Kindles and credited their accounts for the price. This is ugly for all kinds of reasons. Amazon says that this sort of thing is “rare,” but that it can happen at all is unsettling; we’ve been taught to believe that e-books are, you know, just like books, only better. Already, we’ve learned that they’re not really like books, in that once we’re finished reading them, we can’t resell or even donate them. But now we learn that all sales may not even be final. As one of my readers noted, it’s like Barnes & Noble sneaking into our homes in the middle of the night, taking some books that we’ve been reading off our nightstands, and leaving us a check on the coffee table. You want to know the best part? The juicy, plump, dripping irony? The author who was the victim of this Big Brotherish plot was none other than George Orwell. And the books were “1984” and “Animal Farm.” [/quote]
it would be nice if you actually gave your opinions on it, rather than just posting a quote and a link...
Hush, you, the thought police might notice!
It would be
Wouldn't it?
Would be nice if I understood what the meant :(
[QUOTE=pl0xinat0r;16117174]it would be nice if you actually gave your opinions on it, rather than just posting a quote and a link...[/QUOTE] His title suffices.
Irony blablabla amazon remotely destroying copies of 1984 .
OK I'll just get them from Aussie Gutenberg and put them on my DS. tbh that xkcd put me off the Kindle. "HEY IT HAS WIKIPEDIA therefore it is the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy never mind the fact that an online encyclopedia already existed BEFORE wikipedia AND it was actually called hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" I fucking hate Randall Monroe.
[QUOTE=lazyguy;16118295]OK I'll just get them from Aussie Gutenberg and put them on my DS. tbh that xkcd put me off the Kindle. "HEY IT HAS WIKIPEDIA therefore it is the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy never mind the fact that an online encyclopedia already existed BEFORE wikipedia AND it was actually called hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" I fucking hate Randall Monroe.[/QUOTE] Or you could be a rebel and get the physical book.
The Kindle is a virtual book thingy where you can download books and read them. Neil Borts or whatever talks about it on his radio show EVERY FUCKING DAY
[QUOTE=lazyguy;16118295]OK I'll just get them from Aussie Gutenberg and put them on my DS. tbh that xkcd put me off the Kindle. "HEY IT HAS WIKIPEDIA therefore it is the Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy never mind the fact that an online encyclopedia already existed BEFORE wikipedia AND it was actually called hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy" I fucking hate Randall Monroe.[/QUOTE] you are stupid he was remarking at the logical technological advancements that we are making, which were correctly outlined in the Hitchiker's Guide books
Hi Im New Here... [editline]02:45PM[/editline] :(, No ones talking to me
[QUOTE=markg06;16118415]Or you could be a rebel and get the physical book.[/QUOTE] I do. I have like three copies of Animal Farm in my bookcase.
[QUOTE=lazyguy;16120186]I do. I have like three copies of Animal Farm in my bookcase.[/QUOTE] Now you're being too rebelious.
Blah blah blah freedoms blah blah blah. Amazon blah blah blah copyright blah blah blah Nazis. [editline]10:38PM[/editline] I'm now instantly "hip".
Did people get refunds?
[QUOTE=HubmaN V2;16120250]Blah blah blah freedoms blah blah blah. Amazon blah blah blah copyright blah blah blah Nazis. [editline]10:38PM[/editline] I'm now instantly "hip".[/QUOTE] Dunno about hip, but you sure aren't funny at all.
I'm so glad all of my books are actual books.
But Amazon never sold 1984. They were always not availble for Kindle.
it would have been more ironic if it was Fahrenheit 451, but since it's 1984 (in which I'm sure they were allowed to read books written by the party) I don't see much connection.
So much for electronic books ever taking over. It will just lead to the government banning books and snatching them off every computer overnight, with no hard copies it's lost.:foxnews:
I don't know about Animal Farm. But 1984 is available online to read from the official website.
What if the Kindle wasn't connected to the internet?
[QUOTE=BrillNat;16119347]Hi Im New Here... [editline]02:45PM[/editline] :(, No ones talking to me[/QUOTE] Don't worry, you're off to a great start already.
:irony:
[B]The Corporate Governing Council would like to thank you for your patience, while your eBooks go under literary maintenance against anti-teamwork policies. Thank you for your cooperation. [/B]
The book never exsisted in the first place is what they should've said.
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;16124765]What if the Kindle wasn't connected to the internet?[/QUOTE] Then it would not be deleted. However, the next time you went to sync it, it would. [QUOTE=pl0xinat0r;16117174]it would be nice if you actually gave your opinions on it, rather than just posting a quote and a link...[/QUOTE] I think the article speaks for itself. [QUOTE=Thlis;16121512]Did people get refunds?[/QUOTE] Yes, they got their money backs luckily.
[QUOTE=SM0K3 B4N4N4;16123411]it would have been more ironic if it was Fahrenheit 451, but since it's 1984 (in which I'm sure they were allowed to read books written by the party) I don't see much connection.[/QUOTE] Essentially the books have become unbooks. They have been vapourised.
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