Kindle-phobia

by Will on July 21, 2009

Digital readers apparently make things easier for would-be censors.

Will writes from Washington, D.C. (well, Arlington, Virginia). You can reach him at willblogcorrespondence at gmail dot com.

{ 2 comments }

1 ChrisWWW July 21, 2009 at 2:27 pm: I ordered one the day before this news hits. To be honest, I’m less worried about the privacy concerns than I am about the durability of the machine itself. I just always assume when a device is “plugged-in” that someone either is watching or is capable of watching.
2 St.John McCloskey August 14, 2009 at 10:10 am: hahaha, that’s rich!
I love Project Gutenberg, but if I’m going to pay for a book i want to be able to hold it in my hand.

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