Comments on: Amazon’s Bezos Apologizes For Removing Orwell Books From Kindle: ‘Stupid, Thoughtless’

By: RalphF

RalphF — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:43:05 +0000

Thanks for saying out loud what we were all thinking Jeff. It went so against what every book lover believes so strongly in, that it really was "insane".

The one thing I hate about the internet/cloud is that information/documents there today can be gone tomorrow. Scary to think that that can include reaching down into our personally owned, connected, portable devices (Kindle, and yes, you too iPhone).

This simple apology (and not having it ever happen again) goes a long, long way with respect to Amazon/Kindle…..for me anyway. Not sure I will ever really trust Steve Jobs and Apple :-).

P.S. @Dan, yes ironic (or creepy) that it was "1984". Could have been more ironic, it could have been "Fahrenheit 451"

By: Cathryn Cranston

Cathryn Cranston — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:57:24 +0000

Aside from the legalities, fine print, copyright restrictions, and sincere apology, the whole episode is really creepy. I look at my library, and I look at my Kindle DX. The former is mine, the latter is not. So where do I want all my notes, comments and underlines to be? Also, when something acquires a creepy attribute, it self-marginalizes. And at the same time, what are minor inconveniences such as the awkwardness of Kindle use in the subway, become magnified.

By: Staci D. Kramer

Staci D. Kramer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:59:45 +0000

@Dan No, it's not just you. 1984 is one of the reasons the reverb was so strong.

By: Dan Graham

Dan Graham — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 22:57:54 +0000

Is it me or is it completely ironic to have the book 1994 pulled from Kindle from those in charge from above??? Sorry if Iâm stating the obvious.

By: Tom Walker

Tom Walker — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:01:19 +0000

Good for Mr. Bezos. Admit you are wrong; move on.

Loved his comment about learning from the scar tissue.

A class act, all the way!

By: London Print Girl

London Print Girl — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:44:44 +0000

I'm not entirely anti-Kindle, but I never saw a book disappear from my shelf.