NYT - Steven Pinker Reads Malcolm Gladwell - on a Kindle!

poohbear_nc · 11-15-2009, 11:27 AM

In his review of "What the Dog Saw" in the Sunday NYT Book Review, Steven Pinker's reaction to Gladwell's prior book "Outliers" seemingly endangered his Kindle:

"The reasoning in "Outliers," which consists of cherry-picked anecdotes, post-hoc sophistry and false dichotomies, had me gnawing on my Kindle."

It's encouraging to see reviewers mentioning the medium in which they are reading the books being reviewed. Perhaps this can nudge reluctant authors & publishers to adopt simultaneous ebook/pbook launches.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-15-2009, 11:35 AM

yes, absolutely. and i think it also will help raising the awareness of the general public about ebooks, and help making them truly mainstream. let's hope few people begin gnawing on them though.

kindlekitten · 11-15-2009, 02:23 PM

YAY!!!

fugazied · 11-15-2009, 04:06 PM

That's pretty cool, especially since any formatting issues or negatives about the ebook experience may get a mention in the reviews. If publishers see adverse publicity from somewhere like NYT as a result of a shortcoming, they will be quick to jump in and fix it.

lilac_jive · 11-15-2009, 04:14 PM

Glad I just checked Outliers out from the library instead of downloading it for my Sony then

11-15-2009, 11:27 AM	#1
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,777 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	NYT - Steven Pinker Reads Malcolm Gladwell - on a Kindle! In his review of "What the Dog Saw" in the Sunday NYT Book Review, Steven Pinker's reaction to Gladwell's prior book "Outliers" seemingly endangered his Kindle: "The reasoning in "Outliers," which consists of cherry-picked anecdotes, post-hoc sophistry and false dichotomies, had me gnawing on my Kindle." It's encouraging to see reviewers mentioning the medium in which they are reading the books being reviewed. Perhaps this can nudge reluctant authors & publishers to adopt simultaneous ebook/pbook launches.

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zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	yes, absolutely. and i think it also will help raising the awareness of the general public about ebooks, and help making them truly mainstream. let's hope few people begin gnawing on them though.

11-15-2009, 02:23 PM	#3
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11-15-2009, 04:06 PM	#4
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	That's pretty cool, especially since any formatting issues or negatives about the ebook experience may get a mention in the reviews. If publishers see adverse publicity from somewhere like NYT as a result of a shortcoming, they will be quick to jump in and fix it.

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lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	Glad I just checked Outliers out from the library instead of downloading it for my Sony then

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