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Originally Posted by jersysman
Being that the author has a way with words in writing his books, I am pretty sure that he knew exactly what he was saying and what the reactions would be in his statement. To me, it was just insensitive. As others have said, I will give this book a pass and, will probably think harder on his others. I'm sure that he could care less about missing out on my 8-10 dollar purchase, but it is my way of saying that I do not care for what I inferred from his statement.
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What you "inferred from his statement", though, is a bit paranoid. The man decides to do a tribute to a kind of pulp paperback he liked in his youth in exactly the same way, down to the low price point (even though, given the realities of publishing, not as low as in the 50s).
That's all.
Inferring that he's dissing ebooks or visually impaired people is, well, paranoid. And while someone who's visually impaired does have a point[1], I do not think that this has entered into Mr. King's reasoning. It's like complaining that your movie theater won't show the newest blockbuster with closed captioning. The world does not revolve around us; not having access to each and every entertainment option on the planet is not discrimination.
Matt
[1] And I get that point. I count myself in that group as well and will, most likely, not be able to read the paperback in question easily. So, I'll give it a pass. But it's not like I feel Mr. King has somehow "wronged" me.