Thread: Poor taste: "NOOK Honours Remembrance Week"
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Old 11-02-2013, 02:43 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by ShellShock View Post
Just had this email from B&N (NOOK UK): "In honour of Rememberance [sic] Week, NOOK brings you the best new Military History books in tribute to the men and women of our Armed Forces, past and present." The email links to a collection of war and armed services books on the Nook web site.

Does anyone else find this commercial exploitation of the sacrifice of many men and women in poor taste? There is no indication that B&N will be donating any of the profits of this promotion to the appropriate charities. Is this all that remembrance means to B&N? Another chance to flog some product? In what sense is this "honouring" Remembrance Week?
I also agree. There are to many people who have forgotten or think that parts of it never really happened. I do not think it is exploitation, I think it reminds us of those sacrifices that were made. We should NEVER forget.

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