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Old 06-02-2009, 11:27 AM   #72
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern View Post
I do think it is elitist, I have a digital reader myself, and I'm okay with being elitist in that way. Digital readers are not devices affordable or desired by everyone.
e·lit·ism

1. The belief that certain persons or members of certain classes or groups deserve favored treatment by virtue of their perceived superiority, as in intellect, social status, or financial resources.

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OK, it is clear that the only one of the above that might apply to a Kindle owner is the final one, "financial resources". Are you really saying that only the rich can afford a Kindle?

I was reading a while back (MSN) that pack-a-day smokers (and given the soico-economic statistics on smokers, they are NOT generally members of the financial elite these days) spend an average of $1638/year on cigarettes. I sure as heck spend (WAY) less than that on the Kindle AND it's books for a year.

So just how does a $359 device make one "elite"? Are we living in the same century?
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