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Congress, Washington Catches Kindle Mania

And, of course, there's already been a Kindle-gate. A recent article in the New York Times implied that political consultant Shayna Englin wasn't paying for books shared by a friend. Authors attacked her, and Republicans made a fuss over it because her hubby, Democratic Virginia Del. David Englin, represents the Alexandria district, where the overseer of intellectual property theft—the United States Patent and Trademark Office—is headquartered. Turns out Amazon allows the sharing of books among up to six Kindles. One author, romance novelist Courtney Milan, even defended Englin in a blog and sent her a Kindle gift card