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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.

11-15-2009, 11:27 AM	#1
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,946 Karma: 135239851 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.