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Old 12-05-2009, 10:55 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by Ocean View Post
15,000 words.



"Amazon.com said Monday that the Kindle is having its best month ever. "

"The Kindle wasn’t the first e-reader on the market, but it came with a built-in advantage: a wireless connection to Amazon’s vast online bookstore. Today, when we think of e-readers, the Kindle comes readily to mind."

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Well 15,000 words is a novella not a short story (and I still wouldn't pay $3.99). And my allusion was to the short story Er by Stephen King which, despite Amazon protection and lock in, ended up on the sharing networks shortly after.
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