01-04-2010, 08:53 PM
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Cincinnati buys Mayor, other politicians Kindles to save $25K/year
From http://news.cincinnati.com/apps/pbcs...108/301040058/
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Cincinnati taxpayers will buy Kindle e-readers for the mayor and city council members to read documents on - and to save more than $25,000 a year in unused paper.
A Kindle DX costs $489.The city will pay a one-time purchasing cost of $7,200 for the 10 units and accessories, plus an additional $120 a month fee. Now, the city spends more than $2,616 a month in copies of ordinances put in council members' packets for committee meetings and weekly council sessions, Clerk Melissa Autry said. That math means the city will save $25,632 a year in paper, she said.
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