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Old 05-14-2012, 06:41 AM   #1
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Battery-powered book a surprise hit
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Old 05-14-2012, 06:52 AM   #2
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interesting take on ebooks.

Poe's law applies here.
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Old 05-14-2012, 06:55 AM   #3
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Old 05-14-2012, 09:28 AM   #4
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I hadn't heard of The Daily Mash before. Apparently the article was meant to be satire. It was a really poor satire.
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Old 05-14-2012, 11:10 AM   #5
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Followed by ads for Daily Mash iphone and android apps.
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Old 05-14-2012, 05:21 PM   #6
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I hadn't heard of The Daily Mash before. Apparently the article was meant to be satire. It was a really poor satire.
They are often pretty funny, but missed the mark with ths one, I feel.
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Old 05-14-2012, 05:45 PM   #7
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The dumbest piece ever written? We have a winner! And it looks like it is from one of those "I read two books per year"persons.
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The dumbest piece ever written? We have a winner! And it looks like it is from one of those "I read two books per year"persons.
P'raps they just don't go on holiday very much ?
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Old 05-15-2012, 04:40 AM   #9
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I thought it was quite funny. It's obviously not really trying to present a detailed critique. Afterall, it doesn't really try to refute all the positives of ereading - just uses some basic aspects to have some fun.

Books might make a house look interesting, but so do furniture, paintings, sculptures, decorations and photos...and hopefully the people who live there. I wouldn't necessarily want to dispense with my library - but I don't want it to spill over into the rest of my house either. And for those bleak and bare walls, I can come up with other ways of drawing the eyes of my guests.
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Besides, isn't it a good thing to have Fifty Shades on your e-reader and Proust on your bookshelf?
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