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Old 06-02-2009, 07:24 AM   #16
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Well, now he's finally starting to regret his words:

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In the aftermath of my recent public comments about my fear and loathing of Kindle and its kind, I have received a few dozen amazing, passionate, and compelling emails about the power and beauty of electronic books (and many more hilarious ones questioning my sanity, my morality, my anger management ability, and my writing skills). I have been especially humbled by those Kindle readers who, because of various physical issues, can only read with the machines. While I still have serious qualms about the technology, I have been challenged and emotionally moved enough to take a long-requested meeting with the folks at Amazon and Kindle and listen to their arguments for the machines. I'm on Amazon's list of most-requested authors whose fiction is not available electronically, so now, thanks to the beautiful emails I received, I will do my best to enter the meeting with an open mind. And I definitely promise that I will not beat up anybody at Amazon or Kindle.
Let's hope he admits he was wrong and embraces ebooks!
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Old 06-02-2009, 07:36 AM   #17
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Last night he started posting on the Amazon forums:
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Old 06-02-2009, 08:09 AM   #18
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Well, now he's finally starting to regret his words:



Let's hope he admits he was wrong and embraces ebooks!
So does that leave us with other devices fair game?
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Old 06-02-2009, 08:54 AM   #19
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My cynical side says PR stunt but probably just misinformed and impulsive.
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Old 06-02-2009, 07:05 PM   #20
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Maybe Sherman Alexie can't afford a Kindle?
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