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The Book vs. The Kindle

Spotted by our friends at BoingBoing: a funny video illustrating one of the major disadvantages of the Amazon Kindle (or any e-reader for that matter) versus its analog predecessor:

You mean you can’t re-sell books you buy via the Kindle? Oh noes! Yes, it’s truly a publisher’s dream – charging again and again for the same bits. Makes me wonder: what’s the book equivalent of The Beatles’ “White Album”?

[via BoingBoing]