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    Shadowlayer: The publishing industry and assholes like these killed the good ol' book, not tech. How about the FACT that while hundreds, maybe thousands of talent... more »
    bagumpity: e-readers will kill literature the same way that the iPod killed music (which it has). As soon as you take something out of the hands of the people w... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: Well then you can read this beloved tale to ze kinder from your ereader. Seems appropriate. more »
    weatherman: A Jew should know better than to invoke Nazism this way, especially on a day like today. It's become a joke, an off-hand comment to get attention, a f... more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: My concern about ebooks is this: It harms industries and jobs. It harms the printing company, and most of all it harms the paper company. Want to k... more »
    Lite: hates Illinois Nazis: The problem with a digital book, as opposed to an analog one, is that it can be altered, on the fly, without you ever knowing. Amazon, or whomever co... more »
    ethanlechcharles: Do these writers not realize there is already a free source for their books? It's not much more difficult for me to go online a reserve a book at my l... more »
    Colin.r.Fraser: There ARE some eerie similarities between the failure of MiniDisk and the Rwandan Genocide. A failure to acknowledge this is nothing but willful intel... more »
    Sticks Calhoun: I'm an expat. At some point, I'll be moving back to the States. When I do, I want to take the books I bought back with me. I stopped buying physical b... more »
    Demonbird: 3. The music industry was crippled by piracy; therefore the book industry will be crippled by piracy Not until people start cracking amazon books, it... more »
    iElvis: Not surprising in the least. Any time you've got: -A group of people with some vested interest under threat -A percentage of those who don't really ... more »
    Segador: "The death of wax cylinders will be the death of sound! Why, these flappish disks bear striking resemblance to the platters that served the Kaiser, an... more »
    PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:: The only parallel I can see between Hitler and eReaders is that both want to get rid of books although another book burning is unlikely. more »
    andrelix: It amazes me that these writers don't think that their work is pirated now. What about used book stores, or the fact that you can loan a book to a fr... more »
    B3ND3R: Sherman Alexie: Open source! Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. more »
  • #ebooks

    Ereaders Are a Nazi Scheme, and More Bizarre Theories From Ebooks' Sworn Enemies

    There is a discussion to be had about whether or not ebooks are bad for writing, reading, and bookselling. There is also, apparently, a discussion to be had about whether or not ebook proponents are just like the Nazis. More »
  • #tunnels

    Calling All Wannabe Dr. Evil's: Super Secret London Tunnel Lair For Sale

    Last Sunday we were writing about amazing underground diving rigs in the heart of New York City. It seems only fair that we jump across the pond this Sunday and write about a mile-long super secret tunnel lair below London that's currently for sale, don't you think? Asking price: A cool $7.4 million. It sounds a bit much for an empty stretch of nothingness deep below the British streets, but wait until you hear about the history. Oh, the history!
  • #indythemelyrics

    Indiana Jones' Theme Secret Lyrics Uncovered