134 Fun Fact: Around 2009 Amazon introduced the Kindle book reader so you wouldn't have to have pesky hard copies of books. Within a few months, they had already gone onto the Kindle you had bought and removed a book that you had bought while you were sleeping. That book? 1984 (io9.gizmodo.com) posted 95 days ago by doodaddy 95 days ago by doodaddy +134 / -0 13 comments share 13 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (13) sorted by: top new old worst ▲ 4 ▼ – FreeNow 4 points 95 days ago +4 / -0 Collect your own private libraries permalink save report block reply ▲ 3 ▼ – TiaTisa 3 points 95 days ago +3 / -0 1984 and Animal Farm are still in my Kindle. I have hard copy of Atlas Shrugged permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Forbidden_outcast 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 Mine too permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Unfairy 2 points 95 days ago +2 / -0 I collect PDFs at this point and use an offline Kobo device. I don’t think I’ll be "upgrading" it after all... permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Lemontree75 2 points 95 days ago +2 / -0 Yesterday I purchased 1984, Animal Farm, A Brave New World, and all the Ayn Rand. Any other recommendations? permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – TrumpWonMyHeart 2 points 95 days ago +2 / -0 Ayn Rand fucking knew what she was worried about. It is all in her books! permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – nointernetforyou 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 I am buying 1984 tomorrow. There are so many references to it I decided I will read up. I haven't read a book for pleasure in 10 years. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – deleted 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 ▲ 1 ▼ – doodaddy [S] 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 Nice. Did i lie? Do you know amazons reasons definitely? Because the reason amazon has shut down parler’s access to aws is because it allows dangerous speech. I suppose that is correct since that is the context. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – deleted 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 ▲ 1 ▼ – HeckOffCommieTheRetu 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 Still in there for me permalink save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – doodaddy [S] 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 There was backlash and for reasons true or not they gave refunds and put it back permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – TehAgent 1 point 95 days ago +1 / -0 Now do Fahrenheit 451 Oh wait, they already did (as in burned a book they didnt like) permalink save report block reply
Collect your own private libraries
1984 and Animal Farm are still in my Kindle. I have hard copy of Atlas Shrugged
Mine too
I collect PDFs at this point and use an offline Kobo device. I don’t think I’ll be "upgrading" it after all...
Yesterday I purchased 1984, Animal Farm, A Brave New World, and all the Ayn Rand. Any other recommendations?
Ayn Rand fucking knew what she was worried about. It is all in her books!
I am buying 1984 tomorrow. There are so many references to it I decided I will read up. I haven't read a book for pleasure in 10 years.
Nice. Did i lie? Do you know amazons reasons definitely? Because the reason amazon has shut down parler’s access to aws is because it allows dangerous speech. I suppose that is correct since that is the context.
Still in there for me
There was backlash and for reasons true or not they gave refunds and put it back
Now do Fahrenheit 451
Oh wait, they already did
(as in burned a book they didnt like)