uh.

Somewhat deliberately, I’ve avoided reading news reports about the drama between Amazon and MacMillan until now.  I don’t own a kindle (or any other e-reader) so I’m not personally invested in this in any way, so I figured it might be best to ignore it.

This morning I finally read a few articles on the subject and was surprised by what I found.  If you’d like a good summary of the whole debacle, I’d suggest reading David Parkman’s “Weighing in on Amazon/Macmillan Pricing Debate,” (it’s the most factually relevant article I found on this subject, though you might find it slightly skewed toward the pro-Amazon side).
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lright. I’ve got to admit it. Twitterature bothers me.

You can read my original post about it here.

I’ll admit that the book could be funny, after all there’s clearly a bit of humor that has gone into its production, however I dislike the way this book was put together and marketed.  It seems to me in poor taste that a couple of undergraduates will make money off of what are essentially low-quality CliffsNotes.  It also seems in poor taste to me that Penguin’s website for the book only hints at the comedy, while also strongly pushing the notion that shortened, comedic, and easy-to-read blurbs about literary classics are more accessible and enjoyable for the modern reader.

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