Ethics

The Kindle: Hitler's Dream Device

By Ed Brayton

Someone emailed me a link to this article by a poet named Alan Kaufman at the Huffington Post, in which he claims that the Kindle, Amazon's electronic book reader, is -- quite literally -- the rebirth of Nazi Germany. And no, I'm not kidding.

Now I'm no fan of the Kindle or of electronic book readers. I'm rather old fashioned when it comes to books and I like the feel of paper in my hand. On the other hand, I've gotten used to reading newspapers online, so I suspect my objections will fade over time as I get used to it. But you just have to see Kaufman's breathless and hysterical hyperbole over this:

Full post as published by Dispatches from the Culture Wars on December 10, 2009 (boomark / email).