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As Tim Bray says:

And any­one who claims that unau­tho­rized trans­mis­sion of bits is anal­o­gous to piracy is at least a liar and is deeply dis­re­spect­ful of the peo­ple who are suf­fer­ing the ef­fects of theft, kid­nap­ping, and mur­der right now today in the In­dian Ocean. They de­serve your con­tempt, and they have mine.

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10 Tips for Your New eBook Reader

At Dear Author, Jane gives 10 Tips for Your New eBook Reader . When Jack had a Kindle delivered two and a half years ago, I thought he was crazy.  Now I only regret that the original Kindle is so limited compared to the more recent versions.  I still use it a lot, far more than Jack, and it is looking very grubby these days.  It is especially nice when traveling since it replaces the ten to fifteen pounds of books that I HAD to have as entertainment.