Amazon removes book "1984" from its Kindle library

[Djfan]

I just can't figure out why they would do that.

Amazon Secretly Removes "1984" From the Kindle

 

[Steeltime]

The party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.

 

[Confluence]

That is kinda like an e-book burning, isn't it?

I can take pictures of my copy, if you need them posted here.

 

[Superman]

this happened back in 2009

Amazon Secretly Removes "1984" From the Kindle

Thousands of people last week discovered that Amazon had quietly removed electronic copies of George Orwell's 1984 from their Kindle e-book readers. In the process, Amazon revealed how easy censorship will be in the Kindle age.

gizmodo.com

Amazon settles suit over deleted Orwell books

Amazon.com has settled a lawsuit that sprang from a Big Brother-like move of deleting books by George Orwell from its Kindle electronic readers as a quick fix for copyright concerns.

phys.org

 

[Djfan]

this happened back in 2009

Amazon Secretly Removes "1984" From the Kindle

Thousands of people last week discovered that Amazon had quietly removed electronic copies of George Orwell's 1984 from their Kindle e-book readers. In the process, Amazon revealed how easy censorship will be in the Kindle age.

gizmodo.com

Amazon settles suit over deleted Orwell books

Amazon.com has settled a lawsuit that sprang from a Big Brother-like move of deleting books by George Orwell from its Kindle electronic readers as a quick fix for copyright concerns.

phys.org

Yeah, well, my newspaper sometimes gets delivered late.

 

[Steeler Pride]

Yeah, well, my newspaper sometimes gets delivered late.

Just wait until you get the 2020 newspaper...there's this Covid thing that is a real pain in the ***...

 

[Djfan]

Just wait until you get the 2020 newspaper...there's this Covid thing that is a real pain in the ***...

Covid? Sounds fake.

 

[DBS1970]

Just wait until you get the 2020 newspaper...there's this Covid thing that is a real pain in the ***...

This is comical to me.

 

[BLITZ]

Just wait until you get the 2020 newspaper...there's this Covid thing that is a real pain in the ***...

yeah but I hear we should only be shut down for 2 weeks

 

[ZonaBurgh]

Ignorance is strength, brother.