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(Unverified)Feb 28th 2009 7:22PM

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I disagree with this decision for reasons other than most folks,even Roy Blount.What everyone is missing (other than Crunge) is the quality of the reading.Personally,I would never own a Kindle because I prefer to read actual books,printed on paper,the old fashioned way.I also don't listen to audiobooks.However,If I were to choose to listen to a book,say while working or somesuch (NOT WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE THAT'S STUPID),I would prefer to listen to it read by someone with a pleasant reading voice,or the author's choice of reader.This technology will also drastically reduce JOBS...those of the bookreaders,which is,believe it or not,an art.I don't want to hear some crappy computer voice reading anything to me.I also don't want to look up to empty bookshelves where REAL BOOKS should be.I'm sure this will generate a lot of bullshit about me being a technophobe,which is not at all true.I simply think we are living in a society of semi-literate morons,and fear that the ability to read is slipping away.

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