Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Fahrenheit 451, the eBook

LA Observed - 'Fahrenheit 451' now out as an e-book *

Yes, Ray Bradbury used to say that he would never embrace e-books or the Internet. And yes, the book is about a ban on reading and the burning of printed books. But that was then and this is now, and e-books are all about reading. Simon & Schuster released the electronic edition today, list price $9.99. From AP:

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There's some weird irony in this...

BTW I have some really bad pictures and video of Ray Bradbury when he did a talk, and signing of this book, at our local library a couple years ago. I should post them one of these days.

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