Posted today on the Kindle Community page at Amazon.com:
This is an apology for the way we previously handled illegally sold copies of 1984 and other novels on Kindle. Our "solution" to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles. It is wholly self-inflicted, and we deserve the criticism we've received. We will use the scar tissue from this painful mistake to help make better decisions going forward, ones that match our mission.
With deep apology to our customers,
Jeff Bezos
Founder & CEO
Amazon.com
Sounds sincere. Of course, now Amazon needs to walk the walk.
Previously:
- Amazon zaps purchased copies of Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm from …
- Amazon Kindle contract sucks – Boing Boing
- Kindle owners start to lose text-to-speech on purchased books …
- Amazon releases some Kindle source-code – Boing Boing
- Some Kindle books have secret caps on the number of times you can …
- Tim O'Reilly: Kindle needs to embrace standards or die – Boing Boing
- If you lose your Amazon account, your Kindle loses functionality …
- When it comes to the Kindle, authors are focused on the wrong risk …
- How-To: Read George Orwell's 1984 on your Kindle – Boing Boing
- Amazon Misusing DMCA to Block Non-Amazon Book Buying for Kindle …
