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I read that Amazon advertises on Breitbart, and I can't buy from them anymore. It's not even a boycott, I just can't.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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383,000 Sign Petition Demanding Amazon Stop Advertising on Breitbart
Amazon Employees Are Trying To Force The Company To Cut Ad Ties With Breitbart
The actual petition
I just signed it - I never knew about this issue until your post.
Amazon Employees Are Trying To Force The Company To Cut Ad Ties With Breitbart
The actual petition
I just signed it - I never knew about this issue until your post.
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Yes, I signed the one at SumOfUs. I will also send a customer service email when I get home.
If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was that quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life.
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Oh. UGH.
However, you do realize that this is not their direct decision. These Ads are placed through electronic exchanges (I believe the story mentions that). Couple of years ago there was a furor over Pampers (or some such firm) ads on porn websites.
The petition update reflects that. They are trying to figure out a way to use a blocker for Ads placed through the exchange.
However, you do realize that this is not their direct decision. These Ads are placed through electronic exchanges (I believe the story mentions that). Couple of years ago there was a furor over Pampers (or some such firm) ads on porn websites.
The petition update reflects that. They are trying to figure out a way to use a blocker for Ads placed through the exchange.
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Other companies managed to pull their ads. Amazon is at least as savvy as Kellogg's, I imagine.
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I signed too.
But what do I do about my Kindle!?
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Good point! I need to look into that.Frelga wrote:Other companies managed to pull their ads. Amazon is at least as savvy as Kellogg's, I imagine.
And how is Jeff Bezos, owner of Washington Post, living with this?
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The Kindle version of The Children of Húrin is on sale today only, in the U.S., for $1.99. FYI.
More than 60 other New York Times bestsellers are also on sale on Kindle.
More than 60 other New York Times bestsellers are also on sale on Kindle.
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― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson will be available as a free download on March 23 and 24, 2017.
http://www.tor.com/2017/03/20/march-201 ... -of-kings/
It's a great book. I'm going through it again right now.
http://www.tor.com/2017/03/20/march-201 ... -of-kings/
It's a great book. I'm going through it again right now.
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The Birthday of the World, a collection of short stories by Ursula K. Le Guin, is on sale for $1.99 today on Kindle and other ebook formats.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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Yay. Thanks! 
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I figured you'd check this out! Next time I'll PM you to make sure.
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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Silmarillion is available to borrow free on Amazon if you are a Prime member.
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Today's U.S. Kindle deals include Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie. This book, first of a trilogy but excellent on its own, won the Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell awards when it came out (the EGOT of science fiction), and deserved them. It's imaginative, full of action, and deeply human, with a protagonist who was once a sentient spaceship/crew and now, in the form of the last surviving member of the destroyed ship's crew, must find her way in the world as a solitary human instead of a powerful collective intelligence. It's excellent SF.
Oh, and there's a Georgette Heyer, too: Devil's Cub, for those like me who collect these whenever they show up as a deal.
Oh, and there's a Georgette Heyer, too: Devil's Cub, for those like me who collect these whenever they show up as a deal.
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Link?
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“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
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Got it! 
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Ursula Le Guin's THE DISPOSSESSED—in my opinion, one of her two finest novels—is on sale on Kindle (and all other formats) for $1.99 today.
Amazon link
Amazon link
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
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SOLD!
I mean bought....
I mean bought....
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Yay! I bought it in 2011 (I am so glad Amazon puts up the little notes right at the top of the page: "You purchased this book on December 3, 2011." It's saved me a lot of money. Yes, I have too many Kindle books.)
(And I wish they had an easy way to index and search your Kindle library. This is one of the clunkiest aspects of the Kindle experience.)
(And I wish they had an easy way to index and search your Kindle library. This is one of the clunkiest aspects of the Kindle experience.)
“There, peeping among the cloud-wrack above a dark tor high up in the mountains, Sam saw a white star twinkle for a while. The beauty of it smote his heart, as he looked up out of the forsaken land, and hope returned to him. For like a shaft, clear and cold, the thought pierced him that in the end the Shadow was only a small and passing thing: there was light and high beauty for ever beyond its reach.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Return of the King