Amazon shot off an innocuous news release last night announcing that several heavyweights of literature would soon be joining its Kindle Store roster, including Salman Rushdie, Vladimir Nabokov, and Philip Roth. These big gains for Amazon's e-book store come from a deal with the Wylie Agency that's bringing 20 of the most important titles in fiction to the Kindle.
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It's unlikely that the printed word is going anywhere--even with the rise of Kindle-like devices, there's still nothing like reading an actual book made with (gasp) tree-killing paper. So it's still important for the publishing industry to do what it can to reduce paper waste and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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Amazon shot off an innocuous 