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theodp writes "An Oregon library worker was arrested after selling at least $10,000 worth of stolen library books, CDs and videotapes online in the past six months. The thief, who scanned the Net to find items in demand and went to the library to check them out, was busted after an alert college president noticed his copy of the recently-published I am Charlotte Simmons, purchased on Amazon.com, sported a library receipt with a due date of Dec. 26. Earlier this month, it was reported that a VT man was arrested for stealing hundreds of books from college libraries and bookstores and selling them on Amazon, realizing more than $4,000. The library thefts are somewhat ironic, since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the NY Times seemed to suggest there might be fewer books in libraries if the Authors Guild, who opposed Amazon's used book sales practices, had their way. Bezos also once told angry booksellers there's no reason why Amazon should have to collect sales taxes, arguing that Amazon gets no police services from other states."
Damn, this guy's a smart one... genious.
on the run for the library policemen...
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probably with the Spelling Police...
- Your stupidity got you into this mess, why can't it get you out? -Will Rogers
I almost fell of my chair laughing as my wife brought me a coffee, Thank god I wasn't drinking it at the time, because my monitor would be a mess right now.
I bet that the possibility of writing really shitty reviews about really shitty books like that only come once in a very great while.
The beauty of self publishing authors is that, once in a very great while someone dissapoints this reader by being as charming and erudite as their subject is pithy, most of the time I am reminded that the value of editors come as much from what they don't publish, and there for spare us from, as how well they do publish what they.
To quote Dorothy Parker: "That's not writing, that's typing."
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Ah-ha, so *that's* where that 2nd hand aircraft carrier came from!
That's the wrong conclusion. The conclusion that can be drawn from that study, is that many people are stupid. I see them everyday. They are out there, intermingling with the population on the other half of the curve. It's frightening when you think about it -- for every smart person, there's a complementary stupid person.
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But where do the grammar nazis fit in?
Look on the bright side, it's nice to see that people are reading!
Maybe it'd be legal to do this with Blockbuster DVDs. After all, there aren't any late fees with Blockbuster.
That doesn't mean the death penalty won't deter other crimes. Maybe if I'm pissed enough to kill somebody, I don't give a fuck if I get the chair. On the other hand, how badly does anyone ever want to drive 55 mph in 25 zone? Badly enough to risk being broken up for their blood and organs on the first offense? Unlikely. So hey, let's bring in capital punishment for minor offenses. Run a red light? Death. Throw trash out on the highway? Death. Sell drugs to kids? Death.