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Now Arriving On the New York Subway: Free E-Books, Timed For Your Commute (betanews.com)
Brian Fagioli, writing for BetaNews:Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of New York has announced a new promotion called "Subway Reads," which leverages the free Wi-Fi connectivity provided at the NYC subway. This initiative will help straphangers get some relief from the other nonsense by enabling them to bury themselves in a free Penguin Random House e-book short or excerpt. "As part of 'Subway Reads', Penguin Random House created a special platform to offer subway customers free access to five full-length e-shorts, including High Heat, a Jack Reacher novella by Lee Child; F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic short story, The Diamond As Big As The Ritz; 3 Truths and A Lie, a short story by Lisa Gardner; The Murders in the Rue Morgue by Edgar Allan Poe; and At the Reunion Buffet by Alexander McCall Smith," says the New York State Government.Sounds like a good thing. What's your thought?
Yeah, I've been trying to glom myself a copy of that "Rue Morgue" story on the torrents for months now, and they're saying NYC is just giving copies away for free???? S-uhhh-WEEEET!
Just another nail in the coffin of real human interaction. Now, instead of engaging in witty banter, sharing touching and heart-rending personal experiences, and forming life-long new friendships, subway riders will all be staring at their phone screens.
Oh, wait...
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