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Kindle users hit by `Big Brother` move Owners of Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader have received a nasty surprise, after discovering that copies of books by George Orwell had been deleted from their gadgets without their knowledge.The books - downloaded from Amazon.com by American Kindle users - were remotely deleted after what the US company now says was a rights issue regarding the publisher, MobileReference.com.'These books were added to our catalog using our self-service platform by a third-party who did not have the rights to the books,' spokesman Drew Herdener told the Guardian. 'When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers' devices, and refunded customers.'Amazon refunded the cost of the books, but told affected customers they could no longer read the books and that the titles were 'no longer available for purchase'.In an ironic twist, one of the titles in question was Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 - the book that introduced the con GuardianGeorge W. Bush`s ``Three Shakespeares``: Macbeth, Macbush, and the Theater of War.: An article from: Shakespeare Bulletin (Digital) newly tagged ``iraq`` George W. Bush's 'Three Shakespeares': Macbeth, Macbush, and the Theater of War.: An article from: Shakespeare Bulletin (Digital)By Todd Landon Barnes Buy new: $9.95 First tagged 'iraq' by Todd Barnes Customer tags: deleuze, bryan reynolds, tactics, strategy, bush, alabama shakespeare company, macbush, macbeth, shakespeare, nea, iraq, de certeau AmazonAmazon Kindle users surprised by `Big Brother` move Owners of Amazon's Kindle electronic book reader have received a nasty surprise, after discovering that copies of books by George Orwell had been deleted from their gadgets without their knowledge.The books - downloaded from Amazon.com by American Kindle users - were remotely deleted after what the US company now says was a rights issue regarding the publisher, MobileReference.com.'These books were added to our catalog using our self-service platform by a third-party who did not have the rights to the books,' spokesman Drew Herdener told the Guardian. 'When we were notified of this by the rights holder, we removed the illegal copies from our systems and from customers' devices, and refunded customers.'Amazon refunded the cost of the books, but told affected customers they could no longer read the books and that the titles were 'no longer available for purchase'.In an ironic twist, one of the titles in question was Orwell's classic dystopian novel 1984 - the book that introduced the con GuardianEarnings to decide stocks` fate NEW YORK (Reuters) - Earnings are set to take center stage again next week as more marquee U.S. companies line up to report their quarterly scorecards and investors decide whether to keep pushing stocks higher. ReutersAmtrak bus fire on SoCal freeway ignites wildfire A passenger bus went up in flames Friday on Interstate 5 northwest of Los Angeles but all ten people aboard got off safely, the company said. The blaze sparked a brushfire. The bus, operated by Coach America, had pulled onto the shoulder of the interstate, a... Sponsored Topics: Los Angeles - Southern California - Coach America - Interstate 5 - California SF GatePulte, Centex shareholders set merger vote Shareholders for homebuilders Pulte Homes Inc. and Centex Corp. will cast their votes for the proposed merger of the two companies on Aug. 18, the companies said Friday. (CTX) (PHM) Biz Journal`Rubbish rally` is over It's funny how Wall Street works these days. News that should be considered bad is thought to be good because it's 'less bad.' But some companies that actually report good news get punished because it's not good enough. CNNYahoo board member Icahn wants Microsoft deal San francisco/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Activist investor Carl Icahn spoke out in favor of a search deal between Yahoo Inc and Microsoft Corp, as talks between the two companies appeared to regain momentum. ReutersD-FW office market to be hit hard The national recession will hit the Dallas-Fort Worth office market harder than any other Texas metro area this year as companies delay expansion plans and retailers based in North Texas scale back on expenses and payroll, according to a study released Friday by commercial real estate firm Marcus & Millichap. Biz JournalMore Index Funds Sought for 401(k)s Companies' 401(k)s want more index funds, rather than actively managed funds, which could be an issue for mutual-fund companies. Wall Street Journal1 2 3 4 5 |
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Feedzilla is a news aggregator which categorizes news stories by topic. It is a platform where webmasters and bloggers can find an unmatched selection of easy to use, automatically updating and professional news widgets for their sites. Feedzilla supports the building of widgets in various formats, as well as allowing the addition of news widgets to different blogging platforms and social networks.
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