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I don't know if anyone saw this, and I didn't see any topics on it ... In Monday's The Daily Show, Jon Stewart interviewed Douglas Brinkley and briefly mentioned his Kindle exploding. It was a very, very brief mention, but I thought it was funny enough to share. You can watch it here: http://www.thedailyshow.com/Just click the video for Douglas Brinkley, not the intro one, the second one, and you can see it.  |
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« Reply #1 on: August 11, 2009, 07:10:00 PM » |
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Interesting...I wonder if Jon was serious, as he did not sound like he would ever have a Kindle in the Jeff Bezos interview back in February.
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« Reply #2 on: August 11, 2009, 07:23:57 PM » |
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Yes. . . .he was commenting on the size of the book. . .nearly 1000 pages in hard back. PERFECT for a Kindle! Wilderness Warrior |
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« Reply #3 on: August 11, 2009, 07:55:23 PM » |
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I saw that on TV last night. I have that book on my kindle. The number of pages includes notes, index, acknowledgments, etc.
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« Reply #4 on: August 11, 2009, 08:02:01 PM » |
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I didn't get a chance to watch this, which is a shame. I hope it gets posted online at some point.
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« Reply #5 on: August 11, 2009, 08:07:20 PM » |
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I didn't get a chance to watch this, which is a shame. I hope it gets posted online at some point.
It's already online. If you go to the daily show's website, you can find it there. |
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« Reply #6 on: August 11, 2009, 09:19:37 PM » |
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i missed this one! gotta check this one out.  |
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« Reply #7 on: August 11, 2009, 11:06:29 PM » |
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I think Pillars of the Earth is 973 pages. You can get it on Kindle. A great read!
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« Reply #8 on: August 12, 2009, 06:40:30 AM » |
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I was watching and laughed. As soon as Jon said that I went and downloaded the book. It did not cause my Kindle to explode and looks like a good read.
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« Reply #9 on: August 12, 2009, 08:09:35 AM » |
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I saw it!
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« Reply #10 on: August 12, 2009, 02:55:29 PM » |
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I was watching and laughed. As soon as Jon said that I went and downloaded the book. It did not cause my Kindle to explode and looks like a good read.
Same here! Even at the beginning of the show when he hauled the book out acting like it weighed a ton, I thought it would be Kindle perfect. |
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« Reply #11 on: August 14, 2009, 08:17:21 AM » |
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I was pretty proud of the reference.....he said he was downloading it to "my" kindle...meaning he has one now! After the Jeff Bezos interview in February he seemed a bit baffled by it. Even the small mention on the show is a definite plus for kindle awareness.
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