Oh, I don’t mean to infer that you’re not a great guy. I’m sure you’re the exception to the rule.

Ah yes, now you’re beginning to feel it. It’s so satisfying to see my best efforts coming to fruition. Undoubtedly one of the most gratifying rewards of my profession. It would warm my heart—if I had one.

... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't check out.

Life without a Kindle is like life without a library nearby.

It seems to me that anyone whose library consists of a Kindle lying on a table is some sort of bloodless nerd.

If you drop a book into the toilet, you can fish it out, dry it off and read that book. But if you drop your Kindle in the toilet, you’re pretty well done.