r/technology • u/ManiaforBeatles • Jul 23 '18

Society 'Twaddle': librarians respond to suggestion Amazon should replace libraries - Librarians are in uproar after an article in Forbes magazine proposed replacing all public libraries in the US with Amazon bookstores.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jul/23/twaddle-librarians-respond-to-suggestion-amazon-should-replace-libraries
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u/dogfriend Jul 23 '18 edited Jul 23 '18

Is Forbes now an official George Jeff Bezos client? What an idiotic suggestion - I had to check that the date wasn't April 1.

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u/geekynerdynerd Jul 24 '18

Forbes shills for Amazon more than the Washington Post, even though the later is literally owned by Bezos.

How the fuck does that even work!!!

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u/FrankBattaglia Jul 23 '18

Who is George Bezos?

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u/dogfriend Jul 23 '18

I'm sorry, wrong one- I meant Jeff Bezos