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Amazon offers to give back your Kindle’s copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four

Poor Amazon — ever since the company remotely deleted illegally sold copies of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four — they’ve faced an uphill PR battle. First, the company issued an apology, and tried to explain what went down. That didn’t really stop people from being rightfully upset about the incident, and its implications — and at least one student has sued Amazon, claiming they were unable to do their school work once the e-book had been deleted. Now, they’ve contacted affected customers again, letting them know that they now have the option to either have their copy of Nineteen Eighty-Four — complete with notes — re-delivered, or, alternatively, Amazon will cut them a check for $30. Fair warning, though — if you made any anti-Bezos notes in the margins, they’ve definitely been [redacted]. We kid! Full text of the letter after the break.

[Thanks, Paul]

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