Amazon’s Bezos Compares Nook eBook Sharing toSophie’s Choice
Meow ! Amazon’sJeff Bezosis on the warpath against Barnes & Noble ’s Nook , specifically its eBook lending characteristic . In an audience with theNew York Times Magazine , he pulled no punches with some virtuoso hyperbole : Updated . “ The current thing being talked about is highly limited . you’re able to lend to one friend . One time . You ca n’t pick two friend , not even serially , so once you ’ve loaned one book of account to one supporter , that ’s it … It is ‘ Sopie ’s Choice ’ , ” he told the Times ....