Intelligence Squared debate: Is Amazon a friend to readers?
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Online retail giant Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos unveils the Kindle DX during a press conference in New York, May 06, 2009.
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A debate from NPR's Intelligence Squared series about the value of books. Four experts debate the motion, "Amazon is a reader's friend." Attorney and the best-selling author of legal thrillers Scott Turow is one of the debaters, as they explore the future of book publishing and the best way to serve readers.
YES: Joe Konrath and Matthew Yglesias. NO: Franklin Foer and Scott Turow. Moderator, John Donvan.
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