Maybe everybody knows about this already, but it was news to me. Well, let me back up.

There’s a huge debate raging around the Kindle about whether it can actually replace paper books. I’d say both mediums have their advantages and paper books will not be going away any time soon. But the anti-Kindle / pro-book movement gained a little when it was revealed that Amazon has the ability to remove a book from your Kindle that you’ve already paid for. At least they were decent enough to refund the money, but, as the article points out, that is equivalent to Barnes and Noble sneaking into your house and stealing a book you’re in the middle of reading, right off of your nightstand. Even if they left a check to cover the cost, it is awfully obtrusive. A little too Big Brother for my taste.

The ironic twist? The novel in question was none other than 1984. “It could have been worse. It could have been Fahrenheit 451,” says Sara.