Book 'Em, Dano

theodp writes "An Oregon library worker was arrested after selling at least $10,000 worth of stolen library books, CDs and videotapes online in the past six months. The thief, who scanned the Net to find items in demand and went to the library to check them out, was busted after an alert college president noticed his copy of the recently-published I am Charlotte Simmons, purchased on Amazon.com, sported a library receipt with a due date of Dec. 26. Earlier this month, it was reported that a VT man was arrested for stealing hundreds of books from college libraries and bookstores and selling them on Amazon, realizing more than $4,000. The library thefts are somewhat ironic, since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and the NY Times seemed to suggest there might be fewer books in libraries if the Authors Guild, who opposed Amazon's used book sales practices, had their way. Bezos also once told angry booksellers there's no reason why Amazon should have to collect sales taxes, arguing that Amazon gets no police services from other states."

dummer than a bag of hammers

[mwilliamson]

Damn, this guy's a smart one... genious.

now he'll have to spend the rest of his life

[jacquesm]

on the run for the library policemen...

Re:Where wear the library cops?

[Kjuib]

probably with the Spelling Police...

Re:dummer than a bag of hammers

[justforaday]

That's the British spelling, moran!

Re:now he'll have to spend the rest of his life

[Qzukk]

Nobody can run from Conan the Librarian!

"Cloacal vision" What a great review.

[crovira]

I almost fell of my chair laughing as my wife brought me a coffee, Thank god I wasn't drinking it at the time, because my monitor would be a mess right now.

I bet that the possibility of writing really shitty reviews about really shitty books like that only come once in a very great while.

The beauty of self publishing authors is that, once in a very great while someone dissapoints this reader by being as charming and erudite as their subject is pithy, most of the time I am reminded that the value of editors come as much from what they don't publish, and there for spare us from, as how well they do publish what they.

To quote Dorothy Parker: "That's not writing, that's typing."

Re:Ebay is rampant with theves

[johannesg]

I'm in the military and every now and again do a search for Military kit, ebay is crawling with brand new stuff

Ah-ha, so *that's* where that 2nd hand aircraft carrier came from!

Re:Amazon knows that people hate sales tax

[Anonymous Coward]

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That's the wrong conclusion. The conclusion that can be drawn from that study, is that many people are stupid. I see them everyday. They are out there, intermingling with the population on the other half of the curve. It's frightening when you think about it -- for every smart person, there's a complementary stupid person.

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Re:Where wear the library cops?

[Anonymous Coward]

But where do the grammar nazis fit in?

At least they're reading

[Easy2RememberNick]

Look on the bright side, it's nice to see that people are reading!

How 'bout Blockbuster...

[anthony_dipierro]

Maybe it'd be legal to do this with Blockbuster DVDs. After all, there aren't any late fees with Blockbuster.

Re:Sales Tax

[harkabeeparolyn]

That doesn't mean the death penalty won't deter other crimes. Maybe if I'm pissed enough to kill somebody, I don't give a fuck if I get the chair. On the other hand, how badly does anyone ever want to drive 55 mph in 25 zone? Badly enough to risk being broken up for their blood and organs on the first offense? Unlikely. So hey, let's bring in capital punishment for minor offenses. Run a red light? Death. Throw trash out on the highway? Death. Sell drugs to kids? Death.