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Thursday, September 22, 2011

Mission Accomplished

Way to go, Amazon. You've managed to make this every bit as cumbersome and stupid as we knew you would.

First you go to your library's site and log in. Then you "check out" the book. Then you go to Amazon. Then you log in there. Then you read a bunch of ads and maybe buy some shit from Amazon. Then you "check out" the book again. Next you download it to your Kindle via USB cable or Wi-Fi connection but not over Amazon's 3G network because.....

Okay look. If it wasn't for all the crazy Facebook changes and the idiotic new NOLA.com Saints page, this would surely be the most ridiculous thing on the internet this week. And, yes, that is saying something.

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