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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
− | A group of people wanting to hold a | + | {{incomplete}} |
+ | A group of people wanting to hold a book burning find themselves in a conundrum as they only have one book. Going to an online retailer reveals that the {{w|Amazon Kindle|Kindle}} edition of the book is not only less expensive than the hardcover edition, but that the Kindle edition is the preferred method of buying a book. {{w|Firelighting|Kindling}} is also a word meaning a substance used to start a fire, such as that in a book burning. Unfortunately, the burning of a Kindle proves fatal because of the toxic fumes from the burning of a lithium polymer battery that powers it. | ||
− | + | The title text further drives home the point that electronic media is becoming the norm, while print text becomes more obsolete with time. | |
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− | The title text further drives home the point that electronic media is becoming the norm, while print | ||
==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
:[Cueball holds a book aloft, displaying it to his two friends.] | :[Cueball holds a book aloft, displaying it to his two friends.] | ||
− | :Cueball: This book is full of heresy! | + | :Cueball: This book is full of heresy! |
− | :Friend: Let's hold a book burning! | + | :Friend: Let's hold a book burning! |
:[They confer more, then one friend runs off.] | :[They confer more, then one friend runs off.] | ||
− | :Cueball: I only have one copy. | + | :Cueball: I only have one copy. |
− | :Friend #1: I guess we could buy more. | + | :Friend #1: I guess we could buy more. |
:Friend #2: I'll look online. | :Friend #2: I'll look online. | ||
:[A screenshot from an online retailer's page displays pricing for the hardcover ($17.99) and Kindle ($9.99) editions of the mentioned book.] | :[A screenshot from an online retailer's page displays pricing for the hardcover ($17.99) and Kindle ($9.99) editions of the mentioned book.] | ||
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{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Cueball]] | ||
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