Argentina has just banned imported books. Not exactly, but their customs actions mean a lack of new books coming into Argentina.
President President Cristina Kirchner
is placing her version of Fahrenheit 451 on books imported into
Argentia. Not just books her administration might disagree with, but
ALL dead tree books. Basing the regulation on public health reasons
(possibility of lead in the ink), there is also an incentive for
local printing and publication.
Have they not heard of the iPad, Kindle
or eBooks?
Somehow, I think the law of unintended
consequences is getting ready to hit the Argentian book business.
University textbooks, instructional manuals not just pleasure reading
will surely be affected.
Can we say the digital revolution may
be coming to Argentina sooner rather than later.
And how many eBooks can I put on that
SD chip hidden in my boot heel for bootlegging into Argentina?
If you ban it, they will read it :-)
