Someone at technology news site, Cnet, came up with the clever idea of running a poll to learn the age of people who use Amazon's miracle book reader, the Kindle. Seven hundred people responded, which puts the survey somewhat below what researchers would expect from Gallup, but it is a reasonable straw poll, nonetheless. What surprised Cnet and what should surprise anyone who looks at the results is that 50% of the people who use Kindles are over 50 years ...

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