Comments on: Seen a Kindle commercial on TV?

By: Greg M.

Greg M. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:07:14 +0000

Even the chosen music (theme from ‘Star Wars’)…

Now I thought the music was a tepid version of The Ride Of The Valkyries.

By: Bruce Wilson

Bruce Wilson — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:57:06 +0000

Amazon had a contest about half a year ago for folks to make a commercial, many for the Kindle. I don’t remember that as one of the top five submissions, though it looks like it could have been one.

The Amazon discussion forums have reports of folks seeing their own submissions on the networks.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/video-contest/YourAmazonAdContest

By: Michael Pastore

Michael Pastore — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:06:57 +0000

Thanks, David: that is very funny! … The message, intentional or not, says that paper books don’t stand a chance against this voracious new technology. Even the chosen music (theme from ‘Star Wars’) evokes the atmosphere of an endless war, an evil empire, and a shiny white hero. A parody of that video might steal a quip from another commercial: “Books check in, but they don’t check out.”

May the Kindle be with you.

Michael Pastore
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