There’s an interesting story in the New York Times today…apparently the advent of reading devices such as Kindle doesn’t mean fans can’t have their favourite book signed by the author. Apparently people are now queuing at book signings with electronic versions of their favourite titles and authors have taken to signing their Kindle!

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Kindle Joins a Literary Ritual: Authors Can Autograph It
By ANDREW ADAM NEWMAN
Published: June 15, 2009
At a recent reading in Manhattan by David Sedaris, a reader presented his electronic-book device for the author to sign.