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I was browsing on Amazon.com today when I noticed that it is possible to give a Kindle book as a gift.<\/p>\n

As someone who wonders about the appropriateness of sending electronic greeting cards and the like, I also wonder about the giving of electronic gifts.<\/p>\n

In this high tech era we live in, would you be happy if, on Christmas morning, instead of finding a book wrapped in paper under the tree, you found a book synced automatically to your Kindle, which someone had bought for you?<\/p>\n

Presumably there is a system of notifying a person that they have received such a gift. Otherwise, they might open presents and do other things on Christmas, and not even notice their gift until later.<\/p>\n

What do you think? How do you feel about the idea of getting a Kindle book as a gift? Have you ever received or given such a gift?<\/p>\n

And of course, if you consider it appropriate, then click on this sentence for a gift idea! <\/a> $\"\"$ \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

While on the subject of Amazon.com, here is some information I had drawn to my attention a while back, which I thought worth sharing\u2026<\/p>\n

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Source: Frugaldad.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"