Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos issued a mea culpa yesterday for the company’s widely criticized decision to delete from Kindle libraries illicit copies of 1984 and Animal Farm that had been purchased by Kindle owners. In a comment titled “An Apology from Amazon,” Bezos issued his apology in the Amazon.com discussion forums. The post, which included this gem, “Our ’solution’ to the problem was stupid, thoughtless, and painfully out of line with our principles,” has received over 150 responses.
