A Kindle in every pot

A very interesting, short video of George Papandreou, the opposition leader in Greece, addressing the Greek parliament about eBooks. You see, in Greece, the government pays for 99% of students' books. So, Papandreou argues, why not give the kids every book in existence for a hundred bucks (or $360 in the case of the Kindle). It's an interesting argument - they're expensive up front, but remember how much it costs to buy books? There's still the issue of getting the rights to the various books - at least modern books (ancient ones are presumably beyond copyright, unless they're translated).