Hotel Bibles Go Digital

© Anna Garlikowska

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Just last week I was staying in a very sleek hotel room in Santiago de Chile and the incongruity of the Gideon Bible against the minimalist, transparent glass nightstand started me thinking that the Gideons may be due for a technological upgrade.

Apparently a hotelier in Newcastle, England has been thinking along those same lines. The new Hotel Indigo Newcastle has foregone placing hard copy versions of Gideon Bibles in its guest rooms in favour of Kindle e-readers that come pre-loaded with the Bible. Guests can also use the hotel’s free Wi-Fi to download the religious text of their choice from the Internet.

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