03-15-2016, 08:06 AM | #1 |
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Why e-books?
Hey, what was your reason to switch to e-books from the original paper books?
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03-15-2016, 08:10 AM | #2 |
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Storage space. My house had double-stacked bookcases on every available wall. Ebooks use no (physical) storage space.
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03-15-2016, 08:20 AM | #3 |
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I started in the PDA era. So: a library in my pocket.
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03-15-2016, 08:30 AM | #4 |
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Storage space for me too. Cheaper to buy an e-reader than a new house Plus obviously makes having enough books to read on holiday super easy without having to fill up a suitcase.
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03-15-2016, 08:34 AM | #5 | |
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Plus, our neighborhood suffers frequent extended power outages - I read by Coleman lantern for 6 weeks after Hurricane Fran went through - ereaders are a blessing to have in such times - with an adapter to recharge in the car of course .... |
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03-15-2016, 08:45 AM | #6 |
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I was held at gunpoint and forced to switch. I've since succumbed to Stockholm Syndrome, though, so I couldn't be happier, really.
Honestly, though; I can think of all kinds of advantages that convinced me to stay with ebooks (most of which only revealed themselves after the fact, TBH), but I started buying them for one reason and one reason alone: they were there and I'm a geek. |
03-15-2016, 08:50 AM | #7 |
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Ebooks were cheaper than paper counterparts plus many stories available in electronic form that aren't in paper form. Instant gratification too. Decide to buy a book and you download it and instantly have it. Beats ordering it and waiting for it to come in the mail.
Storage space is also a bonus. I had (still have) way too many paper books but it's getting better! |
03-15-2016, 08:51 AM | #8 |
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03-15-2016, 08:52 AM | #9 |
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The ease of being able to carry many many books.
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03-15-2016, 08:53 AM | #10 |
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Hey, why not tell us this is a research question (according to your introduction).
And....hey, why not tell us the results of your research. That would be a very courteous gesture on your part - don't you think? |
03-15-2016, 09:14 AM | #11 |
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I switched because I wanted to use dictionaries when reading Englisch books.
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03-15-2016, 09:16 AM | #12 |
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Eyes. I have bad eyes, I've worn glasses since I was 5. Being able to increase the font size is a godsend!!
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03-15-2016, 09:30 AM | #13 | |
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My favorite was the Jornada 560 with the flip cover. Best ergonomics ever, with the side-mounted paging button. I went hog wild when I found the BLACK MASK site and found you could buy the full collection on disk, in multiple formats. I did. |
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03-15-2016, 10:11 AM | #14 |
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Because it was there, and I am a techie that loves Science Fiction - Fantasy.
(OH, the major Boxes of books stacked around, bit also) |
03-15-2016, 10:40 AM | #15 |
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