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I second Aemon but a couple drawbacks dadof5 Send a noteboard - 04/09/2009 04:25:50 PM
I own a Kindle. They are wonderful. You can certainly curl up with your Kindle just like a "real" book.

A couple things that I find as drawbacks.

1) Looking back at something earlier in the book is harder than a real book. Thus for longer books, I am not sure I would want to read this way. Or for books where you need to go back and understand a clue from earlier. Of course you could bookmark the spot and perhaps as I get more adept at using the Kindle, that will be easier, but right now it is much easier for me to find a particular place in a hard copy of a book than in an ebook.

2) Sometimes I like to read in the bathtub. I would never advise using your Kindle when doing so. I don't suppose it holds enough electricity to electrocute you if you drop it, but I wouldn't think that being totally immersed in water is a good thing for it. Of course, being totally immersed in water isn't really good for a book either, but having dropped a book in water before I would note that books, at least at first, float, so if you are quick enough in your reactions you can usually save the book without too much temporary damage and no permanent damage.
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Let's Discuss: Ebooks Bryce - 03/09/2009 06:19:42 PM 1642 Views
I don't think I could ever use Ebooks. Spriteling - 03/09/2009 06:51:47 PM 1042 Views
It's not necessarily one or the other. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 07:32:56 PM 1086 Views
This is so. Spriteling - 03/09/2009 07:53:41 PM 1171 Views
You probably will be able to soon. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 07:58:52 PM 975 Views
You can with some of the more expensive models. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:19:01 PM 1172 Views
Ideally, universities will start renting out eTextbook readers, or something. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:30:29 PM 559 Views
That'd be great. My school rents out standard ebook readers now, so it won't be long. *NM* Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:32:27 PM 574 Views
Re: This is so. Camilla - 03/09/2009 09:02:21 PM 1183 Views
destroying books? jh - 03/09/2009 10:26:46 PM 1182 Views
Re: destroying books? Camilla - 03/09/2009 10:59:39 PM 1152 Views
I can read ebooks, jh - 03/09/2009 07:17:55 PM 1321 Views
Actually... Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:19:40 AM 1094 Views
actually, I disagree with something you said. everynametaken - 04/09/2009 05:48:57 AM 1013 Views
Regarding pricing... Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 07:40:02 PM 1170 Views
Not so Camilla - 03/09/2009 09:01:32 PM 1190 Views
That's a fairly horrible blog post. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:05:22 PM 1225 Views
Re: That's a fairly horrible blog post. everynametaken - 04/09/2009 05:54:19 AM 1247 Views
It's called "price discrimination." Ghavrel - 04/09/2009 07:47:32 PM 1304 Views
Re: Let's Discuss: Ebooks cookie_maker - 03/09/2009 08:42:26 PM 1523 Views
Now that is a clever idea. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:14:07 PM 979 Views
Amazon has actually been using that idea for a while now, in a limited sense. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:22:00 PM 1020 Views
Amazon is quite clever. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:25:35 PM 577 Views
Wonderful idea. Jayhawk - 04/09/2009 12:29:42 AM 1168 Views
I cannot stand them. Camilla - 03/09/2009 08:59:03 PM 1249 Views
Regarding the "Insulting" blog... Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 10:22:43 PM 1115 Views
Re: Regarding the "Insulting" blog... Camilla - 03/09/2009 10:58:18 PM 996 Views
I did, and I have decently extensive criticism of it above. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:08:23 PM 1014 Views
Re: " I have a very tactile and olfactory relationship with books." Tashmere - 04/09/2009 09:38:22 AM 999 Views
This. . .is quite long. I feel pretty strongly about this subject. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:14:11 PM 1288 Views
No, it's a cool post. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:29:33 PM 1102 Views
More than fair. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:39:29 PM 1031 Views
Now there's something I hadn't thought of Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:00:06 AM 1118 Views
Well, it's easier, just slightly less legal. Aemon - 04/09/2009 06:04:03 AM 1151 Views
No, it's a double post. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:29:34 PM 444 Views
lovely! this is what i would have wanted to say had i gotten here earlier... temeraire - 04/09/2009 12:44:55 AM 1236 Views
Do you have a blog where you review books? Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:02:13 AM 1042 Views
aw, shucks... temeraire - 04/09/2009 05:41:29 AM 1121 Views
Thank you for the education. I had a completely different idea as to what e-books were. Tashmere - 04/09/2009 09:35:11 AM 1131 Views
No problem. And thanks! Aemon - 04/09/2009 03:15:14 PM 1181 Views
A possible selling point for me was when you said it was lighter than a paperback Tashmere - 05/09/2009 12:25:18 AM 1132 Views
Yes and no. Aemon - 05/09/2009 02:49:26 AM 1353 Views
I'd love to have one PhotoJim - 04/09/2009 01:05:05 AM 1044 Views
Re: Let's Discuss: Ebooks Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:39:31 AM 1195 Views
That's great, I've read one or two on my computer as well. Aemon - 04/09/2009 06:31:25 AM 973 Views
Unfortunately, I don't have an ereader. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 08:23:10 AM 1099 Views
I hate ebooks and everything they represent Сталин - 04/09/2009 03:50:48 AM 1000 Views
Hold on a moment now. Aemon - 04/09/2009 06:28:09 AM 1192 Views
Your logic is seriously flawed Сталин - 04/09/2009 02:28:21 PM 1433 Views
I see your sceneclips, and raise you a New York Times. Aemon - 04/09/2009 02:59:33 PM 1226 Views
You have an almost cult-like enthusiasm for e-books. Сталин - 06/09/2009 12:53:04 AM 1136 Views
Re: You have an almost cult-like enthusiasm for e-books. Aemon - 06/09/2009 05:24:48 AM 1168 Views
I know we're on a message board. That's why I'm still debating. Сталин - 06/09/2009 03:15:55 PM 1125 Views
Perhaps you mis-read the graph. PhotoJim - 04/09/2009 03:14:06 PM 1131 Views
No, I didn't mis-read the graph. Сталин - 06/09/2009 12:56:15 AM 978 Views
You must be talking percentage of the population who attend theaters? *NM* Aemon - 06/09/2009 05:26:43 AM 523 Views
Yes. Сталин - 06/09/2009 03:06:14 PM 1140 Views
I second Aemon but a couple drawbacks dadof5 - 04/09/2009 04:25:50 PM 1254 Views
Re: I second Aemon but a couple drawbacks Aemon - 04/09/2009 04:50:01 PM 1388 Views
I don't have any fancy reasons for you. Craig - 05/09/2009 01:47:09 AM 1284 Views
Craig, you're incredibly interesting Bryce - 05/09/2009 01:59:27 AM 1035 Views
... Are you hitting on me? Craig - 05/09/2009 03:02:06 AM 1555 Views
Depends...what's in it for me? *NM* Bryce - 06/09/2009 12:20:23 AM 526 Views
AbsoLUTEly nothin'. Sorry. *NM* Craig - 06/09/2009 02:29:59 AM 451 Views
I do love the feel and sensation of books. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/09/2009 02:38:57 AM 1016 Views
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