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Re: I second Aemon but a couple drawbacks Aemon Send a noteboard - 04/09/2009 04:50:01 PM
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.


It's a little harder if you do it occasionally, yeah, due to the screen refresh rate of a half second or so. It's easier if you do it a lot though, because of the bookmarks. Very easy to mark places for reference and instantly jump back there. I'd say this one could go either way. Good point, though.

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.


This is actually easier with a reader. Just buy a waterproof cover, and you're fine. There's no way to read a book within a cover, obviously, but with a reader you turn pages by pressing a button. If you want, you can even make a ghetto cover by sealing it inside a ziplock bag or two. I wouldn't take it underwater like that, but it'll protect against accidental drops in the tub just fine.

With a cover, you can even read in the shower if you want. :P
This message last edited by Aemon on 04/09/2009 at 04:50:25 PM
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Let's Discuss: Ebooks Bryce - 03/09/2009 06:19:42 PM 1764 Views
I don't think I could ever use Ebooks. Spriteling - 03/09/2009 06:51:47 PM 1150 Views
It's not necessarily one or the other. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 07:32:56 PM 1208 Views
This is so. Spriteling - 03/09/2009 07:53:41 PM 1293 Views
You probably will be able to soon. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 07:58:52 PM 1127 Views
You can with some of the more expensive models. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:19:01 PM 1283 Views
Ideally, universities will start renting out eTextbook readers, or something. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:30:29 PM 622 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 632 Views
Re: This is so. Camilla - 03/09/2009 09:02:21 PM 1301 Views
destroying books? jh - 03/09/2009 10:26:46 PM 1292 Views
Re: destroying books? Camilla - 03/09/2009 10:59:39 PM 1280 Views
I can read ebooks, jh - 03/09/2009 07:17:55 PM 1474 Views
Actually... Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:19:40 AM 1219 Views
actually, I disagree with something you said. everynametaken - 04/09/2009 05:48:57 AM 1137 Views
Regarding pricing... Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 07:40:02 PM 1291 Views
Not so Camilla - 03/09/2009 09:01:32 PM 1324 Views
That's a fairly horrible blog post. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:05:22 PM 1357 Views
Re: That's a fairly horrible blog post. everynametaken - 04/09/2009 05:54:19 AM 1399 Views
It's called "price discrimination." Ghavrel - 04/09/2009 07:47:32 PM 1435 Views
Re: Let's Discuss: Ebooks cookie_maker - 03/09/2009 08:42:26 PM 1679 Views
Now that is a clever idea. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:14:07 PM 1103 Views
Amazon has actually been using that idea for a while now, in a limited sense. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:22:00 PM 1142 Views
Amazon is quite clever. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:25:35 PM 642 Views
Wonderful idea. Jayhawk - 04/09/2009 12:29:42 AM 1303 Views
I cannot stand them. Camilla - 03/09/2009 08:59:03 PM 1377 Views
Regarding the "Insulting" blog... Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 10:22:43 PM 1235 Views
Re: Regarding the "Insulting" blog... Camilla - 03/09/2009 10:58:18 PM 1125 Views
I did, and I have decently extensive criticism of it above. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:08:23 PM 1131 Views
Re: " I have a very tactile and olfactory relationship with books." Tashmere - 04/09/2009 09:38:22 AM 1125 Views
This. . .is quite long. I feel pretty strongly about this subject. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:14:11 PM 1419 Views
No, it's a cool post. Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:29:33 PM 1224 Views
More than fair. Aemon - 03/09/2009 11:39:29 PM 1169 Views
Now there's something I hadn't thought of Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:00:06 AM 1223 Views
Well, it's easier, just slightly less legal. Aemon - 04/09/2009 06:04:03 AM 1268 Views
No, it's a double post. *NM* Ghavrel - 03/09/2009 11:29:34 PM 504 Views
lovely! this is what i would have wanted to say had i gotten here earlier... temeraire - 04/09/2009 12:44:55 AM 1354 Views
Do you have a blog where you review books? Bryce - 04/09/2009 01:02:13 AM 1167 Views
aw, shucks... temeraire - 04/09/2009 05:41:29 AM 1245 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 1262 Views
No problem. And thanks! Aemon - 04/09/2009 03:15:14 PM 1322 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 1244 Views
Yes and no. Aemon - 05/09/2009 02:49:26 AM 1479 Views
I'd love to have one PhotoJim - 04/09/2009 01:05:05 AM 1169 Views
Re: Let's Discuss: Ebooks Kylia Skydancer - 04/09/2009 01:39:31 AM 1319 Views
That's great, I've read one or two on my computer as well. Aemon - 04/09/2009 06:31:25 AM 1102 Views
Unfortunately, I don't have an ereader. Kylia Skydancer - 08/09/2009 08:23:10 AM 1238 Views
I hate ebooks and everything they represent Сталин - 04/09/2009 03:50:48 AM 1131 Views
Hold on a moment now. Aemon - 04/09/2009 06:28:09 AM 1328 Views
Your logic is seriously flawed Сталин - 04/09/2009 02:28:21 PM 1545 Views
I see your sceneclips, and raise you a New York Times. Aemon - 04/09/2009 02:59:33 PM 1350 Views
You have an almost cult-like enthusiasm for e-books. Сталин - 06/09/2009 12:53:04 AM 1252 Views
Re: You have an almost cult-like enthusiasm for e-books. Aemon - 06/09/2009 05:24:48 AM 1300 Views
I know we're on a message board. That's why I'm still debating. Сталин - 06/09/2009 03:15:55 PM 1241 Views
Perhaps you mis-read the graph. PhotoJim - 04/09/2009 03:14:06 PM 1267 Views
No, I didn't mis-read the graph. Сталин - 06/09/2009 12:56:15 AM 1111 Views
You must be talking percentage of the population who attend theaters? *NM* Aemon - 06/09/2009 05:26:43 AM 582 Views
Yes. Сталин - 06/09/2009 03:06:14 PM 1254 Views
I second Aemon but a couple drawbacks dadof5 - 04/09/2009 04:25:50 PM 1384 Views
Re: I second Aemon but a couple drawbacks Aemon - 04/09/2009 04:50:01 PM 1514 Views
I don't have any fancy reasons for you. Craig - 05/09/2009 01:47:09 AM 1413 Views
Craig, you're incredibly interesting Bryce - 05/09/2009 01:59:27 AM 1150 Views
... Are you hitting on me? Craig - 05/09/2009 03:02:06 AM 1663 Views
Depends...what's in it for me? *NM* Bryce - 06/09/2009 12:20:23 AM 589 Views
AbsoLUTEly nothin'. Sorry. *NM* Craig - 06/09/2009 02:29:59 AM 509 Views
I do love the feel and sensation of books. Cockatiel of Doom - 09/09/2009 02:38:57 AM 1129 Views
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