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Ignorance. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 15/09/2009 06:08:15 PM
I read Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy on my computer during the summer and I was greatly annoyed I did not have the actual book.

I enjoy the tacitle feel of a book.

I like how I can just open it anywhere without having to memorize a page number or scroll through tons of pages to get there

I enjoy turning pages. pushing a button to turn the page simply appalls me.


eBook readers remember where you left. Even across platforms. They are digital bookmarks as it were. You need real bookmarks too.

Why does pushing a button appall you?
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Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" - 11/09/2009 04:00:08 PM 1697 Views
I find this awesome. - 11/09/2009 04:27:54 PM 1089 Views
Call me archaic, but... - 12/09/2009 04:08:36 PM 1070 Views
I think they should have done both. - 11/09/2009 04:36:53 PM 1470 Views
Ditto *NM* - 12/09/2009 03:39:19 PM 546 Views
I have to go with Tom on this one. *NM* - 12/09/2009 04:09:04 PM 583 Views
Nicely put. *NM* - 15/09/2009 07:15:39 PM 503 Views
what heresy - 11/09/2009 06:02:54 PM 1070 Views
I think this is probably a good decision. - 11/09/2009 06:14:28 PM 1320 Views
For colleges it's a very different story, imho. - 11/09/2009 06:24:47 PM 1344 Views
Re: For colleges it's a very different story, imho. - 11/09/2009 06:41:20 PM 1188 Views
You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. - 11/09/2009 07:25:12 PM 1234 Views
Re: You're betraying your lack of humanities (ha!) here. - 12/09/2009 02:48:34 AM 1050 Views
*gives you a scanner and a keyboard* Have fun. - 12/09/2009 04:57:58 AM 1142 Views
Re: cool, thanks for the free scanner, but... - 12/09/2009 11:01:22 PM 1279 Views
Right. And how many books have they digitized? - 12/09/2009 11:30:59 PM 1055 Views
Re: About 8 million - 13/09/2009 02:09:09 AM 1199 Views
The internet can evolve, yes, but it has a long way to go. - 11/09/2009 07:45:10 PM 1224 Views
They still have physical classrooms, and they're whining about "outdated technology"? Pfft. *NM* - 11/09/2009 06:32:25 PM 580 Views
You say that sarcastically, but for the most part it's true. - 11/09/2009 06:48:35 PM 1072 Views
You write that and its from the point of view of lecture - 11/09/2009 07:15:21 PM 1160 Views
That, my friend, is precisely my point. *NM* - 11/09/2009 07:23:21 PM 559 Views
Appalling. - 11/09/2009 07:16:13 PM 1261 Views
Apparently - 11/09/2009 07:22:50 PM 1211 Views
Yeah, you can actually. Have you tried curling up with an eBook reader? - 11/09/2009 09:05:16 PM 1166 Views
Keeps you warm better than a book *NM* - 12/09/2009 12:51:04 AM 526 Views
it's still not the same. - 12/09/2009 03:45:10 PM 1131 Views
Ignorance. - 15/09/2009 06:08:15 PM 1406 Views
Just because you're unnaturally attuned to "new" things doesn't mean everyone is. - 13/09/2009 12:59:19 AM 1066 Views
Your post was beyond stupid. - 15/09/2009 06:01:11 PM 1131 Views
Re: Prep School deems books an "outdated technology" - 12/09/2009 01:00:48 PM 1303 Views
Some Prep School, and some students, hence "Some Prep School. " - 12/09/2009 02:04:38 PM 1176 Views
bah, who needs to learn how to write a bibliography - 12/09/2009 03:47:32 PM 935 Views
Not really. - 12/09/2009 11:33:46 PM 1091 Views

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