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Max Power
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 Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2008 4:40 pm Post subject: E-books or paper books? |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7619303.stm
So, what do you reckon? Is the Sony e-book a threat to paper books, is it a gimmick, or is it just another way to access our favourite mercenaries?!
Personally, I prefer the feel and smell of a paper book, and although an e-book would be useful when travelling, you'll soon run out of space for authors to sign it!
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Alia
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I don't have much free time, so I read on the bus or in the underground, when I'm on my way to work or back home. But one book had to wait until holidays, because it was a huge hardcover, over 1000 pages. And it simply didn't fit into my bag. Now, if it was an e-book, I could read it on my Palm. Also, e-books are fine if you need to search through the text to find some information.
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Parmenion
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i have thought about one of these, but i dislike the fact they restrict the loading format, and thus charge extra for the books, stopping competition on where you buy the ebooks, if there was a decent converter then i would buy one, the screens are fantastic on the sony e-reader.
I want one for holidays so i dont have to carry 5 books for a week by the pool...nothing will stop me buyin my 1st edition signed HB's |
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Drizzt
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E-books have been about for a while, Amazon has been selling their own version for some time in the US with mixed success...
For me, you can't beat picking up a beaten up old paperback from the shelf and rifling through a few pages when you've a spare few minutes. I don't think e-books will ever replace or get near replacing paper, not for a long time anyway and especially not until manufacturers get rid of the limitation gimmicks and make them more user friendly.
Besides, none of my paperbacks need batteries.
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Deornoth
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Paper books every time for me, the chances of me being mugged for a battered old paperback are non-existent unless there's a really geeky mugger out there... 
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Kerela
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:08 pm Post subject: |
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For me, you can't beat picking up a beaten up old paperback from the shelf and rifling through a few pages when you've a spare few minutes. I don't think e-books will ever replace or get near replacing paper, not for a long time anyway and especially not until manufacturers get rid of the limitation gimmicks and make them more user friendly.
Besides, none of my paperbacks need batteries. |
True. True.
I don't really like reading longer texts on my PC, and real books just..well feel better 
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