why would anyone buy an ebook reader?
they cost 200$+, and you still have to pay for the book without getting the vanity of actually having the book. i know you can get a few classic books free with it, but thats not worth it. If you would want to read several books at once i guess it could be good for that all though i don’t know who would do that.
the only case it would pay off having one is if you torrent some ebooks for free (as in the new ones that cost more), but for the price you can get netbook or a labtop and do the same thing plus much more not to mention i can’t see many of the ebook buyers actually using torrents like these.
I don’t like the idea of reading my books on an e-reader. I like the feel of the pages of an actual book. I like having my nose buried in a book, and e-readers just seem too light and casual to allow that.
However, I am considering buying an e-reader (Barnes & Noble’s Nook) because I can have thousands of books at my fingertips, without having books stacked on every horizontal surface of my home. I’m in my 40′s and seriously, the sheer volume of books that I can’t part with is getting out of hand.
I think there will come a day when books printed on paper are much more expensive and available only in a limited supply. Maybe libraries will offer e-reader loans instead of hardback volumes. Getting an e-reader now and getting accustomed to the idea before it is a necessity is my plan.
I do read several books at a time, and when I’m sitting by the pool in the summer, I tend to carry 4-6 different books with me. It will be a lot easier to just carry one little e-reader.
I resisted the whole idea of carrying a phone in my pocket that allowed people to reach me 24/7, but now rarely leave home without it. I resisted the idea of an MP3 player, preferring my stacks and stacks of CD’s but now my IPod rides around in my pocket with my cell phone (I should probably get an IPhone, huh?).
Try to embrace the technology or it will run you over.
DAVY’S CLASSIC INSTRUMENTALS VOLUME 3
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Star Trek: The Complete Comic Book Collection $12.50 From Graphic Imaging Technologies! Star Trek: The Complete Collection includes all of the Star Trek comic books published from 1967 through present from publishers like Marvel, DC, Gold Key, Malibu, and WildStorm (excluding 2007 IDW). Thats nearly 40 years with over 550 issues plus annuals! Also included are over 1,400 Star Trek comic strips culled from various newspaper publications and sources…. |
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Absolutely MAD Magazine – 50+ Years $44.99 Over 600 issues of Mad Magazines, (1952-2006) every regular issue (1-460), XL’s, Super Special and Color Classics. Interview with the many of the writers, Spy VS Spy animation video, Spy VS Sky Mountain Dew commercials and much more…. |
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The Iliad This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery…. |
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Sarah’s Key $13.99 Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is brutally arrested with her family by the French police in the Vel’ d’Hiv’ roundup, but not before she locks her younger brother in a cupboard in the family’s apartment, thinking that she will be back within a few hours.Paris, May 2002: On Vel’ d’Hiv’s 60th anniversary, journalist Julia Jarmond is asked to write an article about this black day in Fra… |
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower $14.00 Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.This haunting novel about the dilemma of passivity vs. passion marks the stunning debut of a provocative voice in contemporary fiction: The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This is the story of what it’s like to grow up in high school. More intimate than a diary, Cha… |
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