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Originally Posted by pookielocks
bob -- what are the benefits of kindle that you see?
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For me it is about
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1. Portability - I can carry 10, 20, 100 books at one time.
2. Readability - I can adjust the font size as needed based on the amount of light and how tired my eyes are.
3. Comfort - Holding the kindle is much nicer than holding a heavy hard cover book.
4. Compactness - I don't need to find alot of space to store my books. Thousands are stored on my PC's hard drive.
5. Convenience - I can look up a word in the built in dictionary, highlight a passage, annotate it, have multiple bookmarks, search in books.
5b. I can easily buy books without going to the book store. I don't have to worry if they are out of stock or closed, etc.
6. Value add - The kindles web browser is basic but you can access wikipedia and other news sites. Perhaps your email site. All for "free" via whispernet.
Those are the reasons I prefer a digital reader and ebooks to p-books.
That said, if all you read are public domain books that you were paying for in printed form, then yes you can save money. As a matter of fact, the majority of ebooks I have read have been free. Many via TOR giveaways and other promotional giveaways by various publishers.
BOb