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Old 03-10-2013, 05:30 AM   #22231
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I was just ranting about the same thing.
Me too . I agree with everything Tom said, having just read my first pbook for a while, particularly the font size thing. I find at night in bed my eyes tend to tear up a bit, and I find reading harder. Being able to adjust font size makes all the difference, as I find squinting and having to reread sentences rather breaks to flow of the narrative.
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Old 03-10-2013, 07:32 AM   #22232
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(I'll put some wood on the fire in this discussion......)

I partly agree with Tom Sharpe and Orlok, but for other reasons I think.
Being on the road a few months a year, I cannot and will not take physical books with me as they are too heavy. Since 5 years I put my reading on an ereader.

But I buy lots of physical books as well. This 'bad weather sunday' (snow again ) I'm happily sitting at my kitchen table with a cup of coffee and surrounded by books. I buy them secondhand or new; this month's:
Mapping the Silk Road and beyond. Kenneth Nebenzahl
Uzbekistan, the golden road to Samarkand. Calum Mc.Leod
Xinjiang, China's Central Asia. Jeremy Trednick
Bejing Walks, exploring the heritage. Don J.Cohn
Great Wall of China, Beijing and Northern China. Tammy Evans
Asia Overland, tales of travel on the Trans-Siberian& Silk Road. Bijan Amrani
Lonely Planet China and Lonely Planet Central-Asia

I buy both kinds of books, for different reasons. I wouldn't like to have a travel guide on my ereader/iPad. I like exploring, browsing in books, looking at the pictures, going in the bookshops to see what's new. I collect ancient books as well.

I am a kind of omnivore in reading, so I don't mind bad formatting of ebooks...I just read on....and I don't mind bad light or such.
These days I feel that I have the best of both, especially since I won an ereader in the MR-wintercontest and yes Tom, I have an beautiful (Oberon)cover for it.

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Old 03-10-2013, 11:05 AM   #22233
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Any unfamiliar word must be looked up in a separate dictionary, and any foreign phrase requires the consultation (for those of us who speak English exclusively) of a foreign-language to English dictionary if we're to understand what's being said. And they're so damned heavy! And the pages stick together.
Nonsense! You can look up both on your iPhone.
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Old 03-10-2013, 06:02 PM   #22234
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The only advantage I've found with pbooks is the ability to buy used/out of print ones.
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Old 03-10-2013, 07:41 PM   #22235
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The only advantage I've found with pbooks is the ability to buy used/out of print ones.
Plus it is very easy to loan to a friend; no pesky DRM to worry about.
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Old 03-11-2013, 09:57 AM   #22238
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Just saw this post -- welcome to NC! The home of the epidemic flu bug that won't die! Bring plenty of Kleen-Ex and prepare for endless fevers!

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I like the "Preparation H" brand!
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