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Old 03-25-2008, 02:03 PM   #76
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paper allows me to read while traveling,where I read the most.I have Hodgesons "the night land" as a "traveling book",and even though im 3 quarters through,itl stil keep me busy for a while.

then again,paper costs money,which I dont have.So,I dunno.
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Huh? Why will that make bookstores go away? It will in fact make bookstores more attractive. I very much doubt that paper books will ever be abandoned. They work without electricity.
I agree. Just as you have people who still listen to records, use film cameras, or who still don't have cable(that would be me..), you'll have people that prefer paper books.

I recently purchased my first e-reader but I will still buy and read paper books. I think there's room for both. I'm not sure I'd take my 505 to the beach, for example.
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I actually walked into a physical bookstore yesterday. My teenage son was with me and I purchased for him a ton of graphic novels plus the first three Halo paperback novels. I would've loved to be able to purchase ebooks for myself and supported the store. There were quite a few SF books I would love to read but since they aren't available as ebooks they will go unread.

Personally, I would have no problem taking my Kindle to the pool or beach. One of the reasons I purchased eink was because I can read it outside.
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Old 03-30-2008, 08:07 PM   #81
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I actually walked into a physical bookstore yesterday. My teenage son was with me and I purchased for him a ton of graphic novels plus the first three Halo paperback novels. I would've loved to be able to purchase ebooks for myself and supported the store. There were quite a few SF books I would love to read but since they aren't available as ebooks they will go unread.

Personally, I would have no problem taking my Kindle to the pool or beach. One of the reasons I purchased eink was because I can read it outside.
Good points. Since it is easy to browse around for new authors, novels and subjects at a favorite bookstore, it would be nice to go to the counter and have a chosen work be downloaded to one's reader; thus encouraging patronage by choice to a local business.
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