Thread: No E-Books Allowed in This Establishment
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Old 08-22-2010, 01:12 AM   #152
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn View Post
Leaving smoking aside, I believe the original posting was about reading at your table and that an E-book - being a reading device - was treated as a computer. E-books haven't really dissipated into society to the point that they will be immediately recognized as a reading device. I don't know enough about café establishments in the US, but it is, in my experience, very common in Europe to offer free newspapers for your reading enjoyment while you consume you triple shot low-fat latte with chocolate sprinkles. Some cafés are even decorated as reading rooms in a library with lots of books that you are allowed to read while perusing the establishment. If I was told not to read on my Kindle in an establishment like that, I think the utter confusion would simply amke me leave.
We used to have more of those book friendly cafes near where I live. Starbucks ran them out by buying off the landlords & taking over their spaces, which is why I don't patronize Starbucks.
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