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TheRealBillc · 09-13-2010, 10:34 AM

When I moved from California back to the East coast I had to ship my books. It turned out to be 2.5 tons. I knew then I had an addiction. Now I live in a 750 sq ft apartment and there is no way I could continue buying hundreds of dollars of physical books every month. With my Sony (and removable storage) I now can have all the books I want, without limit, and every one weighs less than 10 oz and comes in a leather cover. Plus I figure the number of free books (out of copyright) I read in the first month likely were worth at least as much as my reader, so that was a nice plus.

09-13-2010, 10:34 AM	#146
TheRealBillc evangelist Posts: 42 Karma: 48 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Jersey City, NJ Device: PRS-700 deceased now 950	Size, weight and volume When I moved from California back to the East coast I had to ship my books. It turned out to be 2.5 tons. I knew then I had an addiction. Now I live in a 750 sq ft apartment and there is no way I could continue buying hundreds of dollars of physical books every month. With my Sony (and removable storage) I now can have all the books I want, without limit, and every one weighs less than 10 oz and comes in a leather cover. Plus I figure the number of free books (out of copyright) I read in the first month likely were worth at least as much as my reader, so that was a nice plus.