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Originally Posted by RobertWagner
I read about 2 hardcover books a week, all best seller fiction. I get my books from the Los Angeles Public Library, which allows best seller books to be kept for 3 weeks. LAPL also loans ebooks,(internet download) which self erase after 3 weeks. There is also a waiting list for best sellers.
Since my total cost for reading is nil, is there a benefit to buying a ebook reader?
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Howdy Robert!
Others have mentioned the usual selling points of e-readers already.
I'm particularly fond of having 75 books in a package the size of a single paperback.
I also like not having to physically GO to the library or risk late fees if I don't return on time. (the ebooks "expire")
One thing I'm not sure has been mentioned: "other reading material."
I've downloaded a number of reference manuals related to my work and I read blogs and news web sites on my Kindle via 3G (free) or WiFi (when at home or in a coffee shop).
The ability to do that makes the Kindle, for me, much more attractive than carrying paper.
It's an "electronic knowledge delivery system" (EKDS™) not an "electronic book replacement."