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lene1949 · 12-20-2010, 02:15 AM

I started reading ebooks from Fictionwise, when I got my Palm Zire 72 - 5-6 years ago... I loved the portability, the price was cheap, compared to pbooks, and they didn't take up shelf space in my house.

Buying an ereader is really no different from buying a new book case for your books... Just because you bought a new book shelf/case, you wouldn't expect your books to be free?

I remember in the olden days, when I had book shelves/cases, they easily cost $200 each, averaged 30 books per shelf - 5 shelves = 150 books.

This IS a much cheaper alternative, even when, as I do, you pay for your books...

This IS a much safer alternative, as you save on the environment, saving the trees used to make both paper and furniture.

This IS a much better alternative, as you can put all your book shelves in your bag, and read whatever you like when you have time.

12-20-2010, 02:15 AM	#24
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	I started reading ebooks from Fictionwise, when I got my Palm Zire 72 - 5-6 years ago... I loved the portability, the price was cheap, compared to pbooks, and they didn't take up shelf space in my house. Buying an ereader is really no different from buying a new book case for your books... Just because you bought a new book shelf/case, you wouldn't expect your books to be free? I remember in the olden days, when I had book shelves/cases, they easily cost $200 each, averaged 30 books per shelf - 5 shelves = 150 books. This IS a much cheaper alternative, even when, as I do, you pay for your books... This IS a much safer alternative, as you save on the environment, saving the trees used to make both paper and furniture. This IS a much better alternative, as you can put all your book shelves in your bag, and read whatever you like when you have time.