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Originally Posted by Huyggy
If all the books/papers in the scientific fields have hypertext references, hypertext table of content, maybe my appreciation would change a little.
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That's a problem with the publishers in your field, not ereaders. :P Seriously, I *have* used electronic scientific reference books and papers, and the ones that have hyperlinks and the ability to add your own bookmarks, highlights and annotations are fantastic. But the best thing about them is that I can access them easily - mostly I'm at a small branch office and currently I'm at a remote site so I don't have easy access to a good scientific library. Back in the day I used to ring the librarian at Head Office and asked them to photocopy papers out of journals or post me the books, but these days, particularly with journal articles, I can just go online and download them.
I think I'd still prefer to read them on my computer rather than my sony, but TBH I bought the sony specifically for leisure reading and it's not fancy. I have no idea whether the sony will handle hyperlinks - I've never tried, and since it's a 5" screen I don't plan to read too many scientific papers on it.