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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze
First of all, props to the OP for doing everyone's work for them. Like many people here, I haven't checked the synopsis by reading the original article in Wired (really another leisure brochure from Conde Nast, Inc. and not the tech/SF-friendly mag it once was). I'm going to do so before writing further responses.
To be fair, note-taking is required for college students and editors whether they respect books or not. The copies they receive are meant either for maximum content retention or hands-on editing.
My criticism of eReaders' (not eBooks') note-taking options is that notes will only be useful when their exact content and position in the original text can be backed up and reproduced. A person who's taking notes for educational or professional reasons can't afford to have their work vanish in an instant. We're talking about people's grades, livelihoods and futures, not hobbyist options.
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It has nothing to do with "hobbyists". The solution may be strange for some but it's called "back ups".
What do you do with a written paper? Print it out and archive it physically, or do you resort to digital? What about when writing the paper - do you work on it digitally and rely on digital storage and archiving, or do you type it by hand and/or typewriter?
Btw, I usually take notes on a separate paperpad. And then when I have written what I needed the notes for, I toss them away (or burn them).