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Originally Posted by cmbs
Anyone have a valid reason why you require thousands of books at the same time, all the time; AND you are incapable of carrying more than one card to accomplish that goal; AND you chose to purchase a cybook?
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Yes. This is how I want to organise
my electronic library. I want every book I own (except a few antique, particularly beautiful, signed, or paper ones associated with people or occasions) in one portable device where I can read (or refer to) any of them any time.
Obviously this store will be well backed up.
I have wanted this ever since I have owned any books (nearly sixty years now) but with paper ones it is not possible. It is not possible with any ebook yet, either. But it is my ideal against which I measure the performance of any ebook I acquire. And the Cybook does not do too badly.
Other people have different needs and wants, but this one is mine.
De gustibus non est disputandum.
And Internet/Wireless does not meet it. I travel in aeroplanes and find myself in the bush in less developed countries. No communications access (satellite is not affordable and too complex for this). One day Internet access will doubtless become totally ubiquitous and I shall be able to download what I want whenever and wherever I want it. But not yet.
James - who wrote (and had published by the IEE) a paper on this thirteen years ago
http://www.jbryant.eu/pages/ebook.htm