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Originally Posted by KarenH
Ebooks are a lot cheaper for me, simply because they give me access to library books. I live about a 130 mile round-trip drive from the nearest branch of the library system that I have access to, so even if I kept books for the maximum check-out period and drove that every three weeks or so, it would still cost me something in the neighborhood of $20/month just for the gas to check paper books out from the library. With ebooks I just put the books I want on hold and check them out when they become available, no cost involved. I do buy books occasionally, for a variety of reasons, but the majority of my books come from the library. I would come out way ahead even if I had to spend $100 for a new reader every year.
Even without the savings though, I would still prefer reading ebooks to paper books - it's just an easier, more comfortable experience for me.
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I can understand that its just easier for you since there is no library near you. But most people do have a library. Plus library lending of ebooks will get more difficult especially since publishers are making it harder for librarys to keep the ebooks.
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Originally Posted by SensualPoet
Ebooks will effectively replace paper books in a relatively short period of time.
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Paperbooks are not going anywhere anytime soon. There are just too many people out there that dont want to spend the money or time on ereaders. They would rather buy used paperbacks which in the long run will be cheaper than ebooks. I know many people like this. Especially middle aged woman.