Thread: Will e-book readers eventually go back to paper books?
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Old 09-25-2011, 05:38 AM   #167
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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
For me, it's the portability. I travel a lot for work and am an avid reader. The ability to carry hundreds of books with me is the selling point for me - paper books are never going to be able to offer that.

As an example, I was stuck in Germany when the ash cloud descended. If I hadn't had my e-reader with me, I would have run out of things to read. For me, that's not far away from running out of air to breathe
Exactly the reason I made the switch and have not looked back.

I used to carry 10 - 15 books on a trip. That is a good bit of space and weight. Now a simple ereader.
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