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Originally Posted by mores
Why just for space?
Ebooks are great for everyone ... spaceman, bussinessman or houseman!
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True. The main reason I was thinking about space was the difficulty of sending new physical books up their in terms of weight, space and cost.
The advantage of e-ink would be that once you had the devices up there, if they wanted something new to read, it could be just transmitted up to them.
However you are right that the same logic would apply to people who can't easily get access to new physical books, or are restricted in weight or space.
Pilots, seamen, researchers in remote places could all benefit.
Hmm, does any one know how well the readers work in low temperatures.
Think the People in the Antarctica research base might appreciate the equally.