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Old 05-27-2008, 06:52 PM   #41
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Originally Posted by Walk Broad View Post
But why?

The whole idea of the Kindle (and all of the e-readers) is portability, mirroring the paper book reading experience and using the eInk techonology to free us (e-book readers) from having to sit and stare at computer screens even more than we already do.

Reading e-books on a computer screen, especially for pleasure, would seem like a step back to me, not forward.
It is very handy to open a eBook on a PC to make sure it is the one you are thinking about or to search it or for any number of reasons other than a replacement for your portable reader. The PC also sort and other organization tasks for your eBooks which allows you to manage them. They are much easier to manage if you can look at the contents.

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