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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I was thinking older books, often public domain--my husband knows a few older guys who've gotten ebook readers and are devouring classics they'd always wanted to read, never made time for, and just didn't get around to checking out from libraries. They're amazed at Gutenberg.
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Has to be one of the biggest plus points for ereaders. I am sooo loving getting hold of out-of-print books for which I'd have had to pay a mint if I wanted a copy.
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Originally Posted by CazMar
I am not young so it's not an age thing, but many people find any sort of technology overwhelming.
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No, it definitely isn't - I know people in their 70s who routinely use computers, and one gentleman who gives computer classes at the local community centre - he's 87! Yet I've met people in their 40s who can't cope with a mobile phone, and find the notion of using a computer utterly terrifying (mind you, I have noticed that these often have teenage kids who do all this for them, and maybe it's the kids deliberately stoking this up to keep the parents off their computer!
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