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Originally Posted by Apache
So true. If others are like I was then those who state "Oh, but I am all about how it FEELS in my hands" have never actually used an ebook. After I was given my first one I found that I liked the advantages of an ebook more than the feel of a "Real Book".
Apache
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While I agree that ebook devices like the Kindle are small I don't have the problem of feeling that my Kindle doesn't feel right in my hands because I have a cover for it that adds a little bulk so that it feels about the same as a pbook does. The only thing that is different is that I press a button to advance rather than turning a page. And ebooks have another advantage over pbooks. With pbooks if you have anything on your hands (including the natural oils that leave fingerprints) it is transferred to the paper of the book. So you can get unintended smudges of dirt, chocolate, coffee stains or the chemical interaction between the oils your fingerprints are made of and the paper (which contributes to the eventual crumbling of the paper in the book since a lot of books (at least in the past) weren't made with acid free paper. With ebooks you don't have that problem, nor do you have to worry about your bookmark falling out thereby losing your place in the story. And the convenience of delivery is not to be forgotten. It's 12:32 am here now. I could buy an ebook and be reading it by 12:34 am if I so wished. You can't say the same for a pbook. Shops are closed this time of night so you can't get one that way, and if you order a pbook from a store like Amazon or Barnes and Nobles you still have to wait for several days for delivery. Plus they add on s/h costs for the book or books.