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Old 02-03-2012, 09:40 AM   #52
danskmacabre
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I've had an ereader for about 6 months I guess. Before that, I was sceptical about the whole ereader thing, until I actually tried one.
Before that if anyone asked me I would have said "You can't replace a real book"
Now, 6 months later I love ereaders, there are far more advantages to them than disadvantages.

I've known about 4 people who now have ereaders, previously sceptics, My wife, a friend, and 2 work colleagues. ALL who said "There's no way I'll get an ereader!" for the usual reasons people say when they're never even tried one...
I got an ereader for my wife, (KT) and she loves it and way prefers it over physical books.
BOTH colleagues have ereaders now and love them and my friend has one and THEN bought one for his wife (who actually wanted one anyway)...

I think people have a resistance to letting go of the dead tree book. It's just fear, but once they try an ereader, the vast majority will never look back (in terms of pure text novels anyway).

I think that survey is incorrect about people saying they won't get one. I think they've just never TRIED one and make the statement "I won't get one" based on nostalgia and fear.

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