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Originally Posted by Lutraa
I travel by air A LOT. You can't have your eReader on from the time the plane's door closes at the gate, through de-icing, taxiing, take-off and climb out. Can't turn the device back on until the plane reaches 10,000'. That can be a long time (up to 45-60 minutes) to do without reading material. I take both my Kindle and some hard copy books and magazines on my trips. Paper is also more practical for reading in the tub or on the beach on a windy day. I think it's wise never to be vulnerable to a single point of failure when it comes to keeping myself mentally engaged.
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I use that air-travel time to knit.
I originally bought my e-reader because I was headed out on a three-week road trip; given my reading speed and the amount of free time I anticipated for reading, I would have had to pack about 25-30 books to be sure I had enough for the trip... and I would have had to anticipate what I wanted to read two weeks from the departure date. Having my e-reader loaded up, mostly with public-domain freebies and some other freebies, plus (ahem) a few pirated titles given to me by an acquaintance, which I already owned p-book copies of, meant that all I had to pack for reading was one slim device. That left more room for yarn and knitting needles (my other necessity, and one for there can be no virtual substitute.)
Since then, I've come to love my e-reader, but I still read plenty of p-books, both my own copies and those from the library. When I find one I want to own in p-book format, I buy it, either new or used.