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Old 08-07-2013, 03:29 PM   #29
Elfwreck
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Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA
Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)
[*]You can read books in the bath.
Can read ebooks in the bath! A zip-top baggie protects it just fine--and unlike pbooks, there's no risk of steam or splash damage!

[*]No need to turn off your book on a plane!
No need for me to turn off ebooks on a plane either; I don't fly since airport security decided that plane travel came with permission-to-strip-search passengers.

[*]You can read in the sun.
Yet another list created by someone who doesn't know the difference between e-ink and tablet readers. (Hmm, what was that about "the public is clear on the difference?")

[*]They fill your shelves.
While I admit that a nicely-arranged shelf of books is a joy, anyone who reads more than the national average is entirely aware this is a mixed blessing. Ebooks *NOT* filling shelves is a sharp point in their favor, most of the time.

[*]Antique books are amazing.
They are indeed. And so is antique pottery. And antique furniture.

This is me, *not* getting rid of my digital folders in favor of a 20s-era rolltop desk.

[*]You can’t get an e-book signed.
You can, but it's definitely not the same.
Was this list created by someone who works for the publishing industry? Because as much as I love my signed paperbacks, usually when people talk the great value of about signed books, they mean hardcovers, and damnfew of us make those--signed hardcovers, I mean--a large portion of our reading habits.

[*]Libraries and bookstores!
Yes yes! Libraries and bookstores!

... Wait, how was that supposed to be a point in favor of pbooks? Ebook stores carry a much larger selection than any pbook store, and e-libraries have a convenience that works with any schedule.

[*]Finishing a long book is more rewarding this way.
You should WORK for your reading achievements! With a pbook, you know that you have completed THREE POUNDS OF READING, not just a word count and number of hours.

[*]They inspire tattoos!
... I got nothin'.

[*]Books don’t die.
ZOMBIE PBOOKS! Zombie pbooks being laid to rest by digital-warrior ebooks! Quick, someone write it up; it could be the next Jonathan Coulton song!
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