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Originally Posted by PsyDocJoanne
balok,
Wow. I can't imagine ever reading EVERYTHING in the public domain that interested me. So I have a serious question for you--did you REALLY run out of public domain stuff to read? Fascinating!
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I have limited interests. Most of the stuff in the public domain is pretty boring, in my opinion.
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Now all I'm interested in is copyrighted material, so I would have to buy the books if I wanted to read them on the Sony Reader. I have a great public library at my disposal that can get any book I'm interested in, on PAPER, and for FREE.
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Well, sort of free [...] what is your time worth? [...] And how much is gas where you live?
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Very good point. It really depends on one's lifestyle, I suppose. I live near a library and take walks every day. I suppose the average stressed out North American doesn't have time for that. And as mgrunk pointed out, there are people who don't live in the city, for whom libraries aren't the best option. But I still think that for many people, while they may enjoy the novelty of ebooks, libraries are still the best option.
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C'mon, balok...get with the times! For an alien from the future, you're a bit of a retrogrouch!
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I'm one of those aliens from the 60s, when the tricorder was invented.