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Originally Posted by cassidym
Forgive me for I have sinned!
I read a pBook (Subterranean by James Rollins). Here are the details:
My wife and I were vacationing in the British Virgin Islands (Tortola) and were lounging on the beach one day when I noticed a guy reading a paperback a few beach chairs away. It was Subterranean by Jame Rollins. Since I hadn't read anything by him, I wandered over and asked how he liked it. "Great read" he said.
In fact, he told me he brought a suitcase full of books on this trip. Naturally, I told him he needed an eBook reader and showed him my Sony. And that got his attention. He said it would fill his two strongest joys, reading and toys.
Anyway, he and his wife then left the beach. But, a couple of hours later he wandered back and told me he'd finished the book and still really liked it. Then he handed it to me and thanked me for introducing him to eBooks
So, I figured, what harm could having a pBook in the room do. So, it sat there for a day or two. And damn it, I kept looking at it. Then I thought, 'what harm can reading a page or two do, just to see what a pBook is like?
So I read a page. Then I thought, 'hmmm, maybe I ought to read the whole chapter'. Of course, you know what happened next. I devoured the damn thing. Damn pBooks are just as addictive as eBooks.
Anyway, it was a good read.
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That was nice of him
You know he's going to buy a Reader as soon as he can.
I just bought 5 pbooks this week. I had a gift certificate to B&N and $10 in coupons from Borders (and a 40% off coupon). It made me miss Borders, but miss B&N less..