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Froide · 03-20-2016, 01:13 AM

All of the above, plus:

Ebooks are lighter-weight than tangible books (max. weight of entire ebook library, regardless of number of ebooks comprising it = the weight of whatever ereading device(s) one is carrying. If one is reading on stationary device, then the incremental weight of ebooks = 0.)
Much of my reading for work has been provided in digital form, years before I ever acquired my first PDA (I read it via computer). Some such work needed to be printed out, eventually, but a first perusal or initial copyediting round could usually be done in digital form, either at my desk or on the go. No paper, ink, or (physical) heavy lifting involved.

03-20-2016, 01:13 AM	#140
Froide Wizard Posts: 1,898 Karma: 9851695 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Noo Yawk Device: Samsung Galaxy and Windows devices. RIP: Palm & Nook devices.	All of the above, plus: Ebooks are lighter-weight than tangible books (max. weight of entire ebook library, regardless of number of ebooks comprising it = the weight of whatever ereading device(s) one is carrying. If one is reading on stationary device, then the incremental weight of ebooks = 0.) Much of my reading for work has been provided in digital form, years before I ever acquired my first PDA (I read it via computer). Some such work needed to be printed out, eventually, but a first perusal or initial copyediting round could usually be done in digital form, either at my desk or on the go. No paper, ink, or (physical) heavy lifting involved. Last edited by Froide; 03-20-2016 at 01:15 AM.