[Bob the builder]

Originally Posted by meeera

I'd actually consider them more sturdy than paper books, in many ways. I've read maybe 200-300 books on my ereader, and it still looks near-new. Anyone ever seen a paperback that's been read 300 times? My ereader's waterproof, too, unlike paper...

I just jumped on a book, whacked it, punched it, left it in the sun and it's still fine. One little nudge on the wrong bit and e-reader dead forever. Book ok for years and years.