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Originally Posted by DuckieTigger
And why are we still trying to emulate a "real" printed book with ereaders? I find that I don't like to read a paper book any more - too many limitations (weight, fixed font sizes, no builtin dictionary, ...). Pbook and ebook are two different things. There is still room to improve ereaders (e.g. color in sunlight).
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Because there are certain books in which it is still better to read the hard copy than to read the e-reader or a tablet version.
Text book for example. I wouldn't want to read a text book with an e-reader or even a full size tablet since none of them have two screens side by side which is very important when reading a huge text book.
Moreover, when reading a text book, one would frequently need to refer to one part of the book while reading another part of the same book. With a hard copy, it is a breeze to flip back and forth between say page 50 and page 100 of the same book. Try that with an electronic device. It would be too cumbersome and too disorienting.