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For many years I was a very casual reader. I would go to the book store and buy 3-5 books which would last me 4-6 months. I used to only read at night and sometimes during lunch but it was too difficult to hold a paperback while eating a sandwich.
I started looking at electronic readers about a year ago before my significant other surprised me with one last Valentine's day. I was skeptical that it wouldn't be used enough as I didn't know much about formats or where I could find books (then I found Mobileread).
My pace of reading maybe one book a month has turned into one book a week. I carry my reader with me everywhere I go. If I'm out waiting for someone I can always get in a few pages before they show up. I can read (one-handed) while I eat. With the resource of all the free books available at Mobileread and the discovery of checking out ebooks from my local library, I have only purchased 7 books in the year's time I have owned this device. The inside joke between me and my significant other is she will never be able to buy me a gift that will equal my Sony Reader. Any gift in the future will be a letdown compared to this.
Ebooks and electronic readers aren't for everyone, but having this device, the convience to take it anywhere and the availability of free books has opened a whole other world of books that I would never read due to having to buy them.
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