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Originally Posted by KevinBurke
1.) Ebooks are eternal (DRM free ones, anyway) and don't warp or fall apart e.g. pages becoming unglued at the binding from too much handling during reading etc... You can backup your ebooks and so they are always in pristine shape. I have some physical books that are warped, dirty, and falling apart from too much handling (I read alot what can I say ?)
2.) When taking notes in an ebook, on a ereader, you can type a longer note, associated with a certain page, compared to writing in the margins on a page in a physical book.
3.) You can carry a ton of books in one ereader about the size of a paper back.
4.) Less potential clutter in your domicile ( might be more of an issue for some than others).
5.) Can read in the dark while travelling, camping or when you lose power or whatnot without a lamp.
5.) Kobo Aura H20 is waterproof/dust proof and physical books are not waterproof. You can read in a bath tub, beach or at the pool.
Sorry, if some of this is redundant I don't have time to go through the entire thread.
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Originally Posted by Cinisajoy
On your number 5, that only applies to lighted ereaders. Some of us have basic ereaders.
On your number 4, one just needs Narnia or a Tardis or magical extending shelves.
On your number one, you forgot food splatters. Though that may only apply to cookbooks.
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Originally Posted by barryem
My earliest ebooks, from around 1982 or so, are plain text files stored on 8" floppy disks. Hardly eternal. Yes I could locate and obtain the equipment somehow to retrieve them but I think that illustrates why they aren't eternal.
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Point #5 Water proof books are available.
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