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Originally Posted by pdurrant
For me it was several factors
* sbility to carry several books with me everywhere
* ebooks generally cheaper to buy
* easy access to books published by Baen (US publisher) in the UK
and a little bit of 'cool gadgets'. 
(Although when I started, the 'cool gadgets' were Sony Clies! Now they're a Kindle Voyage and a YotaPhone 2) |
Mostly I agree with the mouse.
Originally, I had crossed out the part about "ebooks being cheaper", because that's never been true in my experience, but I guess that confuses our readers.
eBooks were not generally cheaper for me, since my print-book purchases were skewed heavily by second-hand purchases. And given the types of books I buy, the prices have mostly gotten worse, not better.
But I absolutely love being able to carry around a library with me.
Given that I've been reading eBooks for 15 years, I'd have to say my biggest reason now is the ability to increase the font size. As I age, my ability to read print books comfortably for any length of time decreases.
