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Originally Posted by Ksane
Great for your daughter!
I grew up in the 60's, books overflowing everywhere in my room. I'd have so loved an Ereader back then. I used to spend hours at the library all my life until my 1st Ereader 8 yrs ago. My son and I would take empty boxes to the used book store and lug books home by the trunkful. I do NOT miss those days. I hear people all the time saying they want *their kids to read "real" books. Getting kids to read anything at all is a win-win situation. Who cares if it's an Ereader?
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I do miss browsing used book stores, getting lost in the shelves, picking up books and flipping through them. One reason I bought an ereader is because finding English books is a pain in China and I never really enjoyed reading on a computer. I do have books here but I never have to lug them around anymore. I hate lugging around books, and the idea of carrying bag of novels around while traveling sounds absolutely miserable nowadays. A reference or textbook would be more reasonable, but to be gone on a trip for a month or more I would have 5-10 books at least and now I can actually carry clothes or a smaller backpack :-)
I also used to constantly give away books at hostels (take a book/leave a book) and random places, so I'd have room for new ones...but now I realize how much I hated losing books. I would rather commit the unspeakable sin of sharing a digital copy than lose access to it forever.
Not that I would do that...
One day when I settle down and have a house or a more permanent place to live I will fill it with books. I will bask in their warmth, breathe in their nostalgic scent...and likely only use them to browse and select what I will read next on my ereader.