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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
I think many people disagree with the thread's premise and are debating it. So The Worst of Times thread being longer could be because it is The Best of Times...
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That's the point. At least I'd hoped. While there has always been genuine issues of concerns and many that remain....what we have is really great for the purposes of reading.
Finish a book...on a weekend...at night, in bed? Want to read the next one in the series but you haven't bought it yet? No problem. Buy and read...no need to go to the book store.
I no longer need to cart books around with me. I ALWAYS carted books around with me. No need to have half the house filled with shelves of books that I'll not likely read again.
How about this one....no more buying a book a second or even third time because I forgot I had already bought it and it was on a bookshelf at home!
We debate eInk ad naseum. But really, if you like it, use it. If you like reading on a phone or tablet...do so.
Maybe some are rich enough that the price of a new book in hardback was never an issue. For me, I always had to wait until a book came out in a cheaper format or came to my library. eBooks haven't changed that at all. You might not like the price of an ebook....but how is that different than not liking the price of a hardback? It's all price windowing, just like with movies.
But that shouldn't take away from the joy of reading. There is simply SO MUCH available to read in every imaginable style, type, genre that nobody can possibly run out of reading material.