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Originally Posted by cerement
I think this is more a problem for the hardware designers. We have the technology, there is no reason why a reader can't be made with waterproof, with a sturdy, indestructible plastic frame (after all, we can do it with laptops). Then the question becomes which you would rather your kid handle, an electronic reader that reduces clutter, can be slammed against a wall, and can survive being dropped in the toilet or calling the plumber to retrieve your signed, waterlogged pile of pulp?
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Thats easy. I want my kid to hand paper books.......colorful, fuzzy, torn, thumb-smudged, dog-eared, well read paper books.
Like the some of the ones my granddaugher is reading now, which belonged to her mother. Thats something you can't reproduce in a mechanical device.
I have never had a book wind up in the toilet.
Slamming books against the wall is a no-no. Its all about teaching a child to respect books.