So many comments... I could've sworn I was just here! Anyway, just this one point:
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Originally Posted by thibaulthalpern
We don't have to think of ebooks and paper books as an either/or proposition but rather as a both-and possibility.
I see no reason to ever be such a fanatic about dumping one technology (paper, in this case) when using both kinds of technologies (paper and digital ebooks) can be productive.
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Don't forget, some of the reasons for replacing paper with e-books concern the incredible environmental damage and pollution caused by producing, shipping and storing all that paper, damage that can now be significantly mitigated by switching to electronic readers. It's not only an aesthetic discussion, it is an environmental issue, as well.
BTW, for the record I still read business texts as well as literature. When I can (and I usually can), I arrange to get an electronic version of the document and input it into my PC and my PDA to store and to read. Ah, the looks I get in business meetings!