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Originally Posted by Uncle Robin
My point in comparing also relates to financial constraints. A phone is used for work and so part of the cost can be claimed against my taxes, whereas an ereader is strictly a recreational purchase, and since even the price of a Libra represents a significant stretch on my budget, spending more on a device that does less and offers no tax advantages is simply out of the question.
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Well, I don't use a phone for work at all, so my phone is as recreational as my ereaders and all my other electronic devices are. (I do use an office laptop for work, but not for any personal purpose or entertainment; for that I have my own laptops and tablets. One reason for that is that the use of my work laptop is strictly limited by the company - I cannot install any programs on it or even customize it as I prefer).
As to the stretch on the budget, most of my electronics are bought from local shops and paid by installments. Not the ereaders, though; they're either not sold here or are much too expensive, so I have to order them from abroad.