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Originally Posted by ZodWallop
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I wanted to address the ridiculous points and lies made in this article.
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Physical Books Can Last Forever
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No, I used to handle very old books while working in a bookstore, and it was awful. Particles from leather covers would flake on my pants, and some books would be in need of repair. Meanwhile, electronic books can outlast physical books in the same way that DNA can outlast its biological hosts. An ebook is not the electronic device used to read it. It is a computer file that can pass from one device to another. As long as the infrastructure remains, ebooks will preserve literature in a way that keeping paper copies cannot.
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You Don't Need to Charge a Paper Copy
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And you don't need to restore or repair or carefully handle a computer file that has deteriorated with age. Charging ereaders could become difficult in an apocalyptic scenario in which we no longer have AC, but it's not otherwise an issue.
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Ebooks Aren't Easy on the Eyes
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They are if you use an ereader and not a phone or tablet. Contrary to the claims made here, ereaders do not shine light in your eyes and do not have problems with glare.
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Online Ebook Shops Can't Compare
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I grew up in a bookstore, and while I'm likely to find different books in a physical bookstore than while shopping online, I also find plenty of books online that I would not find in a bookstore. These include old books that would be rare and out-of-print as physical books and various new books I'm able to get for free or at low cost online. The shopping experiences are different, and ebook stores do have the advantages of having a much larger selection and quick database searching.