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Originally Posted by Robertb
Let us all remember that we are a small part of the American public. Whether you love Kindle, Sony, BeBook, Astak, or the Swampwagon Clear-Mess 300... we all have to realize that this goes back to a few who came to our booth at CES and asked the absolutely duffous question: "WHY would I want to spend $300 for an electronic reading device when I can buy a paperback for $9.99?".
Remember the environment!! Remember that Kindle, Astak, Sony, and COOL-er all have one mission in common... educating the public to where they know the answer to the duffous question!
Paper waste is highly toxic... lethal!! Newspapers and books and magazines are clogging up the landfill. Energy use to print one paperback is thousands of times more than to create one eBook of the same title. And it kills trees to make paper. As Chief Seattle once said: "Continue to contaminate your own bed, and you will one night suffocate in your own waste!" To Alexie I say: "IT's The ENVIRONMENT, Stupid". THAT is what eBook Readers are all about!!
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You can preach "environment" till the cows come home. People will close their ears and their eyes will glaze over.
However, tell them you can put hundreds of books on the reader, that you can choose to read whichever one you want, anywhere you want, anytime you want.
Tell them that the device automatically "keeps your page" for you when it closes.
Tell them, (with the Kindle) you can download a book from Amazon, or MobileRead, or Feedbooks.com, instantly........with just a push of the button. Again, anytime, anywhere.
Tell them about the built in dictionary.
Tell them about the ergonomics. No more cramped hands, from trying to hold a paper book open.
Tell them about the adjustable font. No more squinting to see small text.
THATS what ebook readers are about, also.