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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
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.
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It's what she said, Robertb (which is the first time I think I've agreed with her since the cows wandered into the road right in front of that speeding semi and made a horrific mess on the interstate).
Certainly, the environment is important, but I don't think many people buy ebook Readers because they're concerned with the environment. This is a "gut" feeling, and I don't have any statistics.
I would also argue that the computer age has probably "killed" more trees than the previous age.
These are my opinions and anyone may certainly differ with them. (Except for the cow, of course.)
Don