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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
Really? Not surprising?
I am not in a single category.
"Clearly, users of the current generation of e-readers are highly educated, upscale, and Internet savvy"
A huge raspberry here. I am none of the above.
This article perpetuates the idea that the average person isnt intelligent enough to use them, nor could they afford them if they were.
Its a book reader, people, not rocket science! All thats needed is a desire to read.
Period.
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I don't qualify either for any of those categories... but, I have a logical mind (like most women) and found an easier way to carry lots of books as well as ease of reading them (as in easy to carry, when you sneeze you can just wipe 'it' off and you don't have to search for the place where you left off).
Unfortunately, Australia is way behind (as usual).. None of the large computer/electronic stores knows about such a device as an e-reader... I recently went to a small privately run computer store, and he just had this uncomprehending look on his face... Maybe I should have said 'kindle' instead of e-reader.. although I doubt that would have made any difference...