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Old 01-03-2010, 02:39 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by Babette777 View Post
I have to admit, I love, love, love books. I love to have them on my shelves, I love to physically turn pages, look at pictures in biographies or other non-fiction books, and I am not quite sure how much I'll like an eReader.
I used to do a lot of book collecting at university and library book sales, used book stores etc. It was a little like antiquing. I also always had one book with me everywhere I went, just in case. I still treasure my personal library. I began reading on my Palm m500 (a PDA) in 2003, buying books from the company B&N recently bought in preperation to launch the nook and relaunch their ebook effort. At first, it was light reading, but I instantly began to realize the many benefits. Even with a tiny SD card back then, I could carry dozens and dozens of titles and have nearly unlimited selection on hand at all time (because how can you really be expected to know what you'll want to read hours later?). With current SD cards as big as big hard drives were back then, I could carry more books than I could ever read in my lifetime.

And as far as collections go, what books once did for our base of knowledge, the internet does today. eBooks--from google's digitizing works, to the gutenburg project, to independent authors who haven't yet been able to get the attention of publishers--provide even more opportunities for the same "great finds" that I got while collecting old and unnoticed paper books.

Of course, you don't have to abandon paper books to enjoy this new world too, just keep in mind the ebook experience is full of it's own joys.

Welcome to mobileread.
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