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Old 08-27-2007, 02:14 PM   #81
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So what are the compelling reasons to buy an ebook reader and ebooks?
I live in NYC, so space is one of the biggest reasons. I have more than thirty boxes of books in storage, because I have no place else to put them. Still, books are overflowing the bookshelves and stacking up around the place.

Convenience. I want it now. I don't want to have to go to the bookstore or wait for the mail. For the e-magazines, I really don't want to have to deal with either B&N's mag racks or the thousands of mailed renewal notices from subs.

Size and weight. No matter what I want to read, it's still smaller than a paperback. In a walking city like this, that's a blessing. With something the size of HP7, I'll only read it at home. I'm just not willing to drag it through the subway with me.
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