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Originally Posted by jasonkchapman
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.
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Same here, on location and having stuff in storage.
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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.
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Since there is a Borders a few of blocks from me, a B&N superstore a bit farther, and The Strand in roughly the same distance at the B&N, going to the bookstore isn't an issue for me. I happen to like browsing for physical books, and I have good opportunities to do so.
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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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And something to do while traveling is one of the big reasons I have a couple of thousand ebooks on my PDA.
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Dennis