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Originally Posted by NatCh
I'd offer the very minor quibble that there are a number of improvements that e-readers offer over p-books. I say minor, because the vast majority of folks seem to find those improvements supremely uncompelling. The Sony Reader, in particular, has arguably taken a step back in a couple of aspects there, no search is the most glaring example, but annotation and a number of others are out there too.
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I began using my PDA as an ebook reader primarily for reference material, like documentation for systems I dealt with professionally. Having stuff in a searchable electronic form that could be annotated was the big win in having it in that format.
I didn't see myself reading any substantial amount of fiction that way. As it happens, I do read a lot of fiction electronically, too, but I think paper books still have the edge.
The fact the the Sony Reader lacks a search makes it completely unusable by me. I want stuff in electronic form so I
can search it.
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Dennis