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Originally Posted by TGS
I always thought I was the sort of person who "loves books". I could spend hours in second-hand bookshops, was always was thrilled when I got book tokens as gifts because I could indulge in buying a stack of books that I couldn't justify splurging cash on and just liked to have books around. A couple of months ago I got my first ebook reader and, whilst I still like second-hand bookshops I reckon there is as much pleasure to be gained from a well-formatted ebook as there is from most pbooks.
It makes me wonder how many book aficionados would really enjoy the transition to ebooks if they just tried it.
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Books are about the writing. I, too, love book stores and my home library is filled with books. And I still buy hard books when I find one I'd like to keep around. That said, ebooks have enabled me to read much more often than I did before. I can carry a library of books when I travel and always have the next one ready to go. If I have 15 minutes here or there, I always have a book on my phone. I listen to audio books in my car and when working in the yard or around the house. It makes no difference to me if the words are printed on paper or a screen, great writing is great writing.