smelly ebook

e-scroll · 08-23-2007, 11:06 AM

Hello
It's my firt post

Do you know that? a smelly e-book?
go to : http://www.reuters.com/article/inter...e=internetNews

delphidb96 · 08-23-2007, 11:49 AM

AAAAaaaaaaahhhhhhhh... I can see it now, once you've used it for a while, you'll trot down to the store for a can of that 'old musty book' smell.

Derek

yvanleterrible · 08-23-2007, 11:58 AM

It is still relative to who sat on it last.

Ravenflight · 08-23-2007, 12:09 PM

Quote:

"By placing these stickers on their computers they can give their e-books the same musty book smell they know and love from used textbooks -- without any of the residual DNA you often find stuck to the pages of used textbooks," Johnson said in a statement.

Residual DNA? What are kids reading in college these days???

Patricia · 08-23-2007, 01:14 PM

Someone had better tell Dr Drib about this.

LaughingVulcan · 08-23-2007, 06:38 PM

I snorted this morning when I read that. I was going to post it here, but my computer was shut off after the power went out last night.

I'll admit it - it's something I'll buy if the smells are really good.

RWood · 08-23-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Six out of 10 students also preferred buying used textbooks over new or electronic textbooks even though e-books are generally a third less expensive. E-books sales have been slow to take off.

OK, I'm confused. Page-for-page textbooks were the most expensive books I can remember purchasing and here they are saying that ebooks are 1/3rd less expensive than pbooks. Even without the ability to highlight text (not that I ever did that in college textbooks) I would go for the ebook in a heartbeat.

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08-23-2007, 11:49 AM	#2
delphidb96 Wizard Posts: 2,999 Karma: 300001 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Citrus Heights, California Device: TWO Kindle 2s, one each Bookeen Cybook Gen3, Sony PRS-500, Axim X51V	AAAAaaaaaaahhhhhhhh... I can see it now, once you've used it for a while, you'll trot down to the store for a can of that 'old musty book' smell. Derek

08-23-2007, 11:58 AM	#3
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	It is still relative to who sat on it last.

08-23-2007, 01:14 PM	#5
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	Someone had better tell Dr Drib about this.

08-23-2007, 06:38 PM	#6
LaughingVulcan Technophile Posts: 206 Karma: 617 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Land of Lincoln Device: Kobo Sage. Ex Sony (PRS-500, -600, -650 and Nook)	I snorted this morning when I read that. I was going to post it here, but my computer was shut off after the power went out last night. I'll admit it - it's something I'll buy if the smells are really good.

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