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Old 03-13-2017, 05:59 PM   #16
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Old 03-13-2017, 06:29 PM   #17
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Old 03-13-2017, 06:37 PM   #18
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Old 03-13-2017, 06:37 PM   #19
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I find that hardbacks are the best monitor stands, helping me maintain proper posture and looking like I am literary all at the same time.

You need too many E-readers to accomplish the same purpose and it is both cost prohibitive and less structurally stable. Besides, no one think you read high-brow works of art with the e-readers since the screens are covered with the monitor stand and you can't see what books they are.

Therefore print books are the best (monitor stands.)
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Ereaders will cut meatloaf better than physical books will.
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I disagree. A hardcover will cut meatloaf very well.
You're referring to the cover only on a hardcover. I was assuming a wholistic approach. An ereader will still make a better knife than a paperback (trade or mass-market).
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Old 03-13-2017, 07:07 PM   #24
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You're referring to the cover only on a hardcover. I was assuming a wholistic approach. An ereader will still make a better knife than a paperback (trade or mass-market).
A thin hardcover such as a Dr. Seuss book might do the job pretty well.
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You have never had my meatloaf. It would just fall apart.
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Old 03-13-2017, 07:34 PM   #26
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You have never had my meatloaf. It would just fall apart.
If your meat loaf would make the e-reader fall apart there are other issues, but in that case a hard cover might be better, as long as it is something large to bludgeon it with.
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If your meat loaf would make the e-reader fall apart there are other issues, but in that case a hard cover might be better, as long as it is something large to bludgeon it with.
Actually I meant the meatloaf falls apart.
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Visiting other people's homes I do enjoy looking through their book collection and picking up something to leaf through. Can't do that with an e-reader. Too intrusive.
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Maybe we should send feedback to Amazon suggesting that one side of the Kindle have a razor sharp edge. Multi-use devices might sell better.

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Maybe we should send feedback to Amazon suggesting that one side of the Kindle have a razor sharp edge. Multi-use devices might sell better.

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A Romance Edition Kindle would have a built in candle holder to help set the mood and also function as a front light device.
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