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View Poll Results: Will e-readers make your library obsolete?
Yes, happily so. It's called progress. 178 60.14%
Yes, unfortunately. The trend is unavoidable. 23 7.77%
No, I'd always miss getting newsprint on my fingers. 95 32.09%
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:21 PM   #76
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:22 PM   #77
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Miss Lilac, exactly what is that smiley doing?

drooling?

panting?
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Old 02-17-2009, 04:23 PM   #78
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Miss Lilac, exactly what is that smiley doing?

drooling?

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It is the drool smiley.

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Old 02-17-2009, 04:29 PM   #80
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It is the drool smiley.

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Old 02-17-2009, 04:31 PM   #81
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If you hover your mouse pointer over a smiley you will get a little tool tip to describe it.

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I went online shopping for a nice duplexing scanner - found nothing like I want for under $400.
I'm sorry, but why exactly are you scanning your books?
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I'm sorry, but why exactly are you scanning your books?
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Probably because it is quicker than typing them in.
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So I started a new poll. Do you think an e-book reader might at one point replace your library at home (or perhaps did it already)? If yes, would you be worried?
First of all there aren't enough choices to your poll. You do not allow choices for types of books.
My libraries contain reference books that do not show well on today's readers and browsing them on the device is frustrating. I also have some very old books that have stood the test of time, they have been out of print for at least a century.
I also have some art books with prints of famous paintings and woodworking marvels. They don't even look good on a 20" LCD, when will we get a suitable reader for those?

As for novels, stories and text in general, I agree that a reader is perfect. But in fact I've never kept those for long because I scarcely read a book twice and depart from them regularly.

Last of all, are you out of your mind??!?? I make part of my living building libraries!!!
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First of all there aren't enough choices to your poll. You do not allow choices for types of books.
My libraries contain reference books that do not show well on today's readers and browsing them on the device is frustrating. I also have some very old books that have stood the test of time, they have been out of print for at least a century.
I also have some art books with prints of famous paintings and woodworking marvels. They don't even look good on a 20" LCD, when will we get a suitable reader for those?

As for novels, stories and text in general, I agree that a reader is perfect. But in fact I've never kept those for long because I scarcely read a book twice and depart from them regularly.

Last of all, are you out of your mind??!?? I make part of my living building libraries!!!
'sigh..........be still my heart......
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