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Old 03-15-2016, 08:06 AM   #1
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Why e-books?
Hey, what was your reason to switch to e-books from the original paper books?
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:10 AM   #2
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Storage space. My house had double-stacked bookcases on every available wall. Ebooks use no (physical) storage space.
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:20 AM   #3
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:30 AM   #4
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Storage space for me too. Cheaper to buy an e-reader than a new house Plus obviously makes having enough books to read on holiday super easy without having to fill up a suitcase.
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:34 AM   #5
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Storage space for me too. Cheaper to buy an e-reader than a new house Plus obviously makes having enough books to read on holiday super easy without having to fill up a suitcase.
I can still remember packing for a beach trip years ago -- the entire back seat of the car was filled with stacks of books (for a week away from home)

Plus, our neighborhood suffers frequent extended power outages - I read by Coleman lantern for 6 weeks after Hurricane Fran went through - ereaders are a blessing to have in such times - with an adapter to recharge in the car of course ....
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:45 AM   #6
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I was held at gunpoint and forced to switch. I've since succumbed to Stockholm Syndrome, though, so I couldn't be happier, really.

Honestly, though; I can think of all kinds of advantages that convinced me to stay with ebooks (most of which only revealed themselves after the fact, TBH), but I started buying them for one reason and one reason alone: they were there and I'm a geek.
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:50 AM   #7
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Ebooks were cheaper than paper counterparts plus many stories available in electronic form that aren't in paper form. Instant gratification too. Decide to buy a book and you download it and instantly have it. Beats ordering it and waiting for it to come in the mail.

Storage space is also a bonus. I had (still have) way too many paper books but it's getting better!
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:51 AM   #8
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I started in the PDA era. So: a library in my pocket.
Me too. I read for well over 10 years with Microsoft Reader on various Compaq (later HP) Pocket PC devices. I must have read well over 1000 books in total on such devices.
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:52 AM   #9
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The ease of being able to carry many many books.
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Old 03-15-2016, 08:53 AM   #10
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Hey, why not tell us this is a research question (according to your introduction).

And....hey, why not tell us the results of your research. That would be a very courteous gesture on your part - don't you think?
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Old 03-15-2016, 09:14 AM   #11
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I switched because I wanted to use dictionaries when reading Englisch books.
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Old 03-15-2016, 09:30 AM   #13
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Me too. I read for well over 10 years with Microsoft Reader on various Compaq (later HP) Pocket PC devices. I must have read well over 1000 books in total on such devices.
My first HPC was the phillips velo 500. Built-in modem clinched the deal.
My favorite was the Jornada 560 with the flip cover. Best ergonomics ever, with the side-mounted paging button.

I went hog wild when I found the BLACK MASK site and found you could buy the full collection on disk, in multiple formats. I did.
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I went hog wild when I found the BLACK MASK site and found you could buy the full collection on disk, in multiple formats. I did.
Yep - same here . I devoured that DVD, and Gutenberg books.
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