I don't use an electronic book but I certainly can see the advantage--especially for someone like myself that likes to read in bed--it has to be nice to lay there and prop up a lightweight, illuminated screen and read! However, I am cheap and I can go down to the local used book store, yard sales, and what not and load up with 50 cent paperbacks and I do not like the prices of E-books. If I spend 50cents on a book I dislike and cannot finish, I can take it back for credit or sell in a yard sale--spend seven bucks for an e-book and your stuck with it!
That and I also read a lot of Civil War stuff that requires me to refer to maps all the time and in hard books, I can bookmark those maps and simply flip back to the maps for reference quickly--not sure that is available on e-books.
Other than those complaints that are unique to me, I think Ebooks are great.
chuckster11 wrote: However, I am cheap and I can go down to the local used book store, yard sales, and what not and load up with 50 cent paperbacks and I do not like the prices of E-books. If I spend 50cents on a book I dislike and cannot finish, I can take it back for credit or sell in a yard sale--spend seven bucks for an e-book and your stuck with it!
I've read 27 books so far this year and spent $23.95. That averages out to 89 cents a book. I spent absolutely nothing on gas and very little of my time to get them. Some were best sellers, some were freebies, some were former best sellers that were offered as Amazon daily deals and special offers for Kindle owners. If I pay for an e-book from Amazon and don't like, I have seven days to "return" it for a full refund.
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One thing that could effect these and all electronic devises would be an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). Never rely solely on electronic devices.
I prefer the Fuddy-Duddy System as a backup. You know, PAPER.
Implausible as it might be, I try never to leave things to chance.
Just a thought and nothing to argue over though.
I do. But then, it has been said that I am "nobody", so I guess it fits.
Then there was last night...
I decided I wanted to relax in a tub of hot water, so I prepared my bath, slipped into it, settled back, and read for a while.
Reading my Kindle.
It occurred to me that if I fell asleep and dropped that magic electronic gimcrack, it would probably destruct when it hit the water, never to be useable again. A paper book could be dried out, and read many times.
Yes, I am old and old fashioned. While I like my Kindle, I still like paper books. I still prefer a manual transmission. I drink black coffee (I have never tried, nor do I have any desire to try, any of the fancy/schmancy coffee drinks). I drink imported Irish beer. I don't like the new(er) vehicles. Cost has nothing to do with it; my kindle was loaded by my son, and given to me. There are several hundred books on it, I may never get them all read. Yes, I am aware the magic electronic gimcrack has capabilities which I don't know how to utilize. I will probably never learn all of them, I really am not all that interested. I still like my paper books better. I fairly frequently buy new books, in paperback, not hardbound (the price of the hardbound editions is obscene, IMO, even at Costco!). In fact, there are a couple which I am currently waiting for the paperback editions to arrive. Are they available on e-book format? I don't know, I don't care, I want the REAL book! The "Table of Contents" on a Kindle isn't anywhere near as nice looking as a shelf of REAL BOOKS!
It is amusing, come to think of it, that some people who think nothing of blowing a couple hundred dollars on something that they will never use (IF they can pay attention), simply because "it is cheap insurance", will argue over spending 7 to 10 dollars on a book! THAT is FUNNY!!
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lwmuddy wrote: One thing that could effect these and all electronic devises would be an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). Never rely solely on electronic devices.
I prefer the Fuddy-Duddy System as a backup. You know, PAPER.
Implausible as it might be, I try never to leave things to chance.
Just a thought and nothing to argue over though.
Really? So after an EMP device goes off, everything electronic you have will not work including you cars, computers, cell phones, TV, etc., and you're worried about damage from a EMP to a $125 ereader?
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belfert wrote: How many of you really read a book more than once? My parents have shelves full of books in the living room and I don't think more than one or two have been touched in years.
I have neither an e-reader nor any physical books these days. As a youth I went to the library typically once or twice a day and checked out tons of books, but as an adult I don't read anything except magazines.
I have always frequently reread books. There are some favorites I reread several times. I reread wind in the Willows at around once a year (I love the imagery in the book; it's so relaxing and peaceful and the story is cute). I reread Charlotte's Web every two or three years. I've reread most of Patrick McManus's books several time (my daughter, who hates outdoor sports, love his books because she loves his dry sense of humor). I recently reread Terry Brooks Mgic Kingdom series because, when I read the first chapter of his latest book in the series, it kept referring back to events I couldn't remember. Once I read the proer books, I enjoyed the new book much more than i would have otherwise. Now that I'm retired, I have way more time to read, much of which is rereading books I have already read at some time or another.
lwmuddy wrote: One thing that could effect these and all electronic devises would be an EMP (Electro Magnetic Pulse). Never rely solely on electronic devices.
I prefer the Fuddy-Duddy System as a backup. You know, PAPER.
Implausible as it might be, I try never to leave things to chance.
Just a thought and nothing to argue over though.
Multiple back ups, including offsite, will negate the danger of loss from an EMP. If the EMP was so massive everything was taken out, the loss of your books would be the least of your worries.
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chuckster11 wrote: ...I also read a lot of Civil War stuff that requires me to refer to maps all the time and in hard books, I can bookmark those maps and simply flip back to the maps for reference quickly--not sure that is available on e-books...
Most e-book readers have the ability to bookmark pages. Many also have dictionaries for directly looking up any unfamiliar words you may encounter.
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