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E-readers and critical mass discussion

Professor Zoom said:
I just realized, no one has come into this thread yet to call e-readers an abomination and that we'll lose the e-books in some fashion.

Perhaps the tide is turning.
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I think people are perhaps beginning to realise that there is space for e-books and regular books to co-exist, and we don't have to have a battle of the titans between them. This isn't a 'format war', it's just an alternative, more convenient, way of doing something computers have done since their invention: provide text for people to read. Computers haven't killed the book, nor will e-book readers. Also, the world seems to run remarkably well on data stored on computers without catastrophic daily loss ruining our lives. Thanks to off site backups, it would be a lot easier for me to lose my paper books than my electronic ones.
 
I'll just echo the others and say that I love my Kindle. I've had it a little over a year now and it's just pure awesome.
 
I had the first generation Kindle, and while I really liked it, it was a pretty unattractive device.

I skipped the second generation, but got the Kindle 3 right away. I really like it, and I think I've only charged it 5-6 times since I got it. I'm very pleased with it.
 
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Best Buy's Black Friday ad has been leaked. They will have the Nook for just 99 bucks! That's a remarkable price, and if anyone is on the fence, may be the push they need.
 
I love my physical books too much to switch, and I'm usually a huge gadget fan. I'd just rather hold the book. There are enough free ebooks that I can read on my phone to tide me over if I'm ever out without a book and want to read.

And frankly, as a rule, ebooks still cost more than they're worth, at least to me.
 
I prefer real books as well, but lately I've been downloading out-of-print works (mostly from archive.org) and something like a Kindle is the best way to read those, rather than carry my laptop everywhere.
 
Ton of books, switching between nook and the book.

The nook is great for out of print, out of copyright work you can't find. There's some great early sci-fi and pulp... And of course, Sherlock Holmes, Dickens, etc...
 
cultcross said:
I think people are perhaps beginning to realise that there is space for e-books and regular books to co-exist, and we don't have to have a battle of the titans between them.
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Well, it's a legitimate concern. We all remember how VHS killed movie theatres, and the Walkman sent live concerts the way of the gramophone.

Wait...
 
Oh, and lest I be misunderstood, I have nothing against ebooks & ereaders. Go progress! They're just not for me, I think. :)
 
I used to think that until I played with one. It's especially nice for books that are huge, like the Song of Ice and Fire books or Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
 
Yeah, I like that I can walk around with the complete works of Shakespeare, Les Miserables, Moby Dick and La Morte D'Arthur in my coat pocket.
 
^ But for the stuff that's free, I can use my phone. For that matter, I can use my phone for almost any ebooks and not have to bother with or buy another device. As far as eye strain goes, if I'm going to read that long, I want a real book anyway, and for fill-in-the-blank-space-of-time reading, my phone serves just fine. :techman:
 
^^ That's what they all say at the beginning... You'll become one of us, it's just a matter of time.
 
Kirby said:
^^ That's what they all say at the beginning... You'll become one of us, it's just a matter of time.
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Agreed. Used to read on my palm pilot, with a screen that is as big as most smart phones.

I like the ease...but I wanted a nicer screen. And more books.

Thus... the nook.
 
Spaceman Spiff said:
I used to think that until I played with one. It's especially nice for books that are huge, like the Song of Ice and Fire books or Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
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I am sick of just about breaking my wrists with these huge books.

Having now finished reading my first book on my kindle I am delighted with it.

Comparing reading it next to the print version the the e-ink beats print hands down for me.

Very easy on the eyes and love that I can just whack up the font if my eyes are getting tired.
 
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