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This seems to come up every now and then. When the price (if the price goes down?) on the Kindle, I'd consider getting one after seeing how readable the new versions can be. But I don't understand how I'd use the Kindle with the library, where I get most of my books. So I don't know. I go back and forth.
Welcome to TC Amanda - Hope you enjoy our little gathering.
I will probably get one eventually because of the compactness, but I still like the feel and smell of books.
I will probably get one eventually because of the compactness, but I still like the feel and smell of books.
I filled my new iPod touch with all kinds of nifty e-book applications and books, though I haven't played with them much yet...I'm saving them for my trip to Africa, in an attempt not to cart ten books with me like I usually do. It's cheaper than Kindle, not tied to Amazon, and serves multiple purposes. That said, it will never replace actual books. Like Jim said, it has the wrong feel.
Welcome Amanda. I will be the last person on the planet to get an eBook reader. Eventually I'll have to do it.
I'll use this horrifying method to describe my reluctance towards going completely e-book: when I go do "number 2" in the bathroom, I like to take something with me to read. A book, a newspaper, etc. Something I can hold with two hands. I don't like the feeling of holding a small device in my hands and having to squint while nature calls. So, no Kindle for me, especially when I have to poo.
I can't real books while in that scenario. Magazines only.(Poor Amanda...heh...her first thread, and seven posts until poop...)
her first thread, and seven posts until poop...
RA, surely that must be a record for the TC, but I recall one thread where it took about 3 posts before someone was talking about dropping a deuce. Or pinching a loaf. Or leaving some friends at the pool, etc.
I could go on...
RA, surely that must be a record for the TC, but I recall one thread where it took about 3 posts before someone was talking about dropping a deuce. Or pinching a loaf. Or leaving some friends at the pool, etc.
I could go on...
ha! Well at least it's comical...
Gus wrote: "Oh, fine, you party...pooper."Since when did you let me stop you from doing what you want to do? Have at it, Gus, if it makes you happy...
Welcome Amanda!There are pros and cons. Like Sarah Pi mentioned (I'm jealous, by the way), they can be great for people who travel a lot. My big con with them would be the price; if it's stolen, it's not easily replaceable. (And would amazon replace the stolen "information" on a new Kindle, so to speak?)
I'm interested in their function on a college level, having downloadable text books for (hopefully) cheaper that can be marked up and kept or deleted, rather than students getting screwed by book stores. Sadly, I think money is so important in the equation that an e-textbook might cost the same or only slightly less than a paper version.
There's one college library that is doing away with all their books... which I think is the stupidest idea ever. Embrace technology; don't let it replace humanity.
Embrace technology; don't let it replace humanity.
I like that!
I like that!
Gus is right, I don't remember the thread, but the record from "completely poop unrelated thread start" to "reasonable connection to poop" is three posts.We should keep track.
I'm so glad we're back on track. hehehe
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What are your views on e-readers/e-books? Yesterday, I saw someone using an e-reader for the first time, and I have have to say, with my 20-pound purse filled with the four books I'm currently reading, I was a little jealous.
I'm seriously considering one...