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Post by greengirlpenguin on Dec 27, 2008 9:45:28 GMT -5
My friend just got an e-book for Christmas and I wanted to know your thoughts about it. Do you think it is a good idea? Or that it is just going to replace books? What do you guys think?
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Post by Halie on Dec 27, 2008 12:54:31 GMT -5
I hate the idea. It's probably good for textbooks, etc., so the copies don't get ruined, but there's something about curling up in bed with a book that can never be replaced (even by the Kindle).
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Post by Lu on Dec 27, 2008 16:24:01 GMT -5
I don't know, I think I'd prefer "normal" books  but I've never read an e-book...and perhaps it'd be interesting to try. |
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 27, 2008 21:36:59 GMT -5
I have the Sony reader and I love it! I was running out of space to put books. Hardcover books would get left on my shelves because I didn't want to carry another bag around to read it. Traveling is much easier because I can put hundreds of books on the reader. I will still buy certain books (favorites, collections and books not available). In school I used my Palm pilot because reading 4 books at a time was a lot of books to carry around.
I remember when digital music downloads became available, and how I thought I would always buy the cd's. I started buying them online, and never buy cd's. All my cd's are put away in boxes because it saves space.
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Post by Lu on Dec 28, 2008 3:08:55 GMT -5
I have the Sony reader and I love it! I was running out of space to put books. Hardcover books would get left on my shelves because I didn't want to carry another bag around to read it. Traveling is much easier because I can put hundreds of books on the reader. I will still buy certain books (favorites, collections and books not available). In school I used my Palm pilot because reading 4 books at a time was a lot of books to carry around. So is it like carrying around hundreds of books?? THAT sounds really good!  |
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Post by erin on Dec 28, 2008 3:28:00 GMT -5
I just got the kindle for christmas and I love it. You can make the print bigger on it and its light weight. I already have 3 books on it and I am going to add more. I think e- books are a good idea. You also save money. Buying a book at a bookstore can get expensive. When you buy a book on kindle it takes less than a minute to download on to the kindle.
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Post by greengirlpenguin on Dec 28, 2008 13:43:14 GMT -5
I hate the idea. It's probably good for textbooks, etc., so the copies don't get ruined, but there's something about curling up in bed with a book that can never be replaced (even by the Kindle). I see where you are coming from, nothing like seeing how far you have to go and everything, and I don't think a lot can take the place of a book. But I think the e-book sounds cool. I don't know what to think, but there are a lot of pros to it. Like the traveling is easier, and it is also better for the environment, not so many trees dying because of all the books. Still, I am sitting on the fence about it. |
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Post by bookaddict on Dec 28, 2008 16:18:02 GMT -5
I have the Sony reader and I love it! I was running out of space to put books. Hardcover books would get left on my shelves because I didn't want to carry another bag around to read it. Traveling is much easier because I can put hundreds of books on the reader. I will still buy certain books (favorites, collections and books not available). In school I used my Palm pilot because reading 4 books at a time was a lot of books to carry around. So is it like carrying around hundreds of books?? THAT sounds really good! Yes on the reader I can put approx 160, and it also has extra memory card slots like a digital camera. |
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Post by Halie on Dec 29, 2008 1:07:40 GMT -5
Like the traveling is easier, and it is also better for the environment, not so many trees dying because of all the books. Still, I am sitting on the fence about it. This is why you buy used books and go to the library. I don't know. It just seems so far removed from anything tangible that it bothers me. Staring at a screen for too long makes me feel like I'm in a different world, and not a good one. |
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Post by Isa on Dec 29, 2008 11:49:55 GMT -5
bookaddict brings up a good point, a few years ago I also didn't think I'd be downloading music as much as I do now, but I was never crazy about CDs the way I am about books. For the moment, the idea of E-books does not sound appealing to me at all because I love to physically hold a book in my hands, but I guess you should never say never?
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Post by Melissa G. on Dec 29, 2008 14:28:16 GMT -5
I go back and forth. I really want a Kindle but I really like to just hold books and flip the pages.
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Post by greengirlpenguin on Dec 29, 2008 21:12:15 GMT -5
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Post by Dominique on Jan 5, 2009 18:54:36 GMT -5
I'm not sure I'd use it, I suffer from eye strain quite a lot, and while reading is obviously bad if you have eye strain, I think doing it off a screen would be worse than from a book. But I haven't tried any of the little reader devices so I'm not sure.
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Post by bookaddict on Jan 6, 2009 16:23:51 GMT -5
I'm not sure I'd use it, I suffer from eye strain quite a lot, and while reading is obviously bad if you have eye strain, I think doing it off a screen would be worse than from a book. But I haven't tried any of the little reader devices so I'm not sure. Due to the new readers having e-ink technology it looks just like reading from a real book. There's no glare and no backlight. |
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Post by Michelle on Jan 6, 2009 16:53:26 GMT -5
bookaddict brings up a good point, a few years ago I also didn't think I'd be downloading music as much as I do now, but I was never crazy about CDs the way I am about books. For the moment, the idea of E-books does not sound appealing to me at all because I love to physically hold a book in my hands, but I guess you should never say never? I agree. I've never used one and I don't picture myself using one, but that could change. |
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but I've never read an e-book...and perhaps it'd be interesting to try.
