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Electronic books - could you read one for pleasure?
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Avatar Image   Started by artemis artemis has 1,279 Grupie Points 7 months ago         Comments Add a comment

Pros or cons of e-books welcome as answers, too.

Tags: books, e-book, hobbies, technology


 
       
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I don't think so.

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I don't see the advantage of an electronic book.

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Can and have

Loading the book in an ebook reader, rotating the display 90 degrees to the right and holding my Eee exactly like a book works won... [show more]

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Many possibilities open up for the disabled, here.

If we all had e-book readers, the blind would have far more reading options, I bet- if they don't mind hearing a book read in a mo... [show more]

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E-book text is searchable.

Indexes tend to leave out important stuff, or omit the detail you're looking for. So ebooks are an ideal format for reference material or textbooks.

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This topic was started by artemis artemis has 1,279 Grupie Points on April 27th, 2008. 15 grupies have voted on one or more of the 4 answers.

Tags: books, e-book, hobbies, technology

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