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In reply to the discussion: Reading, no batteries required [View all]

Fearless

(18,458 posts)
4. Agreed.
Sat May 19, 2012, 11:10 AM
May 2012

If I leave a book on the bus, I lose a book; I don't lose all my books and an expensive piece of hardware. Books don't need batteries charged, have file formats, don't have a screen that can crack, can't be deleted, and don't give me the opportunity of wandering shelves at a bookstore for hours with others who are doing the same who may have valuable insights into a good read or two. If people have Kindles and are satisfied, great! But for me, paper will always reign supreme.

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Reading, no batteries required [View all] bemildred Apr 2012 OP
Most books today aren't created to be works of art. kentauros May 2012 #1
Hogwash DavidDvorkin May 2012 #2
Moving, no friends available. OswegoAtheist May 2012 #3
A mere 300 books? Hah! SheilaT May 2012 #7
Agreed. Fearless May 2012 #4
De gustibus non est disputandum bemildred May 2012 #5
Exactly! To each their own! Fearless May 2012 #6
The main argument in favor of digital readers is that SheilaT May 2012 #8
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