It depends on the book, if its just black and white with a bad font, then its very annoying/hard to read. It depends on the presentation of the ebook. Although, I would rather have something to hold. Even books have glare
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It depends on the book, if its just black and white with a bad font, then its very annoying/hard to read. It depends on the presentation of the ebook. Although, I would rather have something to hold. Even books have glare
Sony Reader FTW
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Sony 505 I have had as many as 2100 e-books on it. Currently carry about 500. Very long battery life, easy on the eyes, when I travel internationally finding something to read in English can be problematic and I am a voracious reader. A wealth of free or almost free e-books in various formats are available on the net....well worth the initial investment. IMHO....
I guess because theyre mostly free
I like E-books because I read so damn fast and go through so many books that I ended up having to throw them away when i was done and I was spending a fortune on them.
I load them up on my PDA phone and read them that way. It's not the same experience as a real book, but it gets the job done. Plus it's self lighting so I can read in bed etc with no light.
That's assuming you are using a laptop. My PDA phone is more portable than a book and I've usually got several Ebooks on it.Originally Posted by DyNast
Books are much more "portabe" in that casePortable & they take up less space
You can take a book everywhere (most of the times, anyway) but you can't take your PC anywhere
Last edited by Darth_Duane; 03-09-2009 at 05:54 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
I don't think I'll ever be able to read an e-book all the way. The main reason is because they're free, most of them. A college textbook costs at least $150 now depending on the class. If it's an English class about $50 total. If it's econ, math, chem, etc be prepared to pay $150+ per book. But to each his own.
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Have none of yous never heard of teh Amazon Kindle?? it's the freakin' ipod of ebooks!!!
Kindle 2 just came out! DEFinitely gettin one!
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I never knew of the Sony Reader. I'll have to look into it. Read books or comics on the computer just sucks, I do it anyways though. But that pic of that Sony Reader posted a couple pages back looks great.
Actually that Amazon Kindle looks bad ass. A little pricey though.
Last edited by Funkin'; 03-11-2009 at 10:31 AM.
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Ebooks are not a replacement for real books and never will be
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WildEyes on iPhone FTW
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