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

bemildred

(90,061 posts)
5. De gustibus non est disputandum
Sat May 19, 2012, 11:22 AM
May 2012

I think it's a matter of taste and circumstance. The point, in my mind, is that it is not correct that one is a substitute for the other, that one is going to replace the other. I'm not giving up my books, but I can see circumstances where a eReader might be useful, worth it. But I've always been a "late-adopter", esp. when it's my money being spent.

You do indeed appear to be fearless.

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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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