Re: Why buy an Ebook?

--- In [email protected], "bleepthisagain" 
<bleepthisagain@...> wrote:
>
> They aren't that much cheaper than paperbacks.  They aren't as easy 
too
> read.  And, in the case of PDF format, they aren't reader friendly. 
> Also it's hard to give them to a friend to read.
> 
> For me, the major consideration is shelf space.  Unless you own a
> McMantion, books can dominate your home creating a one sided home 
and
> eliminating space for other interests.
> 
> Also I see a growing number of releases of out-of-print works that 
were
> hard to find.
> 
> That being said, as a reader I like some of the features available 
in
> either the MS Reader and the Mobipocket Reader.  But why are they 
tied
> to Windows?  Codeweavers' Crossover will not support either from a 
Linux
> operating system.  (I suspect Ed Howdersheldt may have solved at 
least
> part of this problem)
> 
> So I buy them despite their limitations because I have severely
> restricted my shelf space.
>
Postage.  An Ebook is cheaper because it downloads nearly free.  $20 
a month is all my computer connect costs.

And I do not buy most of my Ebooks.  The Gutenberg Project alone 
supplies me with a ton of freebies.

I'm 67 and I find most modern books hard to read.  So I welcome the 
older stuff.

Rick Brooks


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