Ahh finally, a handy gadget that allows you to read books on a screen. I don't know about the rest of the humans on this planet, but reading off a screen hurts my eyes. From what I can tell, the prices range from $130.00 to over $400.00. Sure its convenient, I mean, no more running to the bookstore right? I guess. But in order to pay off such an outrageously priced item, you would need to buy dozens of books before it pays for itself. Yes thats right, as if paying for the device itself was not enough, you still need to pay for the actual book. I suppose it would be useful if you're the kind of person who is constantly reading six or seven books at a time, and ends up with overflowing shelves full of novels. However, I think if your a normal person who only occasionally picks up a book, and isn't planning on taking it everywhere you go, a book is probably more convenient, lighter, and less likely to get stolen. And what ever happened to good old book trading? "Oh I heard about that book, can I borrow it sometime?" "Oh no, sorry, I have it on my Kindle, and you can't borrow that. Go buy it yourself." Hmm.
Think about it. When you buy an actual book, its yours forever. A tangible object that you can swap with friends, flip through the pages, and maybe even sell when you're done with it. Saving paper is a benefit though, I suppose. But would this imply that books will eventually become obsolete? It better not. E-readers can break, and then the information is lost forever. What if books are eventually published solely on electronics, and never have a printed book? One day the world explodes and there is no evidence of any book or any of the information in it to find. Books= tangible history. E-readers= text that can be deleted and erased forever with no trace.
Well, do as you may.
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