Poll--Is it Time to Replace the Book?
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Yes - I think that it's only a matter of time before the ebook replaces conventional books in the same way that the email has replaced the written memo. I think that it will take some time as many people are inherently technophobic. However, I reckon in 5 years max ebooks will heavily outsell conventional books.
Why? There's no point in a conventional book anymore. They require a lot of storage, are cumbersome to carry around and you have to go out of your home to visit a shop to buy one. Ebooks are more convenient, should be cheaper, are available 24 hours a day 365 days a year and I can't see any disadvantages that say a kindle would have over owning a hard copy of the book that you own. We just have to get used to reading off a screen - that's the only barrier at the moment.
The device the we use to read books will surely change with time. However, the conventional book has nearly reached the end of it's life and is now obsolete.
Cheers,
Andy
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+ i don't think you should label anyone who doesn't like ereaders as technophobic. It's simply rude.
At first i didn't even think of buying an ereader, but since i got access to JSTOR, i will mos def buy me one, because i hate reading long texts on the computer, it's uncomfortable.
p.s.:sry for my english.
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That is actually an advantage of real books I would say And 5 years is rather optimistic prediction IMO.Andy1750 wrote:...and you have to go out of your home to visit a shop to buy one.
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And so in a moment of insanity, I bought an Amazon Kindle.
Why?
The truth is that ebooks fit better in my hand bag than a paperback.
And my now dusty shelf was full.
I will still buy a book from time to time but if I'm trying a new author or a different genre than what is my norm, I will get it on my Kindle because its cheaper.
I will say this though, books dont go flat, unlike the current state of my Kindle.
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No way! I love my iPad...but a good book to cuddle up with is still preferred from time to time.Dougiezerts wrote:Hi! I've just joined this forum, and I have a poll question for all of you:
Should the Kindle, and other ereaders, replace book?
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I thought I was the only one who did that. My bf makes fun of me for it lolBakerStreetJ wrote:I couldn't give up real books because I like to have them on display in my house. I do think e-books are good for a first time read, then if I like it I buy it to go on my shelf as a keeper!
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