That’s the equivalent of book burning - back then they didn’t much like printed books either. Lot of mad monks were put out of work doing those illuminated manuscripts & had to turn to making brandy & fruitcakes…
I just got myself a Kobo eReader, and to be honest, I like it. Never thought I would given my penchant and love for books, their smell, their texture, etc… But since I’m running out of room to place all my books, I decided to invest in one of these gagdgets, and I truly like it. The screen doesn’t light up, so it doesn’t hurt your eyes, which is a major plus for me given that I’m in a cube all day in an office setting.
With a Kindle, you can only download a book a limited number of times (it’s different for each book, and they never tell you up front what the limit is). So, in the event of a crash, failure or replacement, you may end up having to buy a whole bunch of books all over again.
iPads don’t have replacable batteries. When yours fails, you sent it back to Apple with a hundred bucks and they send you a new one - with none of your files or applications on board.
There’s too much room for big brotherism with ereaders.
ksoskins about 14 years ago
The press is mightier than the Kindle.
zero about 14 years ago
That’s the equivalent of book burning - back then they didn’t much like printed books either. Lot of mad monks were put out of work doing those illuminated manuscripts & had to turn to making brandy & fruitcakes…
DolphinGirl78 about 14 years ago
I just got myself a Kobo eReader, and to be honest, I like it. Never thought I would given my penchant and love for books, their smell, their texture, etc… But since I’m running out of room to place all my books, I decided to invest in one of these gagdgets, and I truly like it. The screen doesn’t light up, so it doesn’t hurt your eyes, which is a major plus for me given that I’m in a cube all day in an office setting.
PierrePoirier about 14 years ago
Press 1 - E Reader 0 !!!
1148559 about 14 years ago
I love it! Give me a real book over an e-reader any day.
runar about 14 years ago
With a Kindle, you can only download a book a limited number of times (it’s different for each book, and they never tell you up front what the limit is). So, in the event of a crash, failure or replacement, you may end up having to buy a whole bunch of books all over again.
iPads don’t have replacable batteries. When yours fails, you sent it back to Apple with a hundred bucks and they send you a new one - with none of your files or applications on board.
There’s too much room for big brotherism with ereaders.