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I love eBooks so much. The Shrike Send a noteboard - 24/04/2017 02:54:21 PM

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I've tried numerous times to read through e-books and I don't know if I've actually ever finished one. It just lacks something compared to a paperback or a hardcover that leaves me disinterested in the content. I enjoy going to bookstores, opening a crisp new book for the first time, and having that wonderful new book smell. Are you strictly a book person, mixed, or e-book only?

I find the experience to be quite enjoyable. I love reading on the Kindle app on my iPad. I love the glow of the screen. I like being able to look up words I may not know immediately. I love the search function within books. And clicking on hyperlinked notes is great. I also love knowing I have all my books with me at all times. I love using the library and being able to check out an eBook and have it downloaded on my iPad immediately. Best of all, I love knowing that when I move, I won't have to worry about packing 300 paper books and then moving them and then unpacking them. It's amazing.

But other people are not as enamored of them. And that's ok. As long as people are reading books then I support whatever form they are using.

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The same for me. *NM* - 22/04/2017 08:29:22 PM 612 Views
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Finishing a book has a completionist satisfaction that e-books lack. - 22/04/2017 01:17:26 AM 1023 Views
I avoid them and always have *NM* - 22/04/2017 02:37:27 AM 507 Views
Yes. I prefer the real thing. *NM* - 22/04/2017 06:58:12 AM 537 Views
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Well played. Both of you *NM* - 22/04/2017 04:31:58 PM 558 Views
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I do. - 22/04/2017 03:37:37 PM 896 Views
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Here's the deal. When I used textbooks, I never marked them. I never used post its either. - 24/04/2017 02:59:25 PM 980 Views
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That is very true about the phone sync. - 24/04/2017 01:57:05 PM 999 Views
I love eBooks so much. - 24/04/2017 02:54:21 PM 1069 Views
I don't so much as avoid them.... - 26/04/2017 06:41:47 PM 1032 Views

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