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ca Offline Grant Lamontagne

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Re: Who reads Ebooks?
Reply #30 on: November 25, 2010, 12:18:50 AM
Quote from: ryan1835 on November 24, 2010, 11:25:33 PM
a book doesn't run out of battery though

True, and the battery in my phone is at the end of it's usable lifespan, but with the amount I read, I was spending a HUGE fortune on books and the shelves to put them on.  Ebooks are much easier.

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Re: Who reads Ebooks?
Reply #31 on: November 25, 2010, 12:53:13 AM
Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on November 24, 2010, 11:14:38 PM
Quote from: ryan1835 on November 24, 2010, 10:46:58 PM
a books a book, something to hold have etc

and an ebook is nothing

i like books.

Is a book the pages or the information contained within?  I'll take the information, thank you... :P


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A fine Bordeax in a plastic bag instead of nice bottle with cork? No, thank you. To me it is not the only 'information' that counts. :P

PS. Just arrived - brand new Bernard Levine's 'Pocket-Knives' - nice real book, hard cover, 80 pages - what a pleasure to turn these real pages!  >:D
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Re: Who reads Ebooks?
Reply #32 on: November 25, 2010, 05:45:37 AM
i think this is the christmas of the ereader. Seems like our customers are serious about them where in earlier times they were more of a curiousity. We have tons of accessories for them too...leather covers, nylon in all colours, and the like. And the prices for the readers have never been lower.
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Re: Who reads Ebooks?
Reply #33 on: November 25, 2010, 10:26:53 AM
Contemporary books are still too expensive though :(    On the plus side they really are starting to take off now and the laws of mass production will kick in.  Expect to see readers at $50 in the near future and I predict the price will continue to drop further.
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Re: Who reads Ebooks?
Reply #34 on: December 16, 2010, 06:56:21 AM
I just got a Droid X about two weeks ago and started using the kindle app while waiting in the hospital today.  I really enjoyed it and can honestly say I may not need paper books any more.  Anyone used a kindle app much?
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Re: Who reads Ebooks?
Reply #35 on: December 16, 2010, 02:14:12 PM
Quote from: Pacu on November 18, 2010, 03:07:23 AM
just installed the Nook color display in our stores.

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very nice. They should all be made like this. The screen is as nice as any ipad and the price is 249.99. I don't see Kindle coming out with a color screen any time soon as it has a big marketshare on the Kindle app for android, ipad, i-touch and other devices. It's cheaper to deal in software for devices than the device itself. Let someone else worry about the device i guess.

I still prefer e-ink for long periods of reading...

I just bought my wife a nook 3G a couple of months ago, and she loves it.  It's nice for me too, because I can read with her account on any of my notebook or desktop computers.
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