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Terry Coombs

On 5/28/2018 4:39 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 28 May 2018 16:22:45 -0300, wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 28 May 2018 08:22:09 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On Monday, May 28, 2018 at 10:30:29 AM UTC-4, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>> On 5/28/2018 9:57 AM, wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 28 May 2018 09:33:30 -0400, jmcquown >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/27/2018 6:33 PM, Nancy2 wrote:
>>>>>>> I just like the printed "word," which also
>>>>>>> includes books (instead of electronic readers).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> N.
>>>>>> Add me to that list. I just picked up a bunch of books. They don't
>>>>>> require a cord or recharging.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jill
>>>>> But OTOH if I'm out somewhere and have to wait, I have about 40 books
>>>>> in my purse. I tried to read a paper book recently and gave up and
>>>>> found the ebook editiion, much better. I can adjust the print size,
>>>>> add backlighting if the light is poor.
>>>>>
>>>> Hey, if you enjoy the ebook reader, great. Me, I don't need to have 40
>>>> books in my purse. I tend to pick one book and read it cover to cover.
>>>> I don't generally bounce between books unless I find one to be
>>>> exceptionally dull.
>>>>
>>>> Then again, I don't spend a lot of time in waiting rooms.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> A couple times in the past few months I've been out to lunch and reached
>>> the end of a book. If I'd been reading paper, I'd have been out of luck.
>>> With the e-book library, I just opened another book.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>> Precisely, I don't spend time in waiting rooms either even if she
>> would like to imply I do. I still wait odd times, for a friend to
>> arrive for lunch or whatever and it's convenient to have a book to
>> hand. I also read one cover to cover, then move on to the next
>> despite what madam again tries to imply.
> Unless you are renting paper books from the library you are dumping
> more paper. I hated to get rid of my paperbacks but they consume so
> much room. I like to go back to books I have read from time to time.
> With my Kindle there are no more paperbacks and once I finish a book
> it goes to the Cloud where I can retrieve any time I want. My Kindle
> allows me to create files for certain type of books - author, subject,
> whatever so I can retrieve easily whatever I want. And, of course,
> with BookBub I get thousands of books free or for $.99 or greatly
> discounted delivered direct to my Kindle within a minute of ordering.
> I see no way to lose. But, electronics isn't for everyone.
> Janet US

Â* I have a love of paper , and we have a very extensive library .
Currently on my umpteenth rereading of Frank Herbert's Dune series , and
I'm still finding nuances I'd missed . We own neither an e-reader nor a
tablet ...

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