I agree with everything you've said in this post! I haven't been able to completely kick the paperback habit, either, but ebooks have REALLY changed my life because they overcame my biggest barrier to reading: the physical book. I know I am in the hyper-minority here, but I don't particularly enjoy holding a book, largely because I have Issues and am of the sort who doesn't crack the spine/cries when a page is crumpled/etc.
Also, I rarely reread books and I have accumulated so many that giving them away is a chore, and it doesn't make sense to me to use a whole lot of paper for something I'm only gonna go through once. (Sidenote: I am doing SO MANY MORE READINGS now that I have my iPad. Before, I was incredibly reluctant to print anything I wasn't even sure I was gonna read.)
I usually just ignore ebook naysayers though. It's the same thing with say, being vegetarian: why does it matter to anyone else except you?
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Date: 2012-02-29 01:12 pm (UTC)Also, I rarely reread books and I have accumulated so many that giving them away is a chore, and it doesn't make sense to me to use a whole lot of paper for something I'm only gonna go through once. (Sidenote: I am doing SO MANY MORE READINGS now that I have my iPad. Before, I was incredibly reluctant to print anything I wasn't even sure I was gonna read.)
I usually just ignore ebook naysayers though. It's the same thing with say, being vegetarian: why does it matter to anyone else except you?