tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post7943807186949382418..comments2024-03-26T15:22:25.095-06:00Comments on The Earliad: Paperback RanterEarl J. Woodshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07963936256606285358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-10910292830314776652009-08-28T09:13:24.083-06:002009-08-28T09:13:24.083-06:00I was always a paperback advocate for the same pra...I was always a paperback advocate for the same practical reasons you mentioned, but now, to my continued surprise, I'm primarily an ebook reader. I never thought I would be - I always loved the feel and smell of a oft-read and well-loved paperback. But at one point I thought, what the heck, I'll try an ebook. And I got hooked. <br /><br />I can yank out my smartphone and instantly start reading in line at the grocery store, in the Tim Hortons drive thru lane, waiting on a bench at the mall while Joanne and the kids shop, anyplace. In a heartbeat I can shut out the world and escape into a novel. <br /><br />Ebooks average around 500k in size, so I can fit 2000 ebooks in 1 GB of memory. I still go to the library all the time, but primarily I'm now an ebook guy.Benchmarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140228581344731793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5077773.post-85700519604565980402009-08-28T02:01:21.188-06:002009-08-28T02:01:21.188-06:00I suppose you could purchase the smaller variety w...I suppose you could purchase the smaller variety when they come out and donate the others to a hospital. They are always looking for books for patients. I had a series where one of the intermediate books was missing, I took the set into VGH and they were all scooped up by the time I went again.susan_rn92noreply@blogger.com