Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: kindle query

From: Joy Matkowski (jmatkowski1@comcast.net)
Date: 05 Nov 2009

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    Why would any sane person want their entire library in an expensive device so easily destroyed by a cat or a Roomba?
        It would be useful if I had to carry the manuscripts I'm working on between home and office, but I don't. Joy, with bookshelf-filled rooms

    K. Elisabeth Johnson wrote:
    > Yes, I think e-readers' convenience and light weight would make them ideal for travel but in that capacity they are still complementary, supplementary to books. The idea raised by several respondents here that the e-reader could replace most books entirely is disturbing for both reader and author.
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    > Do you think these 40-70 -something women would want to switch entirely to an e-reader?
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    > Kari
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