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[–] Freakazoid ago 

I love my kindle. It's the greatest gift I have ever received. The battery life on it is incredible. I currently have 228 books on it. I have a pretty big reading backlog. I also plan on taking it on plenty of backpacking trips with me. I just love the idea of having all these books in the palm of my hand. Just throw up my hammock and lay out and read all day.

An ereader makes for a pretty cheap gift. I've given two of them to various family members.

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[–] That_one_guy ago  (edited ago)

Nope. I just can't convince myself to spend the money on a dedicated device. The main reason being the screen is too large. I've been reading e-books since I owned a Handspring Prism in 2001. That first book was a pdf version of Neal Stephenson's "Cryptonomicon". Since, then, I've been hooked on reading on pocket-sized devices.

Today, I use my phone for e-books. An E-reader would just be one more thing to carry, which I'm too much of a fan of minimalist carry to consider such a thing.

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[–] IPFreely ago 

Same as every other media - I will never, EVER replace physical with digital.

You'll take my physical goods from my cold, dead hands.

I find the idea of a book needing a battery downright ludicrous.

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[–] fleurgold ago 

I have the first/second edition of the Kobo e-reader. It looks exactly like the very first Kobo except it has wifi capabilities.

I use it a fair amount since I am in computer programming at college, so my backpack it already heavy enough without an extra book in it.

I still love reading physical books, and I love the new book and old book smells. But it is just a lot easier, and cheaper, for me to use my ebook more often than not.

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[–] nooblord ago 

I have a laptop so I can do anything I want.

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[–] DorkJedi ago 

I have a Nook Glowlight. I travel a lot, and this allows me to carry plenty of reading materials along. I was not a fan of e-readers for a long time and just carried several books along.
Then I had to go in to Afghanistan and wanted to travel as light as possible. Once I got used to it, I loved the convenience of having an entire library in my cargo pocket.

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[–] wawin ago 

I use a kindle and I love it.

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[–] SpinwardMarches ago 

Nook android app...I like being able to read any epub file on it -

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