So, someone on facebook posted a link to an article about the big 6 publishers in the States getting togeter to set the prices of ebooks.
Now, long time readers of this diary will know exactly how I feel about ebooks and ebook readers.
Anyway, the article mentioned three “big advantages” that ebooks have over proper books. None of which is actually an advantage, as it’s all stuff you have with proper books.
I pointed this out to my friend, only to have him say that the one advantage that his Kindle has over a proper book is portability.
I have a serious issue with this argument. Generally when I leave the house, I have a book with me. If I don’t, then I wouldn’t have an ebook reader either.
So, here’s my question:
What portability advantages, exactly, does an ebook reader have over a traditional book?
This is a serious question. I’m looking for someone to persuade me I’m wrong. What makes a copy of 1984 on an ebook reader more portable than the copy I have?
Will
*NOTE: I am talking purely about portability, not, repeat, NOT about storage. After all, whether you’ve got one book or 101 on your ebook reader, you and I are reading the same amount at the same time. One.
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