Re:Kindle MatchBook
by ianstormtaylor on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @06:07PM
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Yeah, but ask your father (or more realistically, anyone who has a book collection) if they'd trade all of their physical books for a kindle. The answer will almost alway be no, because there is a reason they've lugged those books around with them every time they've changed houses or gone on trips, because the physical artifact means something to them, and a eBook isn't going to cut it.
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Re:Kindle MatchBook
by WalterBright on Tuesday September 03, 2013 @06:24PM
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. My own physical book collection is a shadow of its former self, as I've scanned and tossed the rest.
I can't ask my dad anything anymore as he has Alzheimer's, but he had given me his book collection and I've been scanning them, too. (Of course I don't cut up the sentimental treasures, but there are only a handful of those.)
Also, years ago, he got low vision and couldn't read comfortably anymore. If it was today, I would set up a projector to throw the pdf pages on the wall so he could keep reading.