What do you guys think of E-Books?

[Sejad]

I was thinking this site could maybe use it???? there is a lot of e-books out there and they are good, I ove to read and search for more and more eveyday.

[guardian_owl]

I prefer reading books on paper pages, it's easier on my eyes and is much more portable.

[Sejad]

uhh these things can be portable man, it's called PDF and I know a lot of people have PDA's and portable systems.

Okay I have a perfect book everyone would love here, it's a PS2 repair Guide.

[vherub]

I don't care for ebooks, personally. But college textbooks as ebooks would have been great, and a whole lot cheaper. What do you mean by this site could use it?

[shipwreck]

I'm not sure how we would benefit from using eBooks here. I'm intrigued though, so please explain what you mean before I move this to a different forum.

[guardian_owl]

uhh these things can be portable man, it's called PDF and I know a lot of people have PDA's and portable systems.

Okay I have a perfect book everyone would love here, it's a PS2 repair Guide.
Yes, I own a notebook, is a notebook as portable as a book? No. And it is still harder on my eyes than pages. Anyway, yes, a collection of good e-books would probably be a nice addition, maybe we could start with a thread in the Off-topic forum asking for people to post their favorite e-book resources.

[dafoomie]

If they weren't completely crippled by DRM, I'd consider them if they were cheaper. I want to be able to read MY books whenever I want, wherever I want, for as long as I want, as many times as I want, and I want to be able to lend or sell my books.

What a lot of ebook companies are trying, are college textbooks that expire when the semester is over. I don't like that at all.

If you're talking PDF's, those aren't so bad. If I had a small, portable, cheap device to read them on, that would be ok.

[Xevious]

I prefer a good old fashion book. I dont think the eBooks concept will take off. Of course, I was wrong with books on tape.,

[Sejad]

Ok why is everyone freaking out on me it was just suggestion, you dont like it I dont care we dont have to talk aobut it ever again.

[Grave_Addiction]

I read quite a few ebooks on my N-Gage while in Iraq.

One really great short story I read was Sandkings. Very good read.

[Cornfedwb]

I prefer a good old fashion book. I dont think the eBooks concept will take off. Of course, I was wrong with books on tape.,

In their current form, I agree... but with future developments in e-paper leading to highly portable and easy to read material.. I could imagine them becoming a more popular trend.

Of course I really don't want to have to recharge my book..

[Scorch]

college textbooks as ebooks would have been great, and a whole lot cheaper.

oh for the love of god, please, someone, PLEASE have college textbooks at e-books! You have NO IDEA how much it would solve!! My books are near $100 a piece! Anyone?

[Supercake]

oh for the love of god, please, someone, PLEASE have college textbooks at e-books! You have NO IDEA how much it would solve!! My books are near $100 a piece! Anyone?

Ha, I absolutely agree. College books are ridiculous. I bet many are available as ebooks, but having them expire is stupid.

[dedgeu2]

I have read a few from the following sites. Not the best selection but they both have some classics:

http://www.planetpdf.com/free_pdf_ebooks.asp?CurrentPage=1

http://www.sundayherald.com/np/ebooksindex.shtml

[Sejad]

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