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Chris @ Nov 19th 2007 11:45AM

@Bob -

Well I am not one of those people who feels the need to spread a half a roll of toilet paper on the can in an otherwise clean bathroom before taking care of business. I don't have some fear that a used book is going to carry some communicable disease.

And yes, your library point is well taken, libraries are great! But I personally prefer to own the books so I can decide the disposition of the book when I am done. (bookmooch.com) Libraries are strictly for research for me.

Another advantage to the prosaic paper book, I can jam it in my laptop bag during my commute with worrying that my keys or pens will mark up or scratch the screen, or that a button will get stuck, or that some of the electronics will get smushed.

But, in the end, it is all about user preference. I feel like I am a pretty typical reader with a typical income, and I cannot remotely justify the expense. If you can afford to reduce the burden of carrying $400, then more power to ya.

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