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Would you rather read a book on paper or electronically?

19 - All ebook readers that use electronic 'ink' suffer from black-flash and the therefore suck. -- Jul 28, 2010, 20:57


18 - ereader are the best -- Jul 25, 2010, 16:03


17 - Wonder why some peeps have to say it twice? I am called Rumpo Stitzken. -- Jul 24, 2010, 19:49


16 - Stan Lee!! Stan Lee!! Stan Lee!! Nuff said. -- Jul 24, 2010, 18:45


15 - One evening I sat Beauty on my knees-And I found her bitter-And I reviled her. - Rimbaud, Arthur -- Jul 24, 2010, 16:39


14 - ...by the publisher. (stupid enter key right above shift) -- Jul 24, 2010, 12:14


13 - if I got an ebook reader, it would absolutely have to be DRM-free. I want to be able to copy 1984 to any device anywhere and be able to read it (wo it being K-I-L-L-E-Drevoked -- Jul 24, 2010, 12:14


12 - Dead tree edition still rules for fiction. For technical stuff where copy&paste is useful, give me electronic. -- Jul 24, 2010, 12:12


11 - I'm not a reader but seems like a print would be better than electronic. -- Jul 24, 2010, 10:55


10 - I'm not a reader but seems like a print would be better than electronic. -- Jul 24, 2010, 10:51


9 - recreational reading? Or product manualsdocumentation? Printed, softcover please. I don't have to worry about damaging a paperback when I drop it as I doze off. But yes, for reference, electronics is the way to go. -- Jul 24, 2010, 09:32


8 - Ugh. Form ate my slash. #7 should be: Google, load web page, type (slash)searchstring, done. -- Jul 24, 2010, 09:22


7 - Read a novel? Paper. I have to agree with #3 though. For finding stuff, electronic docs rock. Google, load web page, type searchstring, done. -- Jul 24, 2010, 09:21


6 - There should be listening option. I drive 4 hoursday and get books on CD. -- Jul 24, 2010, 08:27


5 - Reading for pleasure - hard, paper, or computer. Doing reference - only the computer -- Jul 24, 2010, 08:25


4 - I still read paperback books, till ebook readers come down in price and have more features... -- Jul 24, 2010, 08:23


3 - Actually, I would argue the exact opposite of #1. Computers are much better for me for grovelling through text (grep) then me scanning for it visually (vgrep) -- Jul 24, 2010, 07:01


2 - Teeheeheehee. -- Jul 24, 2010, 06:14


1 - I can find things and flip thru pages far faster with a paper document. The eye-brain combination is a fantastic scan tool! -- Jul 24, 2010, 02:42


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