You must be ADHD. I take one book at a time to the beach (or the boat or anywhere). I have NEVER worn out a paperback and I've read most of mine more than once, several of them tens of times.
If your books are getting splashed with seawater I shiver to think of the damage that water is doing to your reader. Another interesting point is that while someone could walk off with my physical book, there is no way for anyone to steal my e-books. :-)
But they sure can steal your 150 dollar reader. In which case they also get a bunch of free books!
I have NEVER had a book stolen from me. Not once. I don't even know why someone would steal a book. But I've heard reports of tons of ipads, ipods, phones, laptops and other small electronic devices stolen.
I really have nothing against the readers for those who like them. But the folks in this article were whining about a defining characteristic of all electronics (leave them in the sun and they overheat. D'uh). No matter how much they whine we can't change the laws of physics.
They should just pick up a book if they want to read outside.
“You must be ADHD.”
No, but I am a fast reader. Nice ad hominem though.
“I have NEVER worn out a paperback and I’ve read most of mine more than once, several of them tens of times.”
Hard to believe. I have quite a few older paperbacks where the glue has just given up - not read even ten times.
“If your books are getting splashed with seawater I shiver to think of the damage that water is doing to your reader.”
I would like to find (or invent) a waterproof Kindle cover that doesn’t impair function. Not very practical with paper books.
“But they sure can steal your 150 dollar reader. In which case they also get a bunch of free books!”
Yep, although the “free books” don’t harm anyone - amazing how those new fangled bits work... ;-)
As I pointed out, the lower cost of buying e-books works towards making the reader free, eventually. However I suppose even $150 might be worth an insurance claim.
“But the folks in this article were whining about a defining characteristic of all electronics (leave them in the sun and they overheat. D’uh). No matter how much they whine we can’t change the laws of physics.”
Surely you’re aware of the myriad electronic devices that work fine in any temperature found on Earth. Our troops in the Middle East sure appreciate many of them... The laws of physics work in mysterious ways. ;-)