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Even without the romanticism of reading, there's one thing I can't do with a Kindle book, that I greatly enjoy doing: Lending it to other people. It doesn't m
by potatolicious 15y ago
Even without the romanticism of reading, there's one thing I can't do with a Kindle book, that I greatly enjoy doing:
Lending it to other people.
It doesn't matter how many fucking awful Facebook plugins you write, there is nothing as convenient as "Have you read [X]? I have a copy, here, let me get it."
Until I can lend my Kindle books to people - with no restrictions, I will continue buying physical books.
- wahnfrieden 15y agoTo be fair, recommending a book to someone is easier now in a different way, with ebook readers. You can gift them the book or they can buy the book right there on their Kindle, without having to go to a store and locate a physical copy. This is part, though certainly not the entire appeal of being lent a book - reducing the friction of reading something you were recommended. It's just gotten more expensive to do this now.
- jarek 15y agoInfinitely more expensive.
- chirayuk 15y agoAgreed. I might have considered putting up with that if the e-books were significantly cheaper. Then, I would just buy copies for family/friends. But this isn't the case and it's just simpler to read a book and give/mail it to family/friends.