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I can't carry a library of 1000 physical books in my pocket and pull them out while on the toilet. I think you have it backward.
by dumbfounder 3y ago
I can't carry a library of 1000 physical books in my pocket and pull them out while on the toilet. I think you have it backward.
- bigstrat2003 3y agoThat's not exactly useful. The ability to read a book without any electrical charge, however, is.
- dumbfounder 3y agoBeing able to pull out any book, anywhere, any time, is not useful? What happens at night in your electricityless world, are you reading by candlelight? Or you can just light the page you just read on fire, that way your book is also your fuel.
- nl 3y agoAs someone who reads quickly a lot on planes (and sees a lot of others doing the same) the ability to have multiple books on a Kindle is much more important than lack of access to electricity for a few days. (I also have a large physical book library.)
- willywanker 3y agoe-readers can go for days to weeks on a full charge depending on how often you use them. Definitely much longer than the average smartphone.
- hattmall 3y agoBut that's not really how books work though. I don't ever really need to read more than 1 book at a time. I'm all for e-readers, have a couple and use them, but it's a cost saving measure. I would vastly prefer physical books for the interface.
- dumbfounder 3y agoWow, a lot of people taking me very literally. Most people take their phones everywhere, giving them instant access to just about every book ever created. You don’t need a light to read. You just need that thing you already have in your pocket.
- bawolff 3y agoThat's nice and all, and in a pinch maybe convinent, but most of the time im not looking to read in random places. I appreciate that might not be true for everyone, use cases vary. For me its essentially being better at a feature i dont use.
- hattmall 3y agoReading books on a phone is even worse than an e-reader though. The difference is usability. It's kind of like saying "Why bother bringing a chair, you have an ass you can sit on anywhere?"
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- tzs 3y agoMy library is across the hall from my toilet, so I can simply get one of my couple thousand physical books on the way to the toilet.
- dumbfounder 3y agoYou only poop at home?
- tzs 3y agoActually, since my employer switched to work from home about 5 years ago I don't think I've pooped elsewhere.
- bawolff 3y agoYou only read when you poop?
- dumbfounder 3y agoI have 3 kids.
- bawolff 3y agoHave you considered you might just not be the target audience for books? E-readers being a better interface for people who dont have time to read is not exactly a steller endorsement.
- rchaud 3y agoEven in college I didn't need to read more than 5 books at a time. The iPod thousand-songs-in-your-pocket analogy doesn't apply to reading material.