swandy Wrote:Not if you can have the convenience of all your books on one small device. I love to read and being able to have my current books, magazines, comics and newspaper on one easy to carry device is great.
Although I have a very large 1st Edition collection and "reader's copies" collection, I do like the electronic format a great deal. If, for nothing else, I can read a book without damaging a valuable 1st ed/rare book.
I fly Gulfstream 550 planes and about 99% of our flight pubs, navigational charts, airfield information plates, normal and emergency checklists etc are all electronic - via either a screen in the cockpit or via a plane specific handheld device much like an iPad. For me, electronic books/paper information is a routine part of life for me.
However, to completely contradict myself, I can usually be found reading a "hardcopy" of my favorite books if the situation allows. :ooh: