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Should I Buy an E-Book?

A number of devices have been introduced to allow people to store and read electronic versions of books. Are these products worth buying? What is it like to read an E-Book? Who should buy one, and who shouldn't?



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by quasar

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Dec 27 '00 Whether 'Tis Easier to Read on the Palm
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by phineaskc
Jul 02 '01 e-Books : Readers, Writers, and Publishers Rejoice!
is that e-books offers many alternatives for readers, writers, and publishers alike. ... read full review
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by Chuck_Hansen
Apr 14 '00 It's coming, like it or not.
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by mjhollingshead
Apr 30 '01 So, What's an E book?
Ebooks containing audio, video and/or live hyperlinks provide another avenue for reading pleasure. ... read full review
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by blackelve
Jan 04 '01 Online Reading--Why?
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by NetDanzr
May 01 '01 Correcting the most common misconceptions about e-books
People are a bit confused about the future of the e-book industry, and I am here to fix this.... read full review
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by emlin
May 09 '00 EBOOK READERS: Why Buy When You Can Read Future Bestselling Authors For Free...& The Authors Get Paid @ THEMESTREAM.COM
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by teddiec
Jan 28 '00 Epinions
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by patrick860
Jul 13 '00 The King has doomed us all
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by erik_kosberg
Jan 04 '00 ink on paper is still superior
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by aprilmay
May 15 '00 E-books are a boon for students
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by poseidon
Dec 15 '99 Wow! I can download a whole book to my hard drive!
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by ehetzler
Jun 17 '00 Electronic Publishing
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by WildZoe8
Aug 23 '00 This economy could help literacy...
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by tccarroll
Oct 06 '00 Better Technology, But a Better Experience?
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by BlackCat2
Oct 09 '00 Well they won't replace my paper books
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by laryan
Apr 12 '00 Who will move my books?
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by artdeco73
Oct 01 '00 Don't Judge A Book by Its Medium: Dispatches from E-Book 2000
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by Staceygill
Nov 30 '00 I Think I Will Stick With Paperbacks
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by cheryllynn
Dec 16 '99 The E-Book Experience
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by ausdol
Oct 12 '00 E-books - Egad or Eureka?
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by kmennie
Dec 30 '99 The medium is still the message
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by ppotter
Aug 04 '01 A new format to e-book digital coffee house
Money Oders route orders takes longer. Credit Carders users in minutes have their book. E-books are from are priced like hard copy it varies.... read full review
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by Alastor
Feb 11 '00 Ebooks are eboring.
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by dmcostello
Jun 06 '00 I will fight it, but someday we will all invest in E-Books.
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by snark
Aug 11 '00 The Revolution will Not Be Randomized
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by hestand
Mar 26 '00 It's not a question to me!!
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by Chi106
Mar 17 '00 Just the facts please
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by Angela-C
Mar 25 '00 eBooks - An eOpportunity
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by Rustysgrrl
Aug 15 '00 E-Books? Egads! What's next?
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by ShaunC
Sep 21 '00 eBooks in the eBathroom? Oh wait, It's a real bathroom.
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by Extrude5
Jan 26 '00 I wrote an e-book and bookmice.com
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by writer50
May 18 '00 So what else is new?
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by synergi
Nov 27 '00 E-books equal more freedom and more choices
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by Max_Dobberstein
Jun 07 '00 An eBook Adventure
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by coffeemom
Apr 23 '00 A Book Lover in Favor of E-Books
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by klaxonman
Jan 01 '00 E-Books aren't Worth It!
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by TigrisCor
Mar 19 '00 You can't take an e-Book to bed with you...
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by ramsview
Dec 17 '99 eBooks....the wave of the future
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by pei
Jun 28 '00 Digital Book, Digital Brain
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by ufischer
Dec 18 '00 E-Books are as inevitable as the wheel
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by hwz1
Feb 15 '00 An Important Question To All Members
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by gleepish
Jun 15 '00 ebooks <yikes!>
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by idealady
Aug 15 '00 Great For Non-Fiction
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by eb2000
Jan 19 '00 E-Books: Power [Publishing] To The People!
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by Dymitia
Jan 09 '00 Caveat vendor
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by wickengel
May 24 '00 e- Is FOR Reading
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by re11
Aug 30 '00 E-books: the way to the future? Maybe.
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by GloriaLane
May 20 '00 Ebooks - Do I Like Them?
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by Cyan23
Jul 21 '00 Some Pro's and Cons of e-books
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by jimmanis
Dec 27 '99 Not Ready for Prime Time, But...
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by JenBush
Jun 27 '00 A Writer's Opinion on E-books
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by 1900Jake
Dec 21 '99 Portable e-book Devices
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by bpohja
Jan 27 '00 Making the Move Without Dragging Your Feet
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by Aimwrites
May 24 '00 E-books Are Worth Looking Into
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by ratbert99
Oct 17 '00 Beware e-books from Barnes and Noble..don't blow a gasket on 1st attempt
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by princess_em
Dec 26 '99 Some things don't change
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by am573
Apr 21 '00 E-Books? Fahrenheit 451?
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by lli_wright
Oct 16 '00 The Technology is Not Ready Yet
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by WendyJensen
Aug 19 '00 How to REALLY enjoy an ebook:
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by Snoops
May 04 '00 The American way
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by sarij
Apr 12 '00 Where do I put my bookmark?
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by MARIEROY
Dec 17 '99 E-books make life a little easier!
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by Writerip
Nov 03 '00 You Wrote an E-What?
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by legar
Dec 20 '00 Reinventing the Printing Press
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by grey30
Jan 05 '00 There is nothing like holding a book in your hands....
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by kzcat3
Jun 17 '00 Convenience & E-books
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by Shoni
Jul 22 '00 First ebook was Stephen King
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by Oxmix
Nov 13 '00 An e-book just isn't the same.
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by RonFranscell
Jun 21 '00 E-books are for the next generation
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by jenny0422
Nov 25 '00 Is It Better To Save A Tree?
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by MUGirl
Feb 17 '00 E-Book Clubs a Good Thing
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by gonzo222
Apr 20 '00 E-Books are E-Poop
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by deb4ever99
Jun 23 '00 E-Books...More, More, More
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by kevlog
May 23 '00 Rocket E-Book review:don't bring it to the beach!
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by Foxbooks
May 26 '00 No Thank You
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by hubblegal
Mar 22 '00 Give me a roaring fire and a good book (not an e-book)
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by susan-spenser
Jun 25 '00 As a Writer....
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by cccarlsons
Mar 15 '00 Can't take the computer to bed.
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by lovely_zelda
Jun 15 '00 Hello blindness!
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by JustAnOpinion
Jun 20 '00 Save the tree
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by SteveMH
Dec 07 '00 Audible e-books great for the commute
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by Peaches178
Jan 24 '00 E-Mail? E-Book? What's Next E-Dinner?
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by sunni654
Feb 12 '00 A New Way To Read
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by gomper
Oct 26 '00 Some things should not be Digital
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by Drenin
Aug 04 '00 Reading an Ebook - a Gratifying Experience?
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by larsson
Aug 12 '00 Good old paper is the best way to go
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by dmadad
May 09 '00 Try Text-to-Speech
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by brendamh
Dec 29 '00 The not so traditional book...
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by dheeraj
Feb 20 '00 E-Books : Priceless Investment
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by dollarspurgeon
Dec 15 '00 When everything has changed why not books!
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by crystalangel
Sep 23 '00 The future is equal to the old days!
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by gafergus
Sep 15 '00 e-books still a novel-ity
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by CptChekov
Dec 16 '99 Just a fad
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by fhobiz
Aug 10 '00 Palm & E-Book
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by freejobs
Jun 06 '00 The E-Book Option
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by Careerz
Jul 04 '00 Ebooks the up and comig
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by sdp1077
Sep 18 '00 Ebooks
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by ramsinghania
Jan 09 '00 just another gift...
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by justart
Mar 17 '00 author of "my friends"
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