Comment Re:Wrong question (Score 1) 589
I can summarize in one word why I like the idea of an eBook: "Light." Reading lights suck. They are awkward, easily broken, and provide inconsistent light over even a single page. I like the ideal of eBooks because they provide a means of reading with a backlight. In cars, airplanes, trains, buses, or even movie theaters during the previews (yes, I read there) it is nice to not worry about bad lighting, and the 100 or so books I have in pdf would be hard to carry around in these places. I can lose a book
What prevents me from using ebooks? Largely the formatting/drm. I like pdf. I have a very workable system by which I read pdf content, but when last I checked, the adobe eBook format required a special reader that, while trying to make life easier, imposed artificial restrictions on the control I was given over the content. I can even read a large text file, but the MS and Adobe ebook readers are terrible. Next in line is selection, but that should improve once it comes out in a useable format.
What prevents me from using ebooks? Largely the formatting/drm. I like pdf. I have a very workable system by which I read pdf content, but when last I checked, the adobe eBook format required a special reader that, while trying to make life easier, imposed artificial restrictions on the control I was given over the content. I can even read a large text file, but the MS and Adobe ebook readers are terrible. Next in line is selection, but that should improve once it comes out in a useable format.
