I have read well over 100 books on my various PocketPCs. I am amazed it does not catch on more. Some of the reasons I like it over paper:
1. Instant access to my book no matter when and where, I used the 6700 so my phone is my book. Standing in line at the Post Office I check email then read a few pages.
2. When I was bottle feeding my two children at night the only thing that kept me going was the ability to read while the lights were out, with just a faint glow of the screen it never bothered the kids - try that with a hardbook.
3. True one-handed reading. I don't need to set my drink or burger down to turn pages just toggle
4. Read at night and not wake up my wife - trust me you don't want to wake up my wife at night w/out just cause.
5. Rarely do I read a book twice - but ereader has my order from 12/17/2004 sitting there waiting for re-download if I want - you can't tell me you can find every paperback you ever read 2 1/2 years ago in one minute like I can with ereader? Plus they take WAY less room
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6. I bought Darwin's Children/Darwin's Radio two book special for 4.99 on ereader. I just looked up the price on amazon for the paperback and they are 7.99 EACH new....
7. Ark Ship by Sonny Whitelaw is available on Amazon for 18.99 paperback - yep that is right look it up - but I read it on ereader for 5.12....
8. On Amazon paperback (regular purchase, not used) I can get The Reckoning 7.99 (Jeff Long), State of Union 7.99 (Thor), Path of the Assassin 7.50(Thor), and Lions of Lucerne 7.50 (Thor) for a total of
30.47. I bought these all at once on ereader for 20.33.
I am just using Amazon as a benchmark because it is big and has fairly decent prices. I almost ALWAYS save money over paperbacks. Three are so many to choose from, don't focus on the "just out of hardback" or "on the discount rack hardback" books. The vast majority of books have been in paperback for a long time, and usually ereader is cheaper!
If you are willing to read new authors and are looking for a GREAT way to read a lot of books whenever and wherever you want ereader is a huge advantage over paperbacks and hardcovers.