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Thread #143114   Message #3302140
Posted By: Rapparee
04-Feb-12 - 01:27 PM
Thread Name: Why we love Books on Paper in Libraries
Subject: RE: Why we love Books on Paper in Libraries
I kinda doubt that the sort of books I read would have a wide e-audience. For example, I'm currently reading "Cannibalism, Headhunting and Human Sacrifice in North America" by Feldman (and he doesn't limit himself to the Indians, either!). There's a history of the pox and another on the history of vice in London waiting in the wings, along with Utley's book on the first century of the Texas Rangers.

Jim Dixon is correct.

I once got into a discussion with a librarian from Halifax, NS about paper vs. ebooks. I pointed out that if I'm reading the bathtub I want a paper book, in case I drop it. Also, if I'm lost in the Yukon or Nunavit or even in Idaho I want a paper book: you can use it to start a fire, to pass the time, and if necessary for thing Sears' catalogs used to be used for -- try THAT with an e-reader or a laptop! Also the batteries never go dead....