On 18-1-2011 10:22, Invisible wrote:
>>> Besides, who wants a system that can delete the books you've paid for at
>>> any time, for no defined reason?
>>
>> Get an ereader that is not a Kindle
>
> Or perhaps just not get an e-reader at all? It's not like *I* want one
> anyway. ;-)
>
>> One quite unintended benefit for me was the ability to read my news
>> through it.
>
> I guess that could be useful. Of course, *I* don't follow the news, so
> that wouldn't apply to me.
>
>> You can have it once a day download all the news and save
>> it in a nice format (like epub, which the Kindle is arrogant enough not
>> to support - but you can try the mobi format).
>
> It's not "arrogant". It's "product lock-in". It's a feature. ;-)
>
>> Also, I just got sick of having so many physical books.
>
> I'm one of those weird people who actually likes the look of a big
> weighty tome. I keep thinking about buying TAOCP, for example. (But then
> I realised that I wouldn't understand a word of it, so what's the point?)
>
> On the other hand, I'd only have a few of the best books. I wouldn't
> want to fill my house with millions of books that I'll only read once.
> But then, I don't read enough for that to be a danger...

Many people fill their houses with books they intend to read...

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