Will they please stop publishing great books!

Quote from LivingInVol:

Anyone looked into ereaders? I want to get one but I can't tell if I'd actually make use of it (I mean besides being a paper weight...). Just something about have a real book in your hands.
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I don't plan on getting one. I don't want my library of books to be stored in the memory of an electronic device that is subject to catastrophic failure. Spill your coffe on your Kindle and your whole library is gone. No thanks.
 
I spent way too much money last night. I got:

The Eerie Silence: Renewing Our Search for Alien Intelligence (Hardcover)
~ Paul Davies
http://www.amazon.com/Eerie-Silence...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270839142&sr=8-1

The Little Book of String Theory (Science Essentials) (Hardcover)
~ Steven S. Gubser (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Little-String...1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270839196&sr=1-1-spell

Decoding Reality: The Universe as Quantum Information (Hardcover)
~ Vlatko Vedral
http://www.amazon.com/Decoding-Real...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270839224&sr=1-1

A Tear at the Edge of Creation: A Radical New Vision for Life in an Imperfect Universe (Hardcover)
~ Marcelo Gleiser (Author)
http://www.amazon.com/Tear-Edge-Cre...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270839259&sr=1-1

(I also got a book on ASP.NET 3.5, but that is boring as hell - just reference.)

Thankfully, Borders had a 30% of coupon which I used more than once (shhhhh).

I will try to give recommendations when I am done with them.
 
Quote from killthesunshine:

what do you do with all these books once your done reading?


it's interesting that with all your science background you can't let go of divine creation
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I give them away to the library or there is always the bookshelf. Soon I will be making a transition to eBooks precisely because of this problem (I way prefer books to an eReader, but practicality cannot be beat with these eReaders). If a mat version of the iPad was out, it would happen tomorrow. Otherwise, I will probably wait to see the Google pad.
 
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I give them away to the library or there is always the bookshelf. Soon I will be making a transition to eBooks precisely because of this problem (I way prefer books to an eReader, but practicality cannot be beat with these eReaders). If a mat version of the iPad was out, it would happen tomorrow. Otherwise, I will probably wait to see the Google pad.
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One coffe spill, or a fall from the coffee table and an electronic malfunction will destroy your entire library. No thanks, I'll keep my stained and dinged bound printed matter.
 
Quote from hughb:

One coffe spill, or a fall from the coffee table and an electronic malfunction will destroy your entire library. No thanks, I'll keep my stained and dinged bound printed matter.
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save a tree
 
Quote from hughb:

One coffe spill, or a fall from the coffee table and an electronic malfunction will destroy your entire library. No thanks, I'll keep my stained and dinged bound printed matter.
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I am nearly certain that there are ways to reload the books free of charge under such a circumstance.
 
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