It is still easier on the eyes (to me) to read a book on paper than on a computer screen. Easier to carry around and open up anywhere as well.



>But isn't that part of the appeal of EBooks (accepting your spelling), that they are the size of books printed on paper? Probably more hardcover than paperback sized, but still.
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>Paperbacks don't seem so cheap to me any more. Usually when I look at one in a store the retail price is $7.99 or even higher.
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>>I love having a paperback to carry around with me and read at my leisure. Light and easy to transport and cheap. EBooks just aren't the same! I do agree on the 'going back' part. I want to do that quite often - especially if for any reason I pick up a book and continue reading that I haven't picked up in awhile.
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>>>Emily being my younger daughter's name, I'm kind of fond of it myself ;-) (Even though I am not the one who chose it). Can't stand "Emmie," though. She had one babysitter who called her that when she was little and it grated on me every time. I don't like baby-sounding names even for babies.
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>>>Halfway off topic, relating to your comment about easily changing character names with a word processor, I think one of the killer features of e-books would be the ability to search for a name, then jump back to where you were. Don't you hate it when you're on page 150 something and a character's name is mentioned, and you don't remember who they are? Search, find it, and jump back in a matter of seconds. Coo-ul!
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>>>I keep expecting e-books to take off but so far they really haven't? have they? I don't even have one myself yet. But I bet a lot of us will. Sometimes I think new technology is going to take off faster than it does. Make that "usually."
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>>>>Incorrect spelling as usual :o) I start with characters and names, and then usually somewhere in the story the name doesn't quite 'suit' so it gets changed (nice thing about word processors). At some point it will probably switch to Emily (that's what I'm leaning towards now - it can be shortened to 'Em' or 'Emmie').
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>>>>>>God it was cold. She felt it deep in her bones. An involuntary shiver worked its way down her back and continued on until it settled somewhere near her toes. She stamped her boots for warmth even though she knew it would probably do no good. Her cheeks red and stiff, she pulled the hood of her parka tighter in a vain attempt to keep the wind at bay. She couldn’t remember a winter this cold in North Carolina. She couldn’t remember being this cold, ever.
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>>>>>>“Looks like she put up a fight.” Detective Annibal Pedersen stated dryly, appearing unmoved by the grisly scene in front of her, when she was anything but. She wrinkled her nose. The coppery smell drifted all around and seemed to permeate everything in its reach.
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>>>>>>Dillon stepped back as if to distance himself from the sight before him and glanced at Annie, reading the sadness in her eyes. “Not that it did much good.” Was all he said.
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>>>>>>She was young and pretty. At least she had been once. Long, golden blonde hair, now coated in blood, cascaded over her shoulders like a waterfall, almost blending into her camel coat and looking as though it flowed on to the earth around her. Her eyes once soft and warm, were now wide open in terror. A thin red line of blood trickled down her chin, her mouth round and wide open as if a scream was about to emerge. She couldn’t scream now. Did she scream then?
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>>>>>Nice. One question. Why "Annibal"? I stumbled over it, trying to figure out if it was meant to be a variant of Annabelle or something else.
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