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[–]NoLasagna 6 points7 points

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Books are one of those things you don't realize how much you have until you move. Boxes full of them and they're heavy. I just got to the point where I couldn't handle it any more. Went out, bought a Kindle. I can hang onto the books I want now without taking up more physical space.

Though it sucks that you can't get some of the books you want in eBook format.

[–]Vortex007[S] 2 points3 points

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Hahaha - yes, they are extremely heavy! I kept the ones that I still use , not that many though. I started reading on my iPad lately which if I keep doing I might switch to a Kindle too

[–]Yrmahon 0 points1 point

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Isn't it possible to download books and convert them to a Kindle-friendly format? I'm thinking about buying a Kindle, but if that isn't possible, it would be a huge drawback.

[–]NoLasagna 0 points1 point

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You can. I've done it before, but it's not always a nice conversion (say like a PDF). Though usually good enough.
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