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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wicht" data-source="post: 6170977" data-attributes="member: 221">This argument is getting a little strange. My pain, when I express its existence makes you unhappy with me because I just haven't used readers enough?  If they cause me discomfort with extended use then why would I want to use them more to prove the point to you? Let us assume that the perfect e-reader has a one month battery life, weighs about an ounce, has no glare (which I don't remember complaining about), and has perfect page flipping buttons....  The same e-reader still causes me eventual discomfort to use for extended periouds of time, still is a slower read (for me) than a book (I don't know why), is harder and slower to use as a reference (for me), and has less aesthetic appeal (to me). Books are more pleasant to me, more enjoyable to touch, handle and view, smell better, are easier to pass around, quicker to reference (for me), look better on a shelf all lined up, and, if my kids sit on them or the dogs chew on them, don't generally put me out a hundred bucks. Browsing through a bookstore is one of life's small pleasures (for me) and buying an electronic book in an online catalog just does not possess the same appeal (to me).</blockquote>