CompuServe Messages

>>>> The text on a video screen is much more legible than the small type of most paperback books<<<< Maybe to you…Not to me. And I read *a lot*. Vanilla and chocolate, I guess.. >>>>I can read a book on my backlit laptop in poor lighting without disturbing anyone. I.e. automobile, bed, the patio in the evening.<<< My wife has something called, believe it or not, 'The Itty Bitty Book Light' that is battery powered and will clip to any book and discreetly light the pages >>I must take my laptop when I travel. Now I can also travel with two or three books loaded on the hard disk without taking up more pack space<<< A couple of paperbacks sure don't weigh much… >>> I'm a college student, and doing reports and research is much easier when the text of multiple publications can be analyzed with hypertext.<<< Well yes, here you have the true advantage of "books on computer". And there are many advantages. Perhaps I didn't make my initial point well, I think that "reading" on a Sony Data Discman, as in reading for pleasure, is just not a good use of the technology, and less effective than reading a real book. Having a reference book on your CD-ROM or hard drive is quite another matter…. -Bill