Why ebooks?

Over at my personal blog, I’m having an ebook giveaway this week. There’s still 3-4 more days worth of prizes going on, so make sure you check it out.

But for those of you wondering… why ebooks? My DH tells me I always love to answer questions with questions, so here my answer…why not?

See my pretty new toy? It’s the Sony Reader. It’s wonderful. Why? Because this baby can store 160 books. There is no backlight so for all those people who hate reading on screen because of the glare? No glare. You can change the font size from small to medium from large. You can store pictures on it. Music. The battery last forever. Okay. Not forever, but the battery power is only used when you turn a page and it has enough juice in one charge to last 7500 page turns. With a memory card, you can store probably 1000 books~depending on the card size and the book’s file size, but trust me, it’s a lot. You can buy books from most of the major epubs, from the Sony ebook store, from sites like All Romance Ebooks and Diesel ebooks. If you’re anything like me, you’ll load the card up with plenty of unread books or faves, so all sorts of reading material at your fingertips. No running out of reading material if you finish one book and don’t have another handy while you’re at the doctor’s or at the YMCA.

Ebooks are becoming more widely read, but the market is still so new. A lot of people look at ebooks and think there’s no way they’d give up the pleasure of having a book in hand. I certainly love having my print books. But there’s a convenience to the ebook reader that is unparalleled. No waiting until morning to get to the book store to buy a book a friend online recommended, not if there’s an ebook version.

Ebooks aren’t going to appeal to everybody, but I think if people in general gave them a chance, a lot of them would be pleasantly surprised.

Thus the ebook giveaway over at my blog. Make sure you check it out.