Submitted by Majda...
A sturdy bookshelf used to be the staple of a great home office. Where else were you going to keep your industry texts and files of paperwork? But now that we've fast-forward to July 2010 (really, it's July?!?), we can enjoy the spoils of paperless billing, scanning everything to your hard drive and even reading an entire library of books - everything from fiction to references via libraries and ibook apps.
Personally, although I'm an avid reader (on and off), I haven't yet splurged on a Kindle or iPad. The only ebook reading I've done has been downloading pdfs to my computer and reading through them when I have a chance. I must admit I do forget about them sometimes. As a result, I still have a bookshelf full of my favorite reads sitting in my room.
But even if I did move my humble library over to the Kindle or iPad, I think I'd still want to keep my favorite titles (there's a lot of them) on a shelf.
How about you? Would you ever choose e-copies over hard copy books? Has your library already made the move over to digital? Or are you like me and want to have the best of both worlds?
Supplimentary reading:
* Digital Books Start A New Chapter
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_09/b3973111.htm
* Reading speeds on iPad, Kindle and printed books compared
http://www.techradar.com/news/portable-devices/reading-speeds-on-ipad-kindle-and-printed-books-compared-700962
