3 Reasons Why the E-Reader is Perfect for Minimalists

Oh, and for those that love reading too.

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I detest clutter. My bookshelf is a hodgepodge of university textbooks, Toastmaster manuals and voluminous works on random topics. After I finish each, I ask myself:

Now, what?

Are these to collect dust? Will I haul the hardcover 700-page work on the Aztec Empire while travelling? Or, will it sit there? On my shelf. As a testament to my reading?

Don’t get me wrong: many of us revisit books. Perhaps it was a passage that conveyed strong emotion. Or, we felt transported to a time that connected with us on a deeper level.

But why keep physical books in your home when all can be stored in an e-reader? Thousands of books and endless pages can fit in the palms of your hands. Chapters, passages can easily be navigated to by the touch of a finger, highlighted and bookmarked.

I find this debate to be polarizing for some. So here goes: my pitch to ditch the physical book and hitch your wagon onto the humble e-reader!

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