I am aware of this, but the United States is one of the richer countries in the world, like Switzerland, Luxembourg, Japan, et cetera.
Why do you think Sony and Philips invented the E-Ink technology? So that you can conserve energy and save yourself some pain at the same time.
eBooks don't suck. You can go and buy your large voluminous books, but I'm going to save some trees thank you very much.
Still a great deal of US citizens cant afford a computer, much less other electronics.
Again, people cant afford electronics. Even on non light emitting screens such as the older handhelds like Palm, give people headaches.
yes, I'll go buy my books that have collectible and resell value, that I can also donate to the less fortunate.