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I am a bibliophile, but decided to switch to Bible software and PDF cloud storage for the following reasons:

1) Search ability. This was my top reason. Books' indices, assuming they have one (not all do), are good but never comprehensive. But I n Logos, for example, I can search every single occurrence of any word I wish instantly in an ordered list form.

2) Portability. As others have said, I can have at my fingertips hundreds and hundreds of books at any given time, and even tote them around in my backpack.

3) Security. My father-in-law told me of a friend of his who suffered a house fire, which cost him his entire library of books. This will never happen with electronics (at least it would be far more difficult). If my house catches on fire, I will lose a lot, for sure, but not my books. Even if I lose my electronics, all my books are stored on the cloud.

4) Unlimited notes and highlights. I can write as much as I want in any electronic book and never run out of room. I can even completely erase notes or highlights in order to change or dispose of what I wrote, all without damaging the book.

Yes, I loath the fact that my books now require batteries, but I think the trade-off for the above benefits, even with my bibliophilia, is worth it.
I heard a bio of Thomas Goodwin on Ligonier radio last week that mentioned him losing much of his voluminous library in the great fire of 1666. I'm not positive, but I think I remember reading that John Owen also lost much of his also as a result of that fire.
 
I heard a bio of Thomas Goodwin on Ligonier radio last week that mentioned him losing much of his voluminous library in the great fire of 1666. I'm not positive, but I think I remember reading that John Owen also lost much of his also as a result of that fire.
As did Thomas Gouge.
 
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