I have not checked out checked out the online version of American Gods, the paper version in my shelf does its job just fine.

But a couple of years ago I did read quite a few books on my palm. Some of them ended up being bought in paper after I've read them on my palm. So I might not have read any of Cory's books in the paper variant yet, but I've still got the paper variants as well. And they have been read, just not by me.

Now, I don't know if the people who have borrowed my books have gone out and bought some of Cory's other books, but we have talked about them and spread the good word. So friends of mine have heard about the books, and I do know a book or two has been bought by other friends as a result of them being recommended.

Half the point of putting a book online is giving the people who want to read it the opportunity to bring it with them on the bus or whatever their preferred place of reading is.