Book vs ebooks

[Osiris]

Personally i dislike ebooks and love real books, I've just given away/donated around 60 books (mostly childhood books about football, arsenal, goosebumps (brits will know) old enid blyton etc  and i still have 180-200 left that i wont get rid of.

I can see the appeal of space saving and portability but i just don't get on with them, i take books to work and holiday and space didn't really hinder me. I don't see me getting e books anytime soon what about you guys?

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E-books. Been reading on my smartphone, as i take the bus to work or wherever i got a free moment.

[Casimir]

Books make far better weapons

[Zlisch_The_Butcher]

This is pretty hypocritical seeing as my main complaint about Apple is that they shit on actual usability in order to give people a retarded UI, but books just look and feel better.

[Torben]

the smell,  the feel.  going through old books you find in a shelf or room or chest you havent looked into for a few years.  love it : )

ebooks have their places tho i guess,  although i rather have magazines on my phone than a book.  for a quick read in the bus or whatnot

[Panos]

I can`t afford food, let alone books.

[B3RS3RK]

I like both; You see, nothing is superior to the book in terms of, you know, feeling.It´s just really special to have this big story made of paper and ink in your hands.It has this homelike feel to it, the smell, the looks.It´s something I would not want to miss.

eBooks, on the other hand are very practical; I can go on a journey with my kindle and have 1000 books on it while using less space than actually having one printed copy with me.They are also mostly cheaper - but that is, for me at least, not an important argument since it is mostly only by a margin.Also, I have very easy access to my books and also to new books on it; Just go online and buy a new one if I want, no need to go outside or anything.

So, both have their pros and cons.Imo, eBooks will never replace "real" books, but they can be handy in some situations.

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[Miwiw]

Books. Always got a book with me when I'm leaving. Reading in the bus, train. ;)

Buying some books each week, need moreeeeeeeeeeee!!

[Grumbs]

Same opinion as Berserk, just would add:

Your experience can depend a lot on which device you have, how its set up and which format its in. You can mimic actually completing full pages and have a sense of how far into the book you are

With them being digital there are ways to acquire stuff without paying if thats something you would consider

I would suggest getting used to them sooner rather than later though, they are the future

[Leshma]

Never read a book in my life. But if I have to choose, books.

[Grumbs]

Never read a book in my life. But if I have to choose, books.

Never? You are missing out if you never experienced stories in book form. Kind of a shame to close off a whole avenue of entertainment

[sF_Guardian]

Books.
I love reading books end never got used to that e-shit, it hurts my eyes.
The feeling of a book is also something I'd never want to miss.

[Moncho]

B3RS3RK pretty much nailed it, however, I have come to love eBooks after having a kindle for a year. The difference in reading quality is minimal, and for someone like me living half the year in a different country, they come in very handy, like last summer when I wanted to reread aSoIaF and could not because I had left the first book in the UK despite having the rest with me...

Another thing I miss is waking up to feel the weight of a thick book on your chest because I fell asleep while reading due to not being able to stop turning the pages. I loved that feeling.

What I do now is I buy a lot of books on the eBook and then buy in paper the ones I really like, since one of the things I like the most is having a wall full of shelves of books I like.

[Ninja_Khorin]

I use my old kindle:

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Those saying it hurts eyes, clearly haven't used a proper e-reader and have tried reading from iPad's or other such nonsense.

Kindle, Nooks and similar are really easy on the eyes and actually look way more like paper than a computer screen. Reading from an iPad is a pain in sunlight, but that doesn't affect the kindle at all.

I never leave my house without my kindle. Had it for 2 years now and still working like a charm. I'd never be able to carry around some of the books I read with me in my pocket otherwise. (For example, "A Wise Man's Fear" is 1000 pages, won't fit in a pocket). And I recharge the thing maybe once every 1-2 months depending on how much I use it. Love the damn thing. Best purchase I ever made. The amount that I read doubled when I bought it.

Plus, I no longer have to hold the book with one hand when eating breakfast or contrive some way of keeping it open. I can now just have my kindle on the table and read whenever I please.

Only reason I buy books these days is to put them on the shelf to look nice.


/end e-reader marketing pitch