Book vs ebooks

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Reading something a semi educated person (known in our society as a writer or novelist) wrote on paper which don't consists of actual facts is waste of time imho.

I wonder how you could call someone like this semi-educated.

[isatis]

Ebooks have their utility (I have a REAL ebook reader containing almost all the gutemberb project library and a big part of google books free books) but, for me, it's mostly for getting the classic in their original language (I hate reading traduction, even if it's from old French to French or old English to English) for free.

But, I read since I can read and as I want to be published and make some money...

READ REAL BOOKS BROS!!

[Oberyn]

How did you go from "I never read a book in my life" to "I only like certain types of books". Obviously you do read then. No one said anything about it having to be some fiction novel. That's not what the problem is with your initial, seemingly proudly illeterate statement.

[darmaster]

ebooks are a good thing; you might prefer reading a real book, that's ok, but ebooks are just great, and actually i find it way easier to read (try to read IT on a real book and then on an ereader, there's a difference, trust me). and please don't say "I don't read ebooks because i prefer to smell paper and ink XDXDXD" cause that's retarded, mental illness.

[Malaclypse]

and please don't say "I don't read ebooks because i prefer to smell paper and ink XDXDXD" cause that's retarded, mental illness.

The fulfillment of sensation is not mental illness. I prefer the tactile sensation of a book, the smell of the page, how it feels in my hands, the weight it holds. Added to that, if I drop my book, will it break, shatter, etc? No, usually not, and I am proficient in book-binding, but I do not think I could reassemble a kindle in the same way that I could a paperback.

There is also the allure of the history of the thing. If it is used, how old is it? Who might have owned it before I? Where was it published? How far has it perhaps traveled since then? Have any left their own marks and underlines behind within it? What trees fell to become the paper? How long did they live, how tall did they rise? More questions and wonderment come to mind, only some of which are translatable to the e-book format.

My preference is in the physical copy, though I of course understand the advantages of an e-book, not least of all the saving of trees from the saw-blade.

[Henry_Broodsonson]

How did you go from "I never read a book in my life" to "I only like certain types of books". Obviously you do read then. No one said anything about it having to be some fiction novel. That's not what the problem is with your initial, seemingly proudly illeterate statement.

Empathy with writers of fiction.

[Rumblood]

There is also the allure of the history of the thing. If it is used, how old is it? Who might have owned it before I? Where was it published? How far has it perhaps traveled since then? Have any left their own marks and underlines behind within it? What trees fell to become the paper? How long did they live, how tall did they rise? More questions and wonderment come to mind, only some of which are translatable to the e-book format.

I have a copy of Stephen King's "The Stand" that was given to me by a friend who no longer wanted it. It was given with a warning. "Every person who has read this particular copy of The Stand has gotten sick with symptoms similar to the ones in the book." It was true. I got sick right when the plague hit, and got better once it had run its course in the book. Everyone who I have allowed to read it since I acquired it also got sick. Would you like to borrow it?

Dun dun dun!! 

[Henry_Broodsonson]

We're all going to die! 

[Malaclypse]

Would you like to borrow it?

I totally would, but I'm really, really bad about unborrowing books, especially ones that I have to go to the post office to send back.

[B3RS3RK]

I play games because of gameplay. watch TV only to hear news (prefer it over internet news portals). Listen to radio because it offers random choice of good music. Read books to learn something new and useful.

Watching movies, TV shows, reading novels, playing games with a good story and bad everything else, is something I rarely do.

Books about facts mean much more to me than popular literature.

Wow you must be so much fun to hang out with

[Rumblood]

I totally would, but I'm really, really bad about unborrowing books, especially ones that I have to go to the post office to send back.

Haha, I hear you. I'm rather attached to it as well. I think it really added to the atmosphere and makes you really feel the plague while being sick with very similar symptoms at the same time you are reading it. It seems to be a one shot deal though, I've read it again a couple times and the "curse"/"magic" only works the first time.

[Leshma]

Wow you must be so much fun to hang out with

Now that's an interesting topic. I'm trying my best to be boring as I can because that means ordinary people will avoid me. And that's exactly I want, because I don't like ordinary people.

In any case, talking about hot topics is something that hipsters do, real people do stuff together and when they are "hanging out", they usually talk about their past experiences. For some reason, neither I or my friends were very keen to chat about books we read or movies/shows we have seen.

Also, this thread should be Google (or Internet) vs Books. It's pretty obvious who wins and why.

[Overdriven]

To those that say it hurts their eyes:

Read on a proper e-reader. A phone, Ipad, Kindle Fire HD and other such backlit screens like that are not designed for it, especially ones where you have to download an app in order to read the book  That's why the original kindle is so popular. It's exactly like reading a book except a fraction of the size and weight and can store 100's of them as well as change text size ect. They are also surprisingly durable (I've dropped mine a whole load of times) and you can get a fancy leather case for them  O they are also probably a lot more environmentally friendly than a book. I charge my kindle once a month and I use it probably over an hour a day. Compare that with the amount of trees cut down for paperbacks...

That said I understand the people who say they love the feel/smell/whatever of a book. I do miss that sometimes but the practicality far outweighs that.

[Canuck]

I love all books! Nothing at all can be a proper substitute for the feeling and satisfaction of a paper copy. However, if not for having ebooks on my phone, I'd actually have to pay attention in class, and at work. Damn near everytime I walk out of the house I do a little reading. The best thing is that both are readily available to those who possess the will to look for them, and we can still choose which we prefer, or just make use of both. Lucky us!

[Rumblood]

Now that's an interesting topic. I'm trying my best to be boring as I can because that means ordinary people will avoid me. And that's exactly I want, because I don't like ordinary people.

In any case, talking about hot topics is something that hipsters do, real people do stuff together and when they are "hanging out", they usually talk about their past experiences. For some reason, neither I or my friends were very keen to chat about books we read or movies/shows we have seen.

Also, this thread should be Google (or Internet) vs Books. It's pretty obvious who wins and why.

Booo.....go clean the dirt from your nails or re-arrange your knicknack cabinet you "real" person you