Indifferent in as much as I read both. If I can't find a book on the kindle library, it's off to the local book store who can probably order it. Case and point, none of the Black Library is available as an e-book.
Poll: E-Book vs Paperback
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I prefer regular books mostly because if they support more jobs and if we all went digital hundreds of thousands of people would be out a job which is the last thing we need in this economy plus the books are nice to look at on the shelf and you can lend them to people as well. On the other hand the paper industry is killing the environment and I have to imagine if all books went digital a huge amount of the demand for paper would be killed right then and there plus ebooks are easy to carry and collect.
I don't have to turn a book on, feed it batteries, worry if it falls on the floor, or curse because the service provider decided I didn't need that pesky copy of something I'd paid for clogging up the hard drive. On the other hand, I don't have to have a bookshelf for an e-reader (allowing me to have other interesting things taking up space in my abode like paintings and furniture), the price for a book is about the same no matter which format I use (a hearty heigh-ho "fuck you" to the publishing industry for that one), and carrying a slim reader instead of several tomes the size of dictionaries to class makes all the difference to my feeble mortal spine.
However, having a pulp and paper text will win hands down for me owing to an experience I never thought I'd have. I was sitting on an airplane, happily reading my way through a tasty novel while waiting for the inevitable takeoff, and next to me sat a businessman with an e-reader, going over something dense and statistical as he waited for the same. A stewardess came around and said politely, "I'm sorry, sir. You're going to have to turn off your book."
I smiled then and I'm smiling now. Hooray for old technology and its ability get around modern-day safety measures.
However, having a pulp and paper text will win hands down for me owing to an experience I never thought I'd have. I was sitting on an airplane, happily reading my way through a tasty novel while waiting for the inevitable takeoff, and next to me sat a businessman with an e-reader, going over something dense and statistical as he waited for the same. A stewardess came around and said politely, "I'm sorry, sir. You're going to have to turn off your book."
I smiled then and I'm smiling now. Hooray for old technology and its ability get around modern-day safety measures.
I find the two roughly equivalent, as long as the ebook is on a decent e-ink screen, rather than an LCD (seriously, why do people do this to themselves?). I read a lot, so I've been trying to get as many books, especially less "serious" novels I'll probably only read once, on my Kindle to save money and shelf space (I've converted every wall of my room, plus my closet, into bookshelves and I'm still always running out of places to put things).
I think that both have their place. I use an ebook reader (on my mobile) for buses/ trains/ that kinda stuff, but sitting around on a lazy Sunday afternoon, nothing beats a nice paper book.
E-Book devices hurt my eyes,no matter what setting I choose.
Capthca:Final Answer?
Umm...Paperbacks for me,they smell nice and I like having the weight in my hands.
Capthca:Final Answer?
Umm...Paperbacks for me,they smell nice and I like having the weight in my hands.
Thanks, I was actually referring exclusively to the Kindle library. I guess I should have done some more digging.FelixG said:
I prefer to read a physical copy over a digital one. For me, the advantages are:
- Doesn't hurt my eyes (unless I'm reading a lot in poor lighting)
- Don't have to be super careful with it (although I do have to be more careful with a few due to their age/how hard it would be to get a new copy)
- Feels nicer to hold
- Don't have to worry about its battery life
- Can't borrow eBooks from the library
- Much easier to go back and read parts than an eBook
That's just me though.
Capatcha: blinded by science
Not in this case.
- Doesn't hurt my eyes (unless I'm reading a lot in poor lighting)
- Don't have to be super careful with it (although I do have to be more careful with a few due to their age/how hard it would be to get a new copy)
- Feels nicer to hold
- Don't have to worry about its battery life
- Can't borrow eBooks from the library
- Much easier to go back and read parts than an eBook
That's just me though.
Capatcha: blinded by science
Not in this case.
The convenience of carrying an entire library around with me is nice but at home I prefer to read from paper. Also: the smell of old paper.
They both have their advantages. With an e-book you always have your entire library wherever you go. Plus you dont need to worry about storage. E-books are a lot cheaper as well. Plus a real e-reader like the Kindle is actually fairly book like, unlike an iPad app.
On the otherhand, you dont need to turn a book off on a plane though, and there is just something nice about the way paper feels and smells.
On the otherhand, you dont need to turn a book off on a plane though, and there is just something nice about the way paper feels and smells.
I prefer paperback/hardback books over an e-book. I like having a physical copy of a book, and I don't have to worry about battery life. I also really enjoy going into book stores and browsing because sometimes you can find something that grabs your attention. For example, I was browsing in Waterstones and I found a book called Boneshaker by Cherie Priest, an author I had never heard of before. I was intrigued, so I bought it and read it. Now I am on the 3rd book in her Clockwork century series. I have the feeling that if I had an e-book I might have missed out.
I wish they had warhammer novels in the kindle store, blacklibrary isn't as easy to download from, also I always forget my login detailsAris Khandr said:
I prefer physical copies. There's just something to the weight and the feel of paper in my hands that I adore when I read a physical book. Or maybe I'm getting older and I don't like change. Odd for someone who's only twenty.
I love having books but an e-reader is just so much more convenient. E-books are a lot cheaper and you can carry around thousands at a time if you wanted.
I don't have my own e-reader but I use my girlfriend's Kindle every now and then. It is really nice to read on. The screen on an e-reader causes no more strain than an actual book as it doesn't have a backlight like a regular screen so any concern you have about staring at the screen is unfounded.
I don't have my own e-reader but I use my girlfriend's Kindle every now and then. It is really nice to read on. The screen on an e-reader causes no more strain than an actual book as it doesn't have a backlight like a regular screen so any concern you have about staring at the screen is unfounded.
Funnily enough, I just did an assignment on this very topic. For me, the size, shape, artwork, weight, and every other property of physical books informs me to the content of the book. A digital copy cannot do the same as it can be altered at any time while this cannot happen to a physical copy. You generally know content wise what you're getting when you pick up a book
Paperback.. for pretty much all the reasons already stated. Feel nice, can collect them, display them, smell them... *sniff*, etc.
Also, you can lose all your books at once with an e-reader, the providing company can also remove books from your account without your consent. They can also edit/revise books without your knowledge... aaand you can't lend out e-books or spark a conversation with someone by looking at the cover of a book they're reading, because they're using an e-reader.
Also, you can lose all your books at once with an e-reader, the providing company can also remove books from your account without your consent. They can also edit/revise books without your knowledge... aaand you can't lend out e-books or spark a conversation with someone by looking at the cover of a book they're reading, because they're using an e-reader.
