eBooks or traditional?
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JerSchmare
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For me, I go back and forth. eBooks are so convenient. And I seem to read more for a variety of reasons. But, other times, I love the feel of a real book.
Just wondering how others feel.
Just wondering how others feel.
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I prefer the e-reader. Some people really romanticize the feel and smell of a book, but I just see books as clutter. I recently downsized all of my books to fewer than ten. I've used my e-reader ever since.
But damn there are some crappy free ebooks2 -
I prefer paper. Not only do you typically read faster on a paper medium rather than digital, but I can’t concentrate as well with digital books.3
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Kill The Trees !1
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Traditional. No worrying about battery life and I can loan traditional books to friends all I want, I have a few that we just trade books.1
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JerSchmare wrote: »Bearded1der wrote: »I prefer paper. Not only do you typically read faster on a paper medium rather than digital, but I can’t concentrate as well with digital books.
I know that "they" say this. However, I'm on a computer all day at work. I amused to reading on a backlit screen. I read more voraciously on an ereader. Traditional books take me much longer and I find them awkward to hold.
My only beef is that with paperbacks i was able to hold the book and turn the pages with one hand while the other hand could remain tucked. Now it requires two hands. Not a dealbreaker. But I do miss that one little thing.
Of course the one handed page flip backfired many times and I ruined lots of smut books in the tub this way, so there's that.
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It's so nice not to have to lug around all the books I'm reading, but I do like the feeling of turning pages. A touch screen just doesn't quite do it0
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I like either but prefer a real book only for the smell. It's just one of those things.0
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caco_ethes wrote: »JerSchmare wrote: »Bearded1der wrote: »I prefer paper. Not only do you typically read faster on a paper medium rather than digital, but I can’t concentrate as well with digital books.
I know that "they" say this. However, I'm on a computer all day at work. I amused to reading on a backlit screen. I read more voraciously on an ereader. Traditional books take me much longer and I find them awkward to hold.
My only beef is that with paperbacks i was able to hold the book and turn the pages with one hand while the other hand could remain tucked. Now it requires two hands. Not a dealbreaker. But I do miss that one little thing.
Of course the one handed page flip backfired many times and I ruined lots of smut books in the tub this way, so there's that.
I like paperbacks because I can hold them with my left hand while keeping my right hand down the front of my pants..... where it belongs.1 -
E- books first and if I really liked the book I buy them in paperbacks.0
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Both.0
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Ebooks 110%
I have 6-10 books in my phone right now I can read any anytime.0 -
I like both, but it's much easier to carry my books on my phone, than in my purse. Plus, I've developed fibro, and regular books can be a bit painful after a while.0
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Real books - as a primary/elementary teacher, the tactile nature of s real book stimulates far more in the mind than an ebook
Developmentally - turning a page evokes far more than scrolling through4 -
@ motorsheen wrote: "I like paperbacks because I can hold them with my left hand while keeping my right hand down the front of my pants..... where it belongs."
LMAO .
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Real books only.1
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I like the smell and feel of books0
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E-book for travels, def. Regular otherwise0
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