eBooks or traditional?

JerSchmare
JerSchmare Posts: 1,214 Member
edited November 21 in Chit-Chat
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.

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  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    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 ebooks :lol:
  • Bearded1der
    Bearded1der Posts: 88 Member
    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.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Kill The Trees !
  • VeronicaA76
    VeronicaA76 Posts: 1,116 Member
    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.
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  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    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.
  • keiram555
    keiram555 Posts: 8 Member
    edited September 2017
    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 it
  • KyleGrace8
    KyleGrace8 Posts: 2,205 Member
    I like either but prefer a real book only for the smell. It's just one of those things.
  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    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.
  • sw33tp3a1
    sw33tp3a1 Posts: 5,065 Member
    E- books first and if I really liked the book I buy them in paperbacks.
  • tinadraper1967
    tinadraper1967 Posts: 7 Member
    Both. :)
  • Merkavar
    Merkavar Posts: 3,082 Member
    Ebooks 110%

    I have 6-10 books in my phone right now I can read any anytime.
  • Momepro
    Momepro Posts: 1,509 Member
    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.
  • ExileFromTheNorth
    ExileFromTheNorth Posts: 3,038 Member
    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 through
  • Bluetail6
    Bluetail6 Posts: 2,990 Member
    @ 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 :D .

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  • emdeesea
    emdeesea Posts: 1,823 Member
    Real books only.
  • _pi3_
    _pi3_ Posts: 2,311 Member
    edited September 2017
    I like the smell and feel of books
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  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    E-book for travels, def. Regular otherwise
  • SEAHORSES4EVER
    SEAHORSES4EVER Posts: 1,553 Member
    I prefer paper. I romanticize books for sure, some are memories I want to keep forever. I'm aware I can do this with e-books too but it just isn't the same for me.

    However, I am also a person who hates clutter so I keep all my favourites on a shelf and others will remain an e-book forever.
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  • Creativityfailure
    Creativityfailure Posts: 96 Member
    JerSchmare wrote: »
    I really love the idea of using an eReader to read, and then if you love a book, buy it to put on your shelf. It's a neat idea to avoid clutter.

    This is what I use libraries for. I borrow the book from the library, and then decide if I want to buy it. I'm also a real book person. I just like the feeling of turning the pages and such, and yes, I like the smell of new books. Not the library's books though...
  • fuzzylop72
    fuzzylop72 Posts: 651 Member
    most of the time ebooks. For books that have significant non-text content, though, paper.
  • KosmosKitten
    KosmosKitten Posts: 10,476 Member
    I have both, but I definitely prefer the smell and feel of a traditional book. There's just something magical about that old book smell. :)
  • caco_ethes
    caco_ethes Posts: 11,962 Member
    SEAHORSES4EVER wrote: »
    I prefer paper. I romanticize books for sure, some are memories I want to keep forever. I'm aware I can do this with e-books too but it just isn't the same for me.

    However, I am also a person who hates clutter so I keep all my favourites on a shelf and others will remain an e-book forever.

    :love:
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,740 Member
    I prefer real books. I used to hoard them (not seriously...just like 2 giant bookcases full) but now I'd rather check out books from the library, and if I do buy a book I donate it to charity or pass on to a friend.
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