ebooks are more convenient, paper is more nostalgic
Paper
Ebooks since 2007, I just don’t get people that insist on dead trees and give some bullshit justifications.
I was unaware that I have to justify a preference. Silly me.
My dream invention would be a blank book that would let you download texts. Feels and smells like paper, but with the advantages of an Ereader.
Until then, I’ll stick with paper.
Oh that would be sooooo good!!
As a reader take these suggestions.
[in nor particular order]
‘Red Harvest’ by Dashiell Hammett. A tough detective arrives in a lawless town and proceeds to clean it up by tricking half the town into killing the rest. If the plot sounds familiar it’s because people stole it from this book, the original.
‘Night’s Master’ by Tanith Lee. A demon prince spends his night’s seducing and tormenting humans. Like Neil Gaiman? He stole a tone of stuff from her.
‘Dark Star’ by Alan Furst. On the brink of WW2 a Soviet reporter is drafted into the KGB. He’s lead to a mysterious suitcase and soon finds himself hunted across Europe.
Enjoy.
Paper 100%. It’s just a better reading experience for me. I can flip around more easily. I enjoy how it feels in my hand.
They both have their pros and cons. Epubs are easy to acquire and carry, and easy to read, since the display is customizable. But a physical book is nice to have away from home, so I don’t have to spend too much battery on reading. And it’s nice to admire some covers in person.
Ebook. Specially epub format.
kepub or gtfo :)
I still prefer paper books. I’m behind a computer all day long so it’s a nice break. Just ordered Good Omens so I’m excited about that.
A lot of the paper books I own are not available as ebooks, but I do find that I actually read ebooks much more readily.
Ebooks. Much more accessible just by virtue of being able to change the font, size of text, colour, etc. Can also fit a whole lot more books into a much smaller space.
As I get older ebooks are simply better. I can adjust font, font size, line height, kerning, leading, margins, backlight warmth on a device that can carry all the thousands of books I have and which weighs ounces.
I prefer paper, but since my wife claims 90% of the shelf space I usually read ebooks.
Both. I have a Kobo for when I am on the go and physical books for when I am chilling at home. I usually have a different book going for each case.
I think I am starting to lean towards ebooks for the convenience when reading novels and prosey nonfiction.
However for reference books a physical thing is easier to flip through, and for anything with illustrations, physical still has better quality.
I don’t really care but it’s significantly more convenient to use eBook, especially if you’re not reading at home.
