ebooks or physical copies?

[Sho]

do you have a preference?

i much prefer owning physical copies. i have to read a lot of ebooks for uni work since the textbooks are like £30 each wtf???? and i find them so awkward to read

wby

[Samantha]

Physical copies, I'd rather be able to have a book in my hand and read the pages properly. Plus, when you're finished reading (if you're not going to reread it or keep it) you can always sell it or donate it!

[Absently]

i like the physical copies usually cus i love to show the world all my books. ebooks are really handy for bed and uni work so you can just pirate them x

[LUCPIX]

Definitely the physical books
... firstly... because they won't ruin your retinas, cones and rods and after a long night-time reading

Secondly, because the e-books don't smell lovely nor has an exclusive font

[Sho]

Definitely the physical books
... firstly... because they won't ruin your retinas, cones and rods and after a long night-time reading

Secondly, because the e-books don't smell lovely nor has an exclusive font

mm love the smell of books! also your avatar is crazy and i can't stop looking at it lmao

[LUCPIX]

mm love the smell of books! also your avatar is crazy and i can't stop looking at it lmao

yeah
and, well, don't you think that it's harder to remember all the stuff we've just read in an ebook, like it sucks our eyes and catches our memory?

[Sho]

yeah
and, well, don't you think that it's harder to remember all the stuff we've just read in an ebook, like it sucks our eyes and catches our memory?

i find it hard to focus in general when reading an ebook! i always find that i'm reading but nothing sinks in

[LUCPIX]

i find it hard to focus in general when reading an ebook! i always find that i'm reading but nothing sinks in

Definitely! I've heard about a feature in some versions of Kindle called electronic paper (?) which turns off the screen (except the pixels from the font) and makes it "absorb" the outside light in order to make the reading process more effective, similar to a real book, but... but...

but, you know, they still haven't invented a "book smell" feature

[Sho]

Definitely! I've heard about a feature in some versions of Kindle called electronic paper (?) which turns off the screen (except the pixels from the font) and makes it "absorb" the outside light in order to make the reading process more effective, similar to a real book, but... but...

but, you know, they still haven't invented a "book smell" feature

sounds fancy (and expensive) - i think i'll stick to physical copies. i only use my kinda when i go abroad because i'm a fast reader and it saves a lot of space to carry a kindle than 3-4 actual books.

definitely needs a book smell feature!

[LUCPIX]

sounds fancy (and expensive) - i think i'll stick to physical copies. i only use my kinda when i go abroad because i'm a fast reader and it saves a lot of space to carry a kindle than 3-4 actual books.

definitely needs a book smell feature!

One question:
You, fast readers... do you remember clearly what you've just read? Because, like, whenever I try to pretend I'm one of you, my brain reacts very bad, forgetting 80% of the content in five minutes, just like a dream

If you do, is your memory based on the moments the book you imagined during the reading or you can really remember all the words, almost exactly the way it's written?

Apologies for the awkward question but I always wanted to know about this

[despect]

physical copies simply because I enjoy reading a book rather than looking at a screen it would be give me a headache :(

[Sho]

One question:
You, fast readers... do you remember clearly what you've just read? Because, like, whenever I try to pretend I'm one of you, my brain reacts very bad, forgetting 80% of the content in five minutes, just like a dream

If you do, is your memory based on the moments the book you imagined during the reading or you can really remember all the words, almost exactly the way it's written?

Apologies for the awkward question but I always wanted to know about this

I sometimes read things and kind of have to go back and re-read a chapter, but if I'm properly focused then yes I remember clearly :)

and my memory is based on what I imagined!

[nat965]

Definitely physical copies, never got used to ebooks.


One question:
You, fast readers... do you remember clearly what you've just read? Because, like, whenever I try to pretend I'm one of you, my brain reacts very bad, forgetting 80% of the content in five minutes, just like a dream

If you do, is your memory based on the moments the book you imagined during the reading or you can really remember all the words, almost exactly the way it's written?

I'd say 90% of the time its the moments in the book I imagined, I've never requoted a line of text out of a book word for word exactly.

[LUCPIX]

I sometimes read things and kind of have to go back and re-read a chapter, but if I'm properly focused then yes I remember clearly :)

and my memory is based on what I imagined!


Definitely physical copies, never got used to ebooks.



I'd say 90% of the time its the moments in the book I imagined, I've never requoted a line of text out of a book word for word exactly.

Haaa,
Do you know what does this mean? It's officially a normal thing

This meant a lot, dudes, thanks

[despect]

I've had to re-read some books because I forget parts of it especially when someone askes me to explain it!

[Sho]

i sometimes just get distracted and think about smth else while reading and have to go back because i merge the story and what i was daydreaming about into one and get confused lmao

[Sloths]

Definitely physical books however they're really expensive here so unless I can get it on the cheap or I get sent it from publishers I tend to just download the ebook. Although Ebooks are great for reading in my lunch hour.

I find if im struggling to get into a book I need to read it in physical form, I tried reading game of thrones as an ebook and could never get past the first chapter but whizzed through it in physical copy

[LUCPIX]

Definitely physical books however they're really expensive here so unless I can get it on the cheap or I get sent it from publishers I tend to just download the ebook. Although Ebooks are great for reading in my lunch hour.

I find if im struggling to get into a book I need to read it in physical form, I tried reading game of thrones as an ebook and could never get past the first chapter but whizzed through it in physical copy

Totally agreed - It's getting more and more expensive to get a book, as they were getting more decorated, smelling good and - probably - people are buying less books than before

We're lucky there are libraries

[Sho]

yeah for sure. I tried reading hunger games as an ebook and didn't get far - still haven't got around to reading all three, but I flew through the first after buying a physical copy

[despect]

I think these days they are doing more special offers on books. They are here anyway like the other day it was 2 books for £15 which is really cheap if you ask me!

[Sloths]

I think these days they are doing more special offers on books. They are here anyway like the other day it was 2 books for £15 which is really cheap if you ask me!
they are getting cheaper! Especially with sites like Book Depository, it's like $10 a book compared to $30-40 in the shops

[despect]

they are getting cheaper! Especially with sites like Book Depository, it's like $10 a book compared to $30-40 in the shops

Yeah! I always look for the deals but in some shops its hard to find!

[Brad]

I prefer physical copies of books, but lately I've been doing a lot of reading via ebooks because they're more accessible and cheaper... Especially in Canada.

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[LUCPIX]

I prefer physical copies of books, but lately I've been doing a lot of reading via ebooks because they're more accessible and cheaper... Especially in Canada.

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...and, in some particular naughty cases, downloadable lego_haha
Don't you think that it's somehow better to read in a book made of paper rather than reading in a mobi or an epub or an pdf?

[Brad]

...and, in some particular naughty cases, downloadable lego_haha
Don't you think that it's somehow better to read in a book made of paper rather than reading in a mobi or an epub or an pdf?

Well, where I need reading glasses, I sometimes have a harder time reading books because when you do PDFs, etc. You can enlarge the text making it easier to read where books... Well, lol

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[PrettyLoven]

I kind of like both but I am leaning mostly towards a physical book. I like to actually hold the book in my hand than to hold my cell phone for reading a book : D
I like ebooks too only when I want to read something different now that is not found at a library. It is just a click and a download away on a free book download website: )