do you still read paper books? - Page 9

Geralt · 01-17-2015, 11:28 AM

Yes! I also buy them. Imagine that

Alohamora · 01-17-2015, 02:57 PM

I gave up mass market PBs nearly 20 years ago - About the same time I started needing bifocals. Poor quality paper makes print blurry and the pages don't lay flat. I can read without glasses if the print is clear and on a flat surface. I continued to buy trade paperbacks and hardcovers for a while, but resent the space they take up and have gone digital as much as possible now. I'd rather borrow from the library than own any more space hogging books. Although I'll never give up a few old favorites still on my bookshelf, I'll re-read them in e- versions. I only read on paper when I'm borrowing non-fiction from the library.

I started e-reading on a palm pilot and ebookman way back when and now happily read on phones and tablets, only rarely using my e-ink devices.

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01-17-2015, 11:28 AM	#121
Geralt Witcher Posts: 933 Karma: 7321117 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Swamp. Slaying Drowners. Device: Kindle PW2	Yes! I also buy them. Imagine that

01-17-2015, 02:57 PM	#122
Alohamora Evangelist Posts: 446 Karma: 8897438 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: USA Device: Android phone, Fire tablet, ios phone	I gave up mass market PBs nearly 20 years ago - About the same time I started needing bifocals. Poor quality paper makes print blurry and the pages don't lay flat. I can read without glasses if the print is clear and on a flat surface. I continued to buy trade paperbacks and hardcovers for a while, but resent the space they take up and have gone digital as much as possible now. I'd rather borrow from the library than own any more space hogging books. Although I'll never give up a few old favorites still on my bookshelf, I'll re-read them in e- versions. I only read on paper when I'm borrowing non-fiction from the library. I started e-reading on a palm pilot and ebookman way back when and now happily read on phones and tablets, only rarely using my e-ink devices.

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