Don't forget those of us with back problems. I can usually only carry a limited number of things in my bag, since I can only carry a small bag without hurting my spine, and I read fantasy novels. My jbl is smaller than most of the books I would read. Pretty much a no brainer which one i'll pick, though I have no problem reading from paper.
Sadly, while I generally prefer my ereader, I too read stuff that's harder to find in ebook format (I'm looking at you, Brave Story).
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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
I've got no problem with reference/coffee-table books like RPG manuals, that are chart-and-picture heavy, but for just reading?
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Well with RPG sourcebooks, there's just something different about the physical books being there. For one, there's the whole flipping through the pages to find just the section you're looking for -- something I can never do properly with a PDF ("crap WHERE ARE MY FEATS I CAN'T FIND THE PAGE" /ragequits and opens the book).
Also, there's just something about the huge nerd cred to it. Everyone I know has the sourcebooks for D&D/WoD/Shadowrun/etc on PDF but the ones with the books on their shelves? You know who the hardcore ones are. Especially with rare RPG books.
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Originally Posted by DixieGal
Wait until you decide to clean off your bookshelves. It's so liberating! Last year I gave our library everything except my art and travel books. It was scary, but felt great to cut the ties to paper.
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I keep getting tempted to donate all my paperbacks to the local library, though it's more of because I've been moving a lot than because I've been e-reading all the time.
Probably the only books of mine I'll never get rid of are my massive collection of RPG sourcebooks and manga. I've even run out of shelf space for them after turning them on their sides. I still tend to read digital copies though, I hate getting my finger grease all over the pages
