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sun surfer · 07-03-2017, 10:44 AM

I've noticed a few different words for this so wanted to see what others think.

I am of course referring to instances of needing to distinguish from ebooks; otherwise I'm aware that most of us would just call them books. Note that I did still include plain 'book' since some may prefer this but consider carefully before voting this option as it would obviously be the most confusing and least clear of the options (e.g. this would mean that those who only read ebooks would state, 'Oh, I never read books anymore').

I've included both some shortened forms and long forms of which one or the other might be used. I've also included varying interpretations of 'pbook' since, though I know the original intention, I've heard people interpret it in different ways.

The vote is multiple choice so vote for whichever you prefer to use.

07-03-2017, 10:44 AM	#1
sun surfer languorous autodidact ✦ Posts: 4,235 Karma: 44667380 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: smiling with the rising sun Device: onyx boox poke 2 colour, kindle voyage	What is your preferred way of referring to non-ebooks? (when needing to distinguish) I've noticed a few different words for this so wanted to see what others think. I am of course referring to instances of needing to distinguish from ebooks; otherwise I'm aware that most of us would just call them books. Note that I did still include plain 'book' since some may prefer this but consider carefully before voting this option as it would obviously be the most confusing and least clear of the options (e.g. this would mean that those who only read ebooks would state, 'Oh, I never read books anymore'). I've included both some shortened forms and long forms of which one or the other might be used. I've also included varying interpretations of 'pbook' since, though I know the original intention, I've heard people interpret it in different ways. The vote is multiple choice so vote for whichever you prefer to use.