eBook Conversion?

anamardoll · 07-13-2011, 12:34 PM

How much are you converted to the cult of eBook?

Poll to follow!

jgaiser · 07-13-2011, 12:40 PM

Mostly ebooks these days, but I still buy a fair amount of pbooks. The publishers haven't caught up with my tastes yet.

Pookeysgirl · 07-13-2011, 12:41 PM

I'm completely converted. Since I bought my Kobo in May last year, I haven't bought a single DTB. If I can't find it as an ebook, I won't read it

Tattncat · 07-13-2011, 12:50 PM

I don't buy pbooks, period. It doesn't fit with my reading addiction. If I can't get it in eBook format. I do without and wait.

Nyssa · 07-13-2011, 12:53 PM

I chose option 3, but I am really a mix between:

I prefer eBooks, but will buy pbooks that don't have an eBook option.

and

I buy a pretty even mix of eBooks and pBooks, based on certain criteria (price, availability, etc.).

99% of my new purchases are e-books, but there are a few series that I have chosen to continue in pbook form. Repurchasing all of them as ebooks would be ridiculously expensive.

sakura-panda · 07-13-2011, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nyssa

I chose option 3, but I am really a mix between:

I prefer eBooks, but will buy pbooks that don't have an eBook option.

and

I buy a pretty even mix of eBooks and pBooks, based on certain criteria (price, availability, etc.).

99% of my new purchases are e-books, but there are a few series that I have chosen to continue in pbook form. Repurchasing all of them as ebooks would be ridiculously expensive.

I agree with this exactly, but I chose option 2 since at the moment I'm not actively buying p-books, but I do buy one on occasion when I see it matches a series I have not converted to e-book. It's not that I'm actively committed to keeping them as p-books but more that it is an impulse buy.

odiakkoh · 07-13-2011, 01:02 PM

I can't say no to the local used bookstore. Appropriately named the Almost Perfect Bookstore it has almost everything ever. And even if isn't there one day, it might be there the next since they do trade ins everyday (and buy for cash twice a week).

If it wasn't there I would be a 100% ebook convert.

banjobama · 07-13-2011, 01:33 PM

I only BUY ebooks, but I'll go to the library and check out pbooks, or borrow pbooks from friends.

DMB · 07-13-2011, 01:39 PM

I am trying not to buy pbooks at all. Having over my lifetime amassed a large collection of books, I decided anyway that I needed to get rid of a lot of them fro reasons of space. That process is still incomplete. Getting my Kindle allowed me to replace a lot of my classic books with e-editions and I have been pleasantly surprised by how many new books I want are available in eformat.

But I still have about four years' worth of unread pbooks, so I still read them.

Pomtroll · 07-13-2011, 01:57 PM

Most of my books are e-books now. But I will buy the p-book if I can't get the e-book. Especially if I need it for my book club.

JSWolf · 07-13-2011, 02:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anamardoll

How much are you converted to the cult of eBook?

Poll to follow!

I only buy eBooks. I no longer buy pBooks.
I prefer eBooks but sometimes buy used pBooks

Those two options should be added in. But the problem is that the people who already voted cannot take back their votes. So would you mind starting a new thread?

anamardoll · 07-13-2011, 02:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

I only buy eBooks. I no longer buy pBooks.
I prefer eBooks but sometimes buy used pBooks

Those two options should be added in. But the problem is that the people who already voted cannot take back their votes. So would you mind starting a new thread?

Probably those can be covered in the given top 2 options... I suppose the "cut-and-convert" in #1 and the "when not available" in #2 ascribe motives that might not be accurate to the voter, but otherwise it wouldn't be an UNUTTERABLY SILLY POLL.

I can make a new poll if enough people want it so that it's not considered spam, though. Anyone want to second this motion?

odiakkoh · 07-13-2011, 02:39 PM

Its a casual poll on an online forum, i say leave it be.

anamardoll · 07-13-2011, 02:49 PM

Come to think on it, I prefer eBooks but sometimes buy used pBooks would -- in my opinion -- fall under #3, if you're buying used because it's cheaper or because you like the physical shopping experience.

SeaBookGuy · 07-13-2011, 03:07 PM

I rarely purchase any books -- my library has 20K ebooks, a slew of audiobooks, and I have a backlist of their print books to get to, as well as the New Books shelf for additions "finds".

View Poll Results: eBook Conversion?
I only buy eBooks. If I buy a pBook backlist book, I cut-and-convert it.	21	25.61%
I prefer eBooks, but will buy pbooks that don't have an eBook option.	38	46.34%
I buy a pretty even mix of eBooks and pBooks, based on certain criteria (price, availability, etc.).	20	24.39%
I prefer pBooks, and only buy eBooks under certain circumstances.	3	3.66%
I only buy pBooks and I mostly come to Mobile Reads for the thrilling discussions and wonderful polls.	0	0%
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07-13-2011, 12:34 PM	#1
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	eBook Conversion? How much are you converted to the cult of eBook? Poll to follow!

07-13-2011, 12:40 PM	#2
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Mostly ebooks these days, but I still buy a fair amount of pbooks. The publishers haven't caught up with my tastes yet.

07-13-2011, 12:41 PM	#3
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	I'm completely converted. Since I bought my Kobo in May last year, I haven't bought a single DTB. If I can't find it as an ebook, I won't read it

07-13-2011, 12:50 PM	#4
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	I don't buy pbooks, period. It doesn't fit with my reading addiction. If I can't get it in eBook format. I do without and wait.

07-13-2011, 12:53 PM	#5
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I chose option 3, but I am really a mix between: I prefer eBooks, but will buy pbooks that don't have an eBook option. and I buy a pretty even mix of eBooks and pBooks, based on certain criteria (price, availability, etc.). 99% of my new purchases are e-books, but there are a few series that I have chosen to continue in pbook form. Repurchasing all of them as ebooks would be ridiculously expensive.

07-13-2011, 01:02 PM	#7
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	I can't say no to the local used bookstore. Appropriately named the Almost Perfect Bookstore it has almost everything ever. And even if isn't there one day, it might be there the next since they do trade ins everyday (and buy for cash twice a week). If it wasn't there I would be a 100% ebook convert.

07-13-2011, 01:33 PM	#8
banjobama Busy Read'n Posts: 980 Karma: 5039283 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Auburn, WA Device: Pocketbook Touch Lux 5	I only BUY ebooks, but I'll go to the library and check out pbooks, or borrow pbooks from friends.

07-13-2011, 01:39 PM	#9
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	I am trying not to buy pbooks at all. Having over my lifetime amassed a large collection of books, I decided anyway that I needed to get rid of a lot of them fro reasons of space. That process is still incomplete. Getting my Kindle allowed me to replace a lot of my classic books with e-editions and I have been pleasantly surprised by how many new books I want are available in eformat. But I still have about four years' worth of unread pbooks, so I still read them.

07-13-2011, 01:57 PM	#10
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	Most of my books are e-books now. But I will buy the p-book if I can't get the e-book. Especially if I need it for my book club.

07-13-2011, 02:39 PM	#13
odiakkoh Guru Posts: 823 Karma: 1818344 Join Date: Apr 2011 Device: iPhone 5s	Its a casual poll on an online forum, i say leave it be.

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07-13-2011, 02:49 PM	#14
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Come to think on it, I prefer eBooks but sometimes buy used pBooks would -- in my opinion -- fall under #3, if you're buying used because it's cheaper or because you like the physical shopping experience.

07-13-2011, 03:07 PM	#15
SeaBookGuy Can one read too much? Posts: 2,029 Karma: 2487799 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Naples, FL Device: Kindle PW 3, Sony 350 and 650	I rarely purchase any books -- my library has 20K ebooks, a slew of audiobooks, and I have a backlist of their print books to get to, as well as the New Books shelf for additions "finds".