So do you also buy Hbooks and Pbooks?

tiniree · 09-08-2010, 03:55 PM

I am really curious to find out how many of you continue to purchase "physical" books?? And if you do, why?

Marie

susan_cassidy · 09-08-2010, 03:57 PM

Nope. Never bought hardbacks (too expensive, with as many books as I read). I just don't read paper books any more. If I'm going to read it, it has to be an ebook.

ficbot · 09-08-2010, 04:18 PM

I have never heard the term 'hbook' before but if you mean hardback, I have never bought a hardback fiction novel in my life. I used to buy paperbacks from the used book store and don't any longer. All my fiction is ebook.

The only paper books I still buy are cookbooks and fitness books, because many of those have nice photos and layouts where I really do like (or need) to see the whole page at once.

bill_mchale · 09-08-2010, 04:21 PM

I have bought the occasional book since I got my Jetbook. Mainly if I was going to be someplace where I wasn't sure when or if I would be able to recharge my reader.

--
Bill

sakura-panda · 09-08-2010, 04:25 PM

I want to say no, but I just bought A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire; it matches the other books I have by him, Wicked, Son of a Witch, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and I really like the covers on them. I also like the way the pages on the inside look. These are not books that I will be giving away, even if I eventually get ebook versions of them.

That's my first book in the nearly two years that I have had my reader.

-walsh- · 09-08-2010, 05:15 PM

only if I cant get an ebook version!

GA Russell · 09-08-2010, 05:16 PM

I recently joined the Doubleday Book Club. They have 18 books I would like to read.

The first five, including shipping, cost $2.94 each.

Most of the books are downsized hardbacks. The nominal price is typically the equivalent of the trade paperback price. There is always a special offer. This month's special is: Buy 2, Get 1 free.

In addition, when you spend $25, shipping is limited to $2.49.

some call me tim · 09-08-2010, 05:17 PM

I think the only hardbacks I'd buy would be for author-signing events. Oh, though, I did buy a couple of the Harry Potter books as hardbacks when they first came out. Hopefully as technology moves on, new releases will be available as ebooks as well. And also, I hope author-signing events don't become a thing of the past, I haven't been to many, but the few I've attended, I thoroughly enjoyed.

ardeegee · 09-08-2010, 05:29 PM

I still buy copies of books with lots of charts and photos.

HarleyB · 09-08-2010, 05:31 PM

I have only had my ereader since May and in that time I have only purchased ebooks.
I am however LOOKING longingly at several physical books which have been recently released. I have found them available as ebooks in other countries but of course not where I live due to Geographical Restrictions.

After years of waiting for things to get to Australia (we are soooooo far away) I am used to this but it is frustrating to think that the physical book was here within weeks of the US release but not the ebook.

So far I have shown incredible restraint but I can feel my defences crumbling.
I keep telling myself the ebook will be there next time I check...

carld · 09-08-2010, 05:33 PM

Except for cookbooks, no, and that's only because I'm scared of cooking around my Kindle. I'm clumsy and liable to spill something on it. Really, I should just buy the ebooks and print the recipes I need.

jgaiser · 09-08-2010, 05:41 PM

Honestly, yes... Not hardbacks, but at least as many paperbacks as ebooks.

Maybe my tastes are outside the "typical" ebook reader, but at least of half of what I want to read is not available as ebooks. Mostly non-fiction.

mr ploppy · 09-08-2010, 06:20 PM

Of course. In fact I buy more real books now than I ever did before. Ebook readers for me are just for reading books that either don't exist in real form or are too expensive. And for reading what a lot of people here call "stolen" books by people I've never heard of before.

CarolineNH · 09-08-2010, 06:29 PM

I have purchased quilting books (both those covering patterns or techniques and those dealing with historical topics) and computer books in both hard and soft cover, although if I have the opportunity I will buy them used. I have also purchased other books (several first-person narratives of hiking the Appalachian Trail) that are just not available in ebook format.

RCR · 09-08-2010, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by -walsh-

only if I cant get an ebook version!

Me too.

Two real books I've recently bought:

"The Universal Principles of Successful Trading" by Brent Pentfold
and
"Journey into Power" by Baron Baptiste.

I would have much preferred to buy them in ebook format.

09-08-2010, 03:55 PM	#1
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09-08-2010, 03:57 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	Nope. Never bought hardbacks (too expensive, with as many books as I read). I just don't read paper books any more. If I'm going to read it, it has to be an ebook.

09-08-2010, 04:18 PM	#3
ficbot Wizard Posts: 2,409 Karma: 4132096 Join Date: Sep 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite/iOS Kindle App	I have never heard the term 'hbook' before but if you mean hardback, I have never bought a hardback fiction novel in my life. I used to buy paperbacks from the used book store and don't any longer. All my fiction is ebook. The only paper books I still buy are cookbooks and fitness books, because many of those have nice photos and layouts where I really do like (or need) to see the whole page at once.

09-08-2010, 04:21 PM	#4
bill_mchale Wizard Posts: 1,451 Karma: 1550000 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch, HPC Evo 4G LTE	I have bought the occasional book since I got my Jetbook. Mainly if I was going to be someplace where I wasn't sure when or if I would be able to recharge my reader. -- Bill

09-08-2010, 04:25 PM	#5
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 939 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I want to say no, but I just bought A Lion Among Men by Gregory Maguire; it matches the other books I have by him, Wicked, Son of a Witch, and Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister and I really like the covers on them. I also like the way the pages on the inside look. These are not books that I will be giving away, even if I eventually get ebook versions of them. That's my first book in the nearly two years that I have had my reader.

09-08-2010, 05:15 PM	#6
-walsh- Enthusiast Posts: 27 Karma: 40 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3	only if I cant get an ebook version!

09-08-2010, 05:16 PM	#7
GA Russell Als, Lions host Semis Posts: 7,715 Karma: 31487351 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Device: Paperwhite, Kindles 10 & 4 and jetBook Lite	I recently joined the Doubleday Book Club. They have 18 books I would like to read. The first five, including shipping, cost $2.94 each. Most of the books are downsized hardbacks. The nominal price is typically the equivalent of the trade paperback price. There is always a special offer. This month's special is: Buy 2, Get 1 free. In addition, when you spend $25, shipping is limited to $2.49.

09-08-2010, 05:17 PM	#8
some call me tim Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 22620 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Device: Kindle Voyage, Kobo Libra	I think the only hardbacks I'd buy would be for author-signing events. Oh, though, I did buy a couple of the Harry Potter books as hardbacks when they first came out. Hopefully as technology moves on, new releases will be available as ebooks as well. And also, I hope author-signing events don't become a thing of the past, I haven't been to many, but the few I've attended, I thoroughly enjoyed.

09-08-2010, 05:29 PM	#9
ardeegee Maratus speciosus butt Posts: 3,292 Karma: 1162698 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-350	I still buy copies of books with lots of charts and photos.

09-08-2010, 05:31 PM	#10
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	I have only had my ereader since May and in that time I have only purchased ebooks. I am however LOOKING longingly at several physical books which have been recently released. I have found them available as ebooks in other countries but of course not where I live due to Geographical Restrictions. After years of waiting for things to get to Australia (we are soooooo far away) I am used to this but it is frustrating to think that the physical book was here within weeks of the US release but not the ebook. So far I have shown incredible restraint but I can feel my defences crumbling. I keep telling myself the ebook will be there next time I check...

09-08-2010, 05:33 PM	#11
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Except for cookbooks, no, and that's only because I'm scared of cooking around my Kindle. I'm clumsy and liable to spill something on it. Really, I should just buy the ebooks and print the recipes I need.

09-08-2010, 05:41 PM	#12
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Honestly, yes... Not hardbacks, but at least as many paperbacks as ebooks. Maybe my tastes are outside the "typical" ebook reader, but at least of half of what I want to read is not available as ebooks. Mostly non-fiction.

09-08-2010, 06:20 PM	#13
mr ploppy Feral Underclass Posts: 3,622 Karma: 26821535 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Yorkshire, tha noz Device: 2nd hand paperback	Of course. In fact I buy more real books now than I ever did before. Ebook readers for me are just for reading books that either don't exist in real form or are too expensive. And for reading what a lot of people here call "stolen" books by people I've never heard of before.

09-08-2010, 06:29 PM	#14
CarolineNH Expert napper Posts: 112 Karma: 77362 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New Hampshire Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad Pro, Kindle Fire 10	I have purchased quilting books (both those covering patterns or techniques and those dealing with historical topics) and computer books in both hard and soft cover, although if I have the opportunity I will buy them used. I have also purchased other books (several first-person narratives of hiking the Appalachian Trail) that are just not available in ebook format.