Opinion: Would you destroy physical book in exchange for a electronic version? - Page 2

Ron. · 05-01-2011, 02:16 AM

I would prefer the ebook, I gave all my paper books away when I got an ereader.

Tome Keeper · 05-01-2011, 03:57 AM

Pbook is worth more than the e-book so no. Especially as a cut and scanned e-book is likely to be hard to read.

Nyssa · 05-01-2011, 07:51 AM

I find the thought of purposely destroying a pbook, for any reason, to be very upsetting.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 05-01-2011, 09:53 AM

I'd rather wait until the book became an ebook that I could buy. Just like I'm waiting for about half a dozen other books right now.

snarkophilus · 05-01-2011, 10:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leebase

If I have bought the book, I feel no moral dilemma procuring an ebook from the dark net of that same book.

I use the same logic, but am quick to give up on dark net versions if I can't find a "readable" version quickly and buy the ebook instead.

What is annoying is for pbooks I own but can't fine either ebook or dark net versions and I've gotten so used to only carrying the ereader around...

Cheers,
Simon.

mr ploppy · 05-01-2011, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by askyn

Would you buy a physical copy, and exchange it for a copy of the ebook version, as long as the physical copy was destroyed?

Sounds like legalised murder to me. Except it wouldn't be legal.

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Rich_D · 05-01-2011, 01:00 PM

I'd have no problem destroying the pbook. Although to be honest, I'd probably donate it to my library or leave it in a public place for someone else to enjoy.

Lemurion · 05-01-2011, 01:58 PM

Destroying books just feels wrong. I knew a person who always put her drinks on books to protect the surface they were lying on (table or sometimes even bed) - I find it incomprehensible - I'd put the drink on anything else to protect the book.

SensualPoet · 05-01-2011, 02:13 PM

I shudder about "destroying" books, too, but that's what happens to old books, eventually. It's not quite as bad as pushing grandma down the stairs to "accelerate" the natural course of things -- there are usually other copies of the physical book, somewhere ... and you still have your electronic copy.

Personally, with a handful of exceptions, I have no interest in keeping paper-based books.

Tome Keeper · 05-01-2011, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SensualPoet

I shudder about "destroying" books, too, but that's what happens to old books, eventually.

I agree with you there depending on the state of the old books. The library I worked at once threw away a whole skip full of old books, most were reference non-fiction and so hardly used. Luckily they offered the books to staff who wanted them so I saved about 100 books, wish I could have saved them all, it was such a waste. I would have understood with old books that were in tatters but these were pristine.

Sydney's Mom · 05-01-2011, 03:21 PM

I don't feel comfortable getting a book off the darknet, why would I feel comfotable getting the same from a friend?

I tried this with the ebook of Stephen King's The Dome, which was windowed. I got a version off the darknet, and signed up for the ebook. Buy the time the ebook was released, the price was down to $7 because of all the pirating, and the fact that the hardcover was the object of a price was between Amazon, Target and WalMart.

Although I convinced myself that no one was hurt, I didn't feel good about that, and have not done it since.

leebase · 05-01-2011, 05:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SensualPoet

Personally, with a handful of exceptions, I have no interest in keeping paper-based books.

+1

Lee

carld · 05-01-2011, 05:22 PM

If I had to destroy the paper book to generate the ebook, say by cutting the spine and scanning all the loose pages, then I might be okay with it depending on the book. But just to destroy a book, no.

carpetmojo · 05-01-2011, 05:52 PM

Destroy a book? Never - at the very least, give it to a thrift shop so someone more unfortunate than yourself can read something.

Or at worst, so they can use it in a more practical manner.......

GraceKrispy · 05-01-2011, 06:23 PM

I don't collect paper books and never really have (except I did have a nice teaching book collection and passed that on to my kids), but I cannot stand the thought of destroying a book. If I had the physical book, I'd probably give it away or keep it to read, but I wouldn't do a trade. To me, it's not the format of the book that's important. Ebooks are more convenient, to be sure, but if I already own the book in paper format, I wouldn't "need" to get it in digital format, as my purpose is not to collect books.

05-01-2011, 03:21 PM	#26
Sydney's Mom Wizard Posts: 2,899 Karma: 6995721 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Idaho, on the side of a mountain Device: Kindle Oasis, Fire 3d Gen and 5th Gen and Samsung Tab S	I don't feel comfortable getting a book off the darknet, why would I feel comfotable getting the same from a friend? I tried this with the ebook of Stephen King's The Dome, which was windowed. I got a version off the darknet, and signed up for the ebook. Buy the time the ebook was released, the price was down to $7 because of all the pirating, and the fact that the hardcover was the object of a price was between Amazon, Target and WalMart. Although I convinced myself that no one was hurt, I didn't feel good about that, and have not done it since. Last edited by Sydney's Mom; 05-02-2011 at 02:41 PM.

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05-01-2011, 02:16 AM	#16
Ron. Evangelist Posts: 448 Karma: 864744 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, LookBook, Nook Simple Touch	I would prefer the ebook, I gave all my paper books away when I got an ereader.

05-01-2011, 03:57 AM	#17
Tome Keeper Addict Posts: 355 Karma: 1001201 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3 Keyboard, Surface Tablet, Android Smartphone, Laptop, Netbook	Pbook is worth more than the e-book so no. Especially as a cut and scanned e-book is likely to be hard to read.

05-01-2011, 07:51 AM	#18
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I find the thought of purposely destroying a pbook, for any reason, to be very upsetting.

05-01-2011, 09:53 AM	#19
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I'd rather wait until the book became an ebook that I could buy. Just like I'm waiting for about half a dozen other books right now.

05-01-2011, 01:00 PM	#22
Rich_D Fanatic Posts: 581 Karma: 1314896 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Pittsburgh, PA USA Device: Android phone, Kobo Glo HD, nook ST with Glo (backup)	I'd have no problem destroying the pbook. Although to be honest, I'd probably donate it to my library or leave it in a public place for someone else to enjoy.

05-01-2011, 01:58 PM	#23
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Destroying books just feels wrong. I knew a person who always put her drinks on books to protect the surface they were lying on (table or sometimes even bed) - I find it incomprehensible - I'd put the drink on anything else to protect the book.

05-01-2011, 02:13 PM	#24
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	I shudder about "destroying" books, too, but that's what happens to old books, eventually. It's not quite as bad as pushing grandma down the stairs to "accelerate" the natural course of things -- there are usually other copies of the physical book, somewhere ... and you still have your electronic copy. Personally, with a handful of exceptions, I have no interest in keeping paper-based books.

05-01-2011, 05:22 PM	#28
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	If I had to destroy the paper book to generate the ebook, say by cutting the spine and scanning all the loose pages, then I might be okay with it depending on the book. But just to destroy a book, no.

05-01-2011, 05:52 PM	#29
carpetmojo Wizard Posts: 3,117 Karma: 9269999 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: UK Device: Sony- T3, PRS650, 350, T1/2/3, Paperwhite, Fire 8.9,Samsung Tab S 10.5	Destroy a book? Never - at the very least, give it to a thrift shop so someone more unfortunate than yourself can read something. Or at worst, so they can use it in a more practical manner.......

05-01-2011, 06:23 PM	#30
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I don't collect paper books and never really have (except I did have a nice teaching book collection and passed that on to my kids), but I cannot stand the thought of destroying a book. If I had the physical book, I'd probably give it away or keep it to read, but I wouldn't do a trade. To me, it's not the format of the book that's important. Ebooks are more convenient, to be sure, but if I already own the book in paper format, I wouldn't "need" to get it in digital format, as my purpose is not to collect books.