Last time you bought a Book? - Page 3

DreamWriter · 06-02-2013, 01:30 AM

I bought several hardcover books as gifts for my daughter last October and recently purchased paperback editions of my husband's books for family and friends. Other than those, I can't remember when I last bought paper books. My last ebook purchase was about three weeks ago.

Nothingness · 06-02-2013, 01:50 AM

Unless it's a pretty edition, I prefer novels in ebook format. As for other books I prefer buying the real ones. As for mangas, I also prefer buying real mangas. Anyway, I bought my Kobo to read novels on it, not to read other types of books. When I did the cleaning of my novels after buying my Kobo, I kept the ones I could not find in ebook format and the pretty editions like this one:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ontes-macabres

Yapyap · 06-02-2013, 02:02 AM

I think it was in March, when I got Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - the Skulduggery Pleasant books are the only ones at this time I actually collect in both hardback and paperback + buy the ebooks for the actual reading.

The last one before that was JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy last autumn, as the ebook was more expensive at the time than importing the hardback.

Since I started e-reading, I've been buying maybe 4-5 paper books a year - the ones I collect + the occasional book that I really want to read but that isn't available as ebook or uses footnotes extensively and is therefore more comfortable to read on paper.

JoeD · 06-02-2013, 07:01 AM

Excluding gifts, couple of years ago. Excluding research/technical books, it's likely over 15 years.

I spend more on ebooks than I ever did on paper books though (again excluding the above that I still buy in paper). I'm just pickier now and buy cheaper ebooks, so although I think I'm spending more, I'm also getting more

JSWolf · 06-02-2013, 07:40 AM

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Originally Posted by PG4003

I had not bought a paper book since 2010 when I got my first Kindle.....until Stephen King decided his new book Joyland will only be released in paperback. Just got notice today from Amazon that it shipped....don't know how I'll handle reading a paper book again.

Well, you handle a pBook with your hands and you read it with your eyes.

Indio777 · 06-02-2013, 09:35 AM

Bought two history books from Amazon last week and two mass trade paperbacks (fiction) at B&N day before yesterday.

Still will continue to buy physical books, especially non-fiction. Still enjoy the tactile quality of physical books. And some things just don't work that well in e-book format for me. For example: books with detailed maps, exhibition catalogs, most reference books, manga/graphic novels, etc. ...

astrangerhere · 06-02-2013, 07:44 PM

I bought two paperbacks and one hardcover at B&N yesterday. The paperbacks were for my mother in law and the HC was for my wife, who just does not like ebooks at all. We're collecting the Penguin Drop Caps editions.

tomsem · 06-02-2013, 09:53 PM

I have bought 2 in the last year. Neither was available as an ebook.

There should be a follow-up question here, however: have you read the books you bought?

In my case that would be "no". I find them far less convenient in terms of finding time and place to read them. So far it has not happened.

danskmacabre · 06-02-2013, 11:09 PM

I haven't bought a pbook for ages.

But I DO regularly go to my local library and take out a book and if I like it, buy it in ebook format.
This is usually for reference books rather than novels though.

So I guess the fact that I took out that book at a library is registered somewhere and it's use noted.

applesauce · 06-03-2013, 10:00 AM

text books are the only paper books this house buys. That is because my 19 year old twins are at uni and prefer their text books to be paper. They hate reading on their computers or tablets,a d think ebook readers are terrible for text books.

applesauce

pagansoul · 06-03-2013, 10:21 AM

I just bought a Cookbook over the weekend. I'm also waiting for one from Amazon that I purchased last week.

Rbneader · 06-03-2013, 10:24 AM

Just bought a box full of books for a handful of dollars. Hurray for garage sales.

Before that, I bought a cookbook a few weeks back. Digital cookbooks simply aren't as useful.

BWinmill · 06-03-2013, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

Well, you handle a pBook with your hands and you read it with your eyes.

With advice like that the poor chap is going to be perplexed when the book arrives.

For one thing, they will only read half the story if they don't realize that pbooks use both sides of the screen. Turning the page is quite difficult too. Tapping the page simply does not work, and the swipe gesture requires both more pressure and articulation.

The other thing is that a lot of features are actually add-ons, some of which can be quite expensive. Even basic things like bookmarks have to be bought separately. Ensure that you have a bookmark before opening a pbook for the first time, otherwise you'll have to remember the memory location where you left off the next time you sit down to read!

CWatkinsNash · 06-03-2013, 11:34 AM

I buy video game guides in paper format, and I've bought a few of those in the past year and will be buying another soon.

sakura-panda · 06-03-2013, 12:43 PM

I buy books for my kids all the time -- and one of them has a Kindle! Yesterday we went to Sam's Club and they got Dollar Origami: 10 Origami Projects Including the Amazing Koi Fish, Monsters University Big Golden Book, and Pinkalicious: The Pinkamazing Storybook Collection.

I can't remember the last time I bought a non-ebook book for myself. I still buy strategy guides at the same time that I buy the video games that I'm not playing. I'm a B&N Member, but I just buy kids books with it.

06-03-2013, 10:21 AM	#41
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06-02-2013, 01:30 AM	#31
DreamWriter Books are brain food. Posts: 2,950 Karma: 4836916 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: U.S. Device: Paperwhite · Fire HD6/HD8/HD10 · Galaxy Tab A7	I bought several hardcover books as gifts for my daughter last October and recently purchased paperback editions of my husband's books for family and friends. Other than those, I can't remember when I last bought paper books. My last ebook purchase was about three weeks ago.

06-02-2013, 01:50 AM	#32
Nothingness Zealot Posts: 111 Karma: 7574010 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Glo, Kobo Aura H2O Limited Edition	Unless it's a pretty edition, I prefer novels in ebook format. As for other books I prefer buying the real ones. As for mangas, I also prefer buying real mangas. Anyway, I bought my Kobo to read novels on it, not to read other types of books. When I did the cleaning of my novels after buying my Kobo, I kept the ones I could not find in ebook format and the pretty editions like this one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/...ontes-macabres

06-02-2013, 02:02 AM	#33
Yapyap Guru Posts: 861 Karma: 3543721 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Estonia Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPad 3, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge	I think it was in March, when I got Tanith Low in the Maleficent Seven - the Skulduggery Pleasant books are the only ones at this time I actually collect in both hardback and paperback + buy the ebooks for the actual reading. The last one before that was JK Rowling's The Casual Vacancy last autumn, as the ebook was more expensive at the time than importing the hardback. Since I started e-reading, I've been buying maybe 4-5 paper books a year - the ones I collect + the occasional book that I really want to read but that isn't available as ebook or uses footnotes extensively and is therefore more comfortable to read on paper.

06-02-2013, 07:01 AM	#34
JoeD Guru Posts: 895 Karma: 4383958 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: na	Excluding gifts, couple of years ago. Excluding research/technical books, it's likely over 15 years. I spend more on ebooks than I ever did on paper books though (again excluding the above that I still buy in paper). I'm just pickier now and buy cheaper ebooks, so although I think I'm spending more, I'm also getting more

06-02-2013, 09:35 AM	#36
Indio777 Addict Posts: 210 Karma: 1503568 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Washington, DC Device: Mobile Phone, Kindle (rarely), but mostly still read paper	Bought two history books from Amazon last week and two mass trade paperbacks (fiction) at B&N day before yesterday. Still will continue to buy physical books, especially non-fiction. Still enjoy the tactile quality of physical books. And some things just don't work that well in e-book format for me. For example: books with detailed maps, exhibition catalogs, most reference books, manga/graphic novels, etc. ...

06-02-2013, 07:44 PM	#37
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,754 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	I bought two paperbacks and one hardcover at B&N yesterday. The paperbacks were for my mother in law and the HC was for my wife, who just does not like ebooks at all. We're collecting the Penguin Drop Caps editions.

06-02-2013, 09:53 PM	#38
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,942 Karma: 27060153 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	I have bought 2 in the last year. Neither was available as an ebook. There should be a follow-up question here, however: have you read the books you bought? In my case that would be "no". I find them far less convenient in terms of finding time and place to read them. So far it has not happened.

06-02-2013, 11:09 PM	#39
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	I haven't bought a pbook for ages. But I DO regularly go to my local library and take out a book and if I like it, buy it in ebook format. This is usually for reference books rather than novels though. So I guess the fact that I took out that book at a library is registered somewhere and it's use noted.

06-03-2013, 10:00 AM	#40
applesauce Addict Posts: 387 Karma: 3553492 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Perth Western Australia Device: kindle oasis	text books are the only paper books this house buys. That is because my 19 year old twins are at uni and prefer their text books to be paper. They hate reading on their computers or tablets,a d think ebook readers are terrible for text books. applesauce

06-03-2013, 10:24 AM	#42
Rbneader Fanatic Posts: 503 Karma: 2661351 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: None	Just bought a box full of books for a handful of dollars. Hurray for garage sales. Before that, I bought a cookbook a few weeks back. Digital cookbooks simply aren't as useful.

06-03-2013, 11:34 AM	#44
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	I buy video game guides in paper format, and I've bought a few of those in the past year and will be buying another soon.

06-03-2013, 12:43 PM	#45
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 934 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I buy books for my kids all the time -- and one of them has a Kindle! Yesterday we went to Sam's Club and they got Dollar Origami: 10 Origami Projects Including the Amazing Koi Fish, Monsters University Big Golden Book, and Pinkalicious: The Pinkamazing Storybook Collection. I can't remember the last time I bought a non-ebook book for myself. I still buy strategy guides at the same time that I buy the video games that I'm not playing. I'm a B&N Member, but I just buy kids books with it.