Shifting back to physical books... - Page 11

Greg Anos · 09-25-2013, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by WillAdams

One can change font size on some books --- that's what the large print edition is for.

But then you're buying another copy of the book, (and there may not be a large print p-book of that title.

Prestidigitweeze · 09-26-2013, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

I was merely making a list. The infinite monkey theorem in action.
Helen

Or modesty on your part!

BeccaPrice · 09-26-2013, 11:13 AM

The last several books I've purchased in print I've also had to get the ebook version, just so I could read it. One book I'm struggling through (on comparative fairy tales) is 400 pages of maybe 7-pt type on paper so thin that you can see the text from the other side of the page as you're reading - and that one isn't available in eformat.

Katsunami · 09-26-2013, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by BeccaPrice

The last several books I've purchased in print I've also had to get the ebook version, just so I could read it. One book I'm struggling through (on comparative fairy tales) is 400 pages of maybe 7-pt type on paper so thin that you can see the text from the other side of the page as you're reading - and that one isn't available in eformat.

*Shudder*

I read The Lord of the Rings first time like that, in Dutch. The book was recommended to me by a friend, and this version was the cheapest hardcover version the bookstore could order.

It was as small as a normal paperback, and only 850 pages or so for all three books including appendices (my later English hardcover version was 1402 pages), and it reads like a freakin' bible.

With some effort you could probably read page 100 through page 98/99 if you wanted to, and the fontsize would be comparable to somehting like Baskerville Size 2, maybe even 1, on the Kindle.

Can't check it though; I gave away all of my Dutch books when I shifted everything over to English and did a complete re-read.

amb · 09-26-2013, 01:40 PM

I read a lot of technical books, and for this reason I bought a Boox M92.
I have also read them on a kindle 3 keyboard but with kindlepdfviewer so I can have a custom zoom (not predefined like the kindle pdf reader software).

I always carry it with me (M92 or k3), and read when I have to go somewhere. It would be uncomfortable to carry books (since some pdfs have about 1000 pages) and not just one, but a few of them since I switch them depending on my mood.

Since I read for the information (would be nice to actually remember everything I read) I prefer an e-reader (Sony 13.3 inch would be awesome), but I also like the idea of not chopping down trees just to read a book. We have evolved with the technology; let's not forget this.
I also know there are people that like to hold a book in their hands since it would make reading more pleasurable, but if we can save some trees why not do it ? Also if the text is too small I can always increase it or zoom on the page and this becomes important when you are reading for x hours and your eyes become tired.

speakingtohe · 09-26-2013, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Prestidigitweeze

Or modesty on your part!

Nope honesty. There was no purpose or intent other than to make it readable

Helen

NickyWithNook · 09-26-2013, 11:19 PM

I have reading glasses, and I like them, but I still like being able to make the font what I want and the size I like. And I hate having to hold a book open with my hand now. I'm spoiled and I can't go back.

Cherry Plum Tree · 09-27-2013, 04:42 AM

I have also been doing this of late, but mainly because I've been buying more second hand books online and in charity shops. I kinda miss the feel of a real book in the hand, so I've been mixing it up a little. I just finished a book on my Kobo, and have now started reading one by the same author in the hand, i.e a physical book

Prestidigitweeze · 09-30-2013, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by speakingtohe

Nope honesty. There was no purpose or intent other than to make it readable

Helen

A lot of good writers I know would say the same thing (cue the soundtrack to There Will Be Blushing)!

But back to our regular feature:

Can't help but think Ninjalawyer missed out not using the September 50% off code on Kobo. During the last few days, I couldn't find a book on the Kobo site on which the code failed to work. And there's another 50% off code that will work until October 15, correct?

Lemurion · 09-30-2013, 09:25 AM

Personally, I just can't shift back to paper. Digital is just easier to read. I hate the gutters on thick paperbacks, the tiny print, and only having one book at a time.

BexBits · 09-30-2013, 10:49 PM

I have been reading more paper books recently because I have been using the library more and the ebook collection is mostly YA paranormal romance which is not my choice of genre.

donpapachino · 09-30-2013, 11:22 PM

i will never go back to printed books anymore. with a smartphone or ereader, you can carry with you where ever you go.

Prestidigitweeze · 10-01-2013, 04:09 AM

I don't know about the rest of you, but it wasn't easy for me to shift back into a physical book. Shape-shifting can be hard, and I didn't enjoy being a book in the first place! I felt horribly exposed back in the days when I was still perfect-bound and people were reading me.

I felt soiled inside when strangers would leaf through my difficult passages.

But then I became a human being and that, too, was irritating.

It took years of discipline (as it were) and virtuoso telekinetic typing skills to alter my shape again until I could become the post you're reading now.

Was this post relevant to your consumer needs? If so, a physical copy may be ordered from Antathon.com as a perfect-bound single-paged book (click here!).

The special Oktoberfest edition is also available in artisanal barrel-aged handcrafted orange fizz. It's signed by the author in mid-transformation and also includes a making-of-the-single-page-post DVD which should not be viewed by children under the age of 87.

avinatbezeq · 10-02-2013, 02:46 PM

Now that I have tens of books on my Kindle, I'm unhappy that I don't have them on my library shelves. Especially the Pratchett ones.

Waylander · 10-02-2013, 03:09 PM

I still read both. I do like the anonymity that an ereader gives you. This means that you can read fantasy/sci-fi without people judging you. This is the reason why I don't use the screen save hack. I also like having books on the shelves in my room, which is why I read/use both.

10-01-2013, 04:09 AM	#163
Prestidigitweeze Fledgling Demagogue Posts: 2,384 Karma: 31132263 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: White Plains Device: Clara HD; Oasis 2; Aura HD; iPad Air; PRS-350; Galaxy S7.	I don't know about the rest of you, but it wasn't easy for me to shift back into a physical book. Shape-shifting can be hard, and I didn't enjoy being a book in the first place! I felt horribly exposed back in the days when I was still perfect-bound and people were reading me. I felt soiled inside when strangers would leaf through my difficult passages. But then I became a human being and that, too, was irritating. It took years of discipline (as it were) and virtuoso telekinetic typing skills to alter my shape again until I could become the post you're reading now. Was this post relevant to your consumer needs? If so, a physical copy may be ordered from Antathon.com as a perfect-bound single-paged book (click here!). The special Oktoberfest edition is also available in artisanal barrel-aged handcrafted orange fizz. It's signed by the author in mid-transformation and also includes a making-of-the-single-page-post DVD which should not be viewed by children under the age of 87. Last edited by Prestidigitweeze; 10-01-2013 at 01:02 PM.

10-02-2013, 02:46 PM	#164
avinatbezeq Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 322 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Israel Device: Sony PRS-505, KDXG	Must say I'm considering it Now that I have tens of books on my Kindle, I'm unhappy that I don't have them on my library shelves. Especially the Pratchett ones.

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09-26-2013, 11:13 AM	#153
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,146 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	The last several books I've purchased in print I've also had to get the ebook version, just so I could read it. One book I'm struggling through (on comparative fairy tales) is 400 pages of maybe 7-pt type on paper so thin that you can see the text from the other side of the page as you're reading - and that one isn't available in eformat.

09-26-2013, 01:40 PM	#155
amb Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2012 Device: kindle 3 (keyboard), boox M92	I read a lot of technical books, and for this reason I bought a Boox M92. I have also read them on a kindle 3 keyboard but with kindlepdfviewer so I can have a custom zoom (not predefined like the kindle pdf reader software). I always carry it with me (M92 or k3), and read when I have to go somewhere. It would be uncomfortable to carry books (since some pdfs have about 1000 pages) and not just one, but a few of them since I switch them depending on my mood. Since I read for the information (would be nice to actually remember everything I read) I prefer an e-reader (Sony 13.3 inch would be awesome), but I also like the idea of not chopping down trees just to read a book. We have evolved with the technology; let's not forget this. I also know there are people that like to hold a book in their hands since it would make reading more pleasurable, but if we can save some trees why not do it ? Also if the text is too small I can always increase it or zoom on the page and this becomes important when you are reading for x hours and your eyes become tired.

09-26-2013, 11:19 PM	#157
NickyWithNook Guru Posts: 750 Karma: 3942770 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: American living in Australia Device: Kobo Libra Colour, Kindle Fire, Kindle Pwhite (Don't use Nook anymore)	I have reading glasses, and I like them, but I still like being able to make the font what I want and the size I like. And I hate having to hold a book open with my hand now. I'm spoiled and I can't go back.

09-27-2013, 04:42 AM	#158
Cherry Plum Tree Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 852 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: Kobo Glo, Kindle Paperwhite	I have also been doing this of late, but mainly because I've been buying more second hand books online and in charity shops. I kinda miss the feel of a real book in the hand, so I've been mixing it up a little. I just finished a book on my Kobo, and have now started reading one by the same author in the hand, i.e a physical book

09-30-2013, 09:25 AM	#160
Lemurion eReader Posts: 2,750 Karma: 4968470 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Note 5; PW3; Nook HD+; ChuWi Hi12; iPad	Personally, I just can't shift back to paper. Digital is just easier to read. I hate the gutters on thick paperbacks, the tiny print, and only having one book at a time.

09-30-2013, 10:49 PM	#161
BexBits Zealot Posts: 134 Karma: 184000 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado Device: Nook classic, Nook Simple Touch, Nook HD	I have been reading more paper books recently because I have been using the library more and the ebook collection is mostly YA paranormal romance which is not my choice of genre.

09-30-2013, 11:22 PM	#162
donpapachino Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: none	i will never go back to printed books anymore. with a smartphone or ereader, you can carry with you where ever you go.

10-02-2013, 03:09 PM	#165
Waylander Guru Posts: 669 Karma: 2905052 Join Date: Oct 2013 Device: Kindle Paperwhite 5 16GB, Kindle Paperwhite 6, Kobo Clara,	I still read both. I do like the anonymity that an ereader gives you. This means that you can read fantasy/sci-fi without people judging you. This is the reason why I don't use the screen save hack. I also like having books on the shelves in my room, which is why I read/use both.