do you still read paper books?

[HomeInMyShoes]

I read paper books all the time. Availability is not there for a lot of titles especially through Overdrive and my library so I have read paper to keep my reading budget to a reasonable level. This year so far: 64 paper, 14 eBook.

[hola!claude]

Of course I "still" read paper books,
I find them easier on my eyes than the ebooks,

all the academic books are still in paper and I prefer paper for a manual,

I think that paper books and e books will probably cohabit for quite some time

and I like that,

paper is a good technology as an ebook reader is,
there are benefits in both.

[murg]

Originally Posted by crich70

Ah I see. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a number of copies of some of the books that were re-released around the time the movie came out.

The books are all in the public domain. And the only connection the movie had with the books was that they both took place on Mars and had some characters with the same names.

[postertext]

Yes, but only when someone lends me their book! I prefer the convenience and portability of my nook.

[Tarana]

I do the same thing for my Mom, who is 80. After she's finished a book, it goes into a box for donation to either the Senior Center or the new VA. However, she decided yesterday that she doesn't want me to buy any more books from yard sales and just get them electronically either from the library or Kindle Unlimited.

I'm nearing retirement age. I may do like my dad did. He'd go around to some attic sales every saturday. He'd pick up a book or two, usually fairly new for as little as a quarter. never more than a buck. When he was finished with them they went to the community clubhouse where the residents had a fairly healthy personnal library where others dropped off and exchanged books. I'm sure in his retirement community, ebooks were not very popular.

[DrNefario]

Originally Posted by murg

The books are all in the public domain. And the only connection the movie had with the books was that they both took place on Mars and had some characters with the same names.

I thought the John Carter movie was a reasonably good adaptation of Princess of Mars, myself.

[speakingtohe]

I was given 6 A. A. Fair books so of course I have to read them. Donald Lam and Bertha Cool have not yet made it to ebooks AFAIK

Exceptional circumstances

[cromag]

Originally Posted by murg

The books are all in the public domain. And the only connection the movie had with the books was that they both took place on Mars and had some characters with the same names.

Actually, I don't believe these last two -- John Carter and the Giant of Mars and Skeleton Men of Jupiter -- are in the public domain here in the US, based on their dates of publication and the whims of varying copyright laws.

John Carter and the Giant of Mars was originally published in 1940
Skeleton Men of Jupiter was originally published in 1943

I'm sure both copyrights were renewed.


They're available at the Australian Project Gutenberg, but not at the US site.

[cromag]

Originally Posted by DrNefario

I thought the John Carter movie was a reasonably good adaptation of Princess of Mars, myself.

I didn't think it was terrible, but ...

The problems I had were with Disney's vision of "eye appeal." The main characters were horribly miscast, IMHO. Taylor Kitsch was just way too young to convincingly portray someone who has lived as long, and experienced as much, as John Carter. He also had a problem speaking loudly enough to be heard. About halfway through the movie, though, I think I figured it out -- I caught myself thinking "This isn't John Carter of Mars, this is Jack Sparrow of Mars."

Lynn Collins did a better job as Dejah Thoris, but looking at her I couldn't shake the feeling that Disney really wanted a "Megan Fox-type (but less expensive)" for the role, and this was who they found.

The CGI department did a pretty good job with the Tharks, but even these guys screamed "Disney!" They looked way too much like giant Jiminy Crickets (who, in fact, really should have had six legs!), and their faces looked like the faces that Disney used in the movie Dinosaur from 2000. They were too skinny and flimsy looking to fit with the Tharks that I'd imagined from reading the books.

Anyway, it was fun, but I'm glad I didn't pay to see it -- the library had it on DVD.

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by murg

The books are all in the public domain.

Not everywhere. Mr Burroughs died in 1950, so his work won't under the public domain in "life+70" countries until 1st Jan 2021*

* Unless that country has a "rule of the shorter term" clause in its copyright law, in which case some of Burroughs' work will be in the public domain.

[murg]

Originally Posted by cromag

They're available at the Australian Project Gutenberg, but not at the US site.

Originally Posted by HarryT

Not everywhere. Mr Burroughs died in 1950, so his work won't under the public domain in "life+70" countries until 1st Jan 2021*

* Unless that country has a "rule of the shorter term" clause in its copyright law, in which case some of Burroughs' work will be in the public domain.

Luckily, I live in Australia...

[HarryT]

Originally Posted by murg

Luckily, I live in Australia...

Yes, I know you do . Just pointing out that care is needed before downloading, as always.

[thewitt]

The only time I read paper books is if there is no ebook available.

[saoir]

I have read about 80 ebooks in the last 20 months. I haven't read a single paper book. I find them too heavy, and I find turning the pages distracting. It's also not as immersive an experience. I will never read paper again now.

[pdurrant]

Originally Posted by bcgirl

You still read paper books

Not to any great extent. Checking my 2014 list, over 97% of my fiction reading is on my ebook reader. I very rarely read a paper book.