Do you still buy physical books?

[chongshipei]

If given a choice between physical or kindle books, I will buy physical books. I like the smell of the books. If there is no choice, then I will buy kindle. I don't buy audio books.

[BookGlints]

No. While I do like the covers, Ebooks are very convenient.

[Adam Scribentis]

Although I will prefer an e-book if its print counterpart has print that is too small, a printed book is more pleasant to read over tea.

[JSWolf]

Originally Posted by Adam Scribentis

Although I will prefer an e-book if its print counterpart has print that is too small, a printed book is more pleasant to read over tea.

I would find that the opposite. Give that MMPB no longer exist. You would been to hold a hardcover or TPB with two hands. My Libra 2 I can hold with one hand. I can even use the origami cover as a stand. If I was reading a pBook, I'd not be able to eat.

[Yapyap]

Of course good quality hardcovers don’t actually need to be held open - either with one hand or two. They lie flat on the table when opened.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by Yapyap

Of course good quality hardcovers don’t actually need to be held open - either with one hand or two. They lie flat on the table when opened.

Personally, I find reading at a table looking down to be very uncomfortable.
Apache

[Yapyap]

Originally Posted by Apache

Personally, I find reading at a table looking down to be very uncomfortable.
Apache

I guess like all things in the world, it’s quite subjective! I look down anyway since my food is there after all.

I grew up as the sort of child who would always have a book open on the table next to her at mealtimes, so I got used to it I suppose. That said, I don’t really do it these days; I read a lot less as is, and I mostly eat breakfast & lunch at my desk while working instead, and combine later meals with watching TV.

And of course when you eat with a knife and fork, you won’t really have a spare hand to hold up a book anyway, regardless of whether it takes one hand or two...

[Sirtel]

Originally Posted by Yapyap

I guess like all things in the world, it’s quite subjective! I look down anyway since my food is there after all.

I grew up as the sort of child who would always have a book open on the table next to her at mealtimes, so I got used to it I suppose. That said, I don’t really do it these days; I read a lot less as is, and I mostly eat breakfast & lunch at my desk while working instead, and combine later meals with watching TV.

And of course when you eat with a knife and fork, you won’t really have a spare hand to hold up a book anyway, regardless of whether it takes one hand or two...

I also grew up always reading a book while eating. But I stopped doing it as an adult. Not because I read less, but because I mostly read mass market paperbacks (I hated hardcovers) and as you said, they can't really be read while using knife and fork. I didn't go back to reading books during a meal even after moving to ebooks. These days I usually read Wikipedia or Imeline Teadus/Ajalugu on my computer while eating. I don't watch TV.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by Yapyap

I guess like all things in the world, it’s quite subjective! I look down anyway since my food is there after all.

I grew up as the sort of child who would always have a book open on the table next to her at mealtimes, so I got used to it I suppose. That said, I don’t really do it these days; I read a lot less as is, and I mostly eat breakfast & lunch at my desk while working instead, and combine later meals with watching TV.

And of course when you eat with a knife and fork, you won’t really have a spare hand to hold up a book anyway, regardless of whether it takes one hand or two...

I read at the table and in restaurants, unless I am with a non reader.
I would hold the book and read, but once the food came, I was too busy eating. I was always a skinny kid with a high metabolism. I would be so hungry it hurt. I was shoveling the food in too fast to read. Now I read on my Surface pro, and it has a stand, so I can put it at a best angle for me. And because of my age my metabolism has slowed down some and I am no longer rail thin.
Apache