How did you feel about reading a paper book after The Transition? - Page 3

cvkemp · 10-08-2009, 02:36 PM

I have an Ezreader Basic been using it since early March. I love it and have found that I know dislike paper back books but hard back novels are OK but still like the Ezreader better.

Chuck

bbusybookworm · 10-08-2009, 02:38 PM

This is a pretty interesting question, and once I thought about it, pretty relevant.

I remember a while ago, when I'd been completely E for a few months, I opened up one of my storage boxes and saw a couple of my favorite books and decided to take them out for a reread.

Starting the read itself felt a bit awkward, as I had gotten out of the habit of holding and changing paperback pages with one hand, and found that the effort of holding the book open was in itself a bit distracting

Once over that hurdle, when it came time to put the book down, I must have spend a few seconds on trying to remember how to bookmark it, before finding a scrap piece of paper to do so (Don't like dogeared books)

Having those books out made me realize how much space paper books take up, especially if I want to carry them around. In my reader I usually have a couple of hundred, with about a dozen ongoing at any given time, depending upon my mood. Its finally gotten me to the point of triageing my books for which one I really want to keep and which ones i can just sell or giveaway.

It also made me realize that I'm probably going to have to buy a few new books in both formats, Paper to complete the collection and eBook to actually read

queentess · 10-08-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ahi

Speaking of which, the ergonomics of liseuses are horrible.

Never had my hand hurting me from reading a book before, but with some regularity my hands do cramp if I read too long on my PRS-505.

! Really?! It's the exact opposite for me. But maybe it depends upon the ereader (I don't have a 505) and the type of book read. I used to end up with wrist cramps from holding up big books, and finger cramps from holding open the pages. My reading experience is much more enjoyable to me now.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 10-08-2009, 04:11 PM

Don't get cramp problems from my iPaq.

tech_au · 10-08-2009, 04:12 PM

I read a p-book at work during lunch and find it is a real pain as you have to hold the book open with one hand and eat with the other. You then have to stop reading and turn the book over if you need both hands devoted to you lunch

Much easier to read an ebook while eating and I am 100% ebook outside of the office these days.

PhishStyx · 10-08-2009, 04:12 PM

I am in fact reading both a paper book and an e-book at the same time. I'm fine with that. No problems. I didn't buy the e-book readers because I hate paper. Mostly I just got tired of carrying multiple books everywhere.

delphidb96 · 10-08-2009, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by PhishStyx

I am in fact reading both a paper book and an e-book at the same time. I'm fine with that. No problems. I didn't buy the e-book readers because I hate paper. Mostly I just got tired of carrying multiple books everywhere.

And STORING them! I've since gone from seven 4 foot by 8 foot bookshelves to a mere two!

Plus, when I'm out and about with my Cybook, having just loaded in a mess of new ebooks I've purchased, if I find that one of them isn't quite enjoyable, I can switch to another one. Sure, I *could* do this with dead-trees, but that would mean lugging all of them around instead of just one Cybook.

Derek

DixieGal · 10-08-2009, 04:19 PM

It hasn't really been an option. I got a reader because of poor vision making it hard to read, and that has only gotten worse. I can't read a book at all now. Almost exclusively audiobooks at this point. But I listen on my 505 so that still counts, right?

tech_au · 10-08-2009, 05:42 PM

One of the big advantages to an ebook is the ability to increase the font size. I find I use the medium or large size depending on ebook and rarely use the small size except on ones I create with Calibre.
To try to do that with a p-book you would have to own multiple copies of the same book with different sized fonts. Not quite convenient

fugazied · 10-08-2009, 05:43 PM

Whenever I go back to paper books or even back to Television (after watching 99% of my TV shows at the computer), I ALWAYS miss the search function, the skip function, being able to rewind/fast forward through a book/tv show precisely.

When I read a normal newspaper I often miss the search function and resent having to flick through pages to find an article (I'd rather do a single click)... The things we get used to!

Jack Tingle · 10-08-2009, 05:49 PM

A book's a book. Who cares what form it's in, so long as it's available and convenient?

Regards,
Jack Tingle

Ea · 10-08-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

[...] of poor vision making it hard to read, and that has only gotten worse. I can't read a book at all now. Almost exclusively audiobooks at this point. But I listen on my 505 so that still counts, right?

Certainly it does. I'm sorry to learn your vision have gotten this worse lately. Do you read MobileRead only by listening now?

PhishStyx · 10-08-2009, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by delphidb96

And STORING them! I've since gone from seven 4 foot by 8 foot bookshelves to a mere two!

Plus, when I'm out and about with my Cybook, having just loaded in a mess of new ebooks I've purchased, if I find that one of them isn't quite enjoyable, I can switch to another one. Sure, I *could* do this with dead-trees, but that would mean lugging all of them around instead of just one Cybook.

Derek

Well, I haven't gotten rid of anything. In fact since my wife refuses to even try my e-book reader, I still buy them for her (birthdays, etc.); however, she was much more eager even than me to show it off to a girl when got our haircuts the other day, which was a bit odd.

JeremyZ · 10-08-2009, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by PhishStyx

Well, I haven't gotten rid of anything. In fact since my wife refuses to even try my e-book reader, I still buy them for her (birthdays, etc.); however, she was much more eager even than me to show it off to a girl when got our haircuts the other day, which was a bit odd.

**OT WARNING**

You get your hair cut together??!! VERY romantic! Seriously. I'm one of those guys who finds that things like this are more romantic than flowers & chocolates. I'm trying to get my wife around to this way of thinking, but I'm not doing well.

Thanks for all the great replies everyone!

JSWolf · 10-08-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by ahi

The liseuse, at this time, is not a superior experience.

Why would a bright light be a superior experience?

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10-08-2009, 02:36 PM	#31
cvkemp Loving life Posts: 1,430 Karma: 7991496 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hot Springs Village, Arkansas Device: PaperWhite 6 SE, Fire HD8	I have an Ezreader Basic been using it since early March. I love it and have found that I know dislike paper back books but hard back novels are OK but still like the Ezreader better. Chuck

10-08-2009, 02:38 PM	#32
bbusybookworm Tech Junkie Posts: 1,027 Karma: 10080 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Device: iPad, MotoXStyle, OnePlusOne	This is a pretty interesting question, and once I thought about it, pretty relevant. I remember a while ago, when I'd been completely E for a few months, I opened up one of my storage boxes and saw a couple of my favorite books and decided to take them out for a reread. Starting the read itself felt a bit awkward, as I had gotten out of the habit of holding and changing paperback pages with one hand, and found that the effort of holding the book open was in itself a bit distracting Once over that hurdle, when it came time to put the book down, I must have spend a few seconds on trying to remember how to bookmark it, before finding a scrap piece of paper to do so (Don't like dogeared books) Having those books out made me realize how much space paper books take up, especially if I want to carry them around. In my reader I usually have a couple of hundred, with about a dozen ongoing at any given time, depending upon my mood. Its finally gotten me to the point of triageing my books for which one I really want to keep and which ones i can just sell or giveaway. It also made me realize that I'm probably going to have to buy a few new books in both formats, Paper to complete the collection and eBook to actually read

10-08-2009, 04:11 PM	#34
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Don't get cramp problems from my iPaq.

10-08-2009, 04:12 PM	#35
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	I read a p-book at work during lunch and find it is a real pain as you have to hold the book open with one hand and eat with the other. You then have to stop reading and turn the book over if you need both hands devoted to you lunch Much easier to read an ebook while eating and I am 100% ebook outside of the office these days.

10-08-2009, 04:12 PM	#36
PhishStyx The me that I am Posts: 413 Karma: 1078 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: In my house! Duh! Device: Kindle 1 & DR 1000s	I am in fact reading both a paper book and an e-book at the same time. I'm fine with that. No problems. I didn't buy the e-book readers because I hate paper. Mostly I just got tired of carrying multiple books everywhere.

10-08-2009, 04:19 PM	#38
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	It hasn't really been an option. I got a reader because of poor vision making it hard to read, and that has only gotten worse. I can't read a book at all now. Almost exclusively audiobooks at this point. But I listen on my 505 so that still counts, right?

10-08-2009, 05:42 PM	#39
tech_au Oz Bookworm Posts: 516 Karma: 4056 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Australia Device: Sony PRS 505,PRS 650	One of the big advantages to an ebook is the ability to increase the font size. I find I use the medium or large size depending on ebook and rarely use the small size except on ones I create with Calibre. To try to do that with a p-book you would have to own multiple copies of the same book with different sized fonts. Not quite convenient

10-08-2009, 05:43 PM	#40
fugazied Wizard Posts: 1,305 Karma: 1958 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: iPod Touch	Whenever I go back to paper books or even back to Television (after watching 99% of my TV shows at the computer), I ALWAYS miss the search function, the skip function, being able to rewind/fast forward through a book/tv show precisely. When I read a normal newspaper I often miss the search function and resent having to flick through pages to find an article (I'd rather do a single click)... The things we get used to!

10-08-2009, 05:49 PM	#41
Jack Tingle Punctuation Fetishist Posts: 557 Karma: 1070000 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Bluest Commonwealth In East America Device: Kindle PW, Nexus 7 (2013), Galaxy S5 phone, Galaxy Tab 4 8.0	A book's a book. Who cares what form it's in, so long as it's available and convenient? Regards, Jack Tingle