Did anyone else love their ebook reader at first but start going back to paper? - Page 10

GeoffC · 03-17-2010, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Ea

They would be able to if it wasn't for those darned region codes...

one can, at least, buy multi-region players ....

Ea · 03-17-2010, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

That's what's funny, I don't feel worse than if I had an overtithened shoe...

Overtithened...

Does that mean 10% more expensive than it should be? Or just more than 10% too tight?

yvanleterrible · 03-17-2010, 10:29 AM

Sorry fer the typo

Overtightened, in 'laces too tight' where blood circulation is hindered and causes the foot some uncomfort...

Jelena · 03-19-2010, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by pagansoul

I do still buy those big coffee-table books with lots of pictures because I love them.

The same.

Joebill · 03-19-2010, 09:27 PM

I use both my ereader and paper books.

jonsbjons · 03-29-2010, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Jelena

The same.

I dream that in the e-books, too, had a lot of pictures. Recently glad to hear that fb2 supports illustrations. In general, all moving in the right direction.
But I can not deny that the big coffee-table books with pictures - a very special pleasure.

cfrizz · 03-29-2010, 11:35 AM

I will probably never go back to reading paper books again except the the ones I already own. Since discovering the ebook world at the end of last year, I have bought 54 books & it is only March! By the end of the year I will probably have over 200 books stored on my pc & reader.

There is no way I would have purchased any of these books in paper, simply because I have no room for them. Add in the fact that with my pc & reader I can adjust the size of the print so that I don't have to strain my eyes, and I'm one happy camper.

jonsbjons · 03-30-2010, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by cfrizz

I will probably never go back to reading paper books again except the the ones I already own. Since discovering the ebook world at the end of last year, I have bought 54 books & it is only March! By the end of the year I will probably have over 200 books stored on my pc & reader.

There is no way I would have purchased any of these books in paper, simply because I have no room for them. Add in the fact that with my pc & reader I can adjust the size of the print so that I don't have to strain my eyes, and I'm one happy camper.

You are reading and this is important. Receive the information. Never could understand the indignation at the e-books. As if they were something worse. Recently, a friend said: "My higher education requires the reading paper books." I was shocked

FlorenceArt · 03-30-2010, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by jonsbjons

Recently, a friend said: "My higher education requires the reading paper books."

What a silly thing to say. I can understand that some people prefer to read paper books, though I don't. But if this person thinks that reading a book in e-book form somehow makes the content less valuable, maybe their "higher education" was a waste of time and money, since it didn't teach them to think

yvanleterrible · 03-30-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

What a silly thing to say. I can understand that some people prefer to read paper books, though I don't. But if this person thinks that reading a book in e-book form somehow makes the content less valuable, maybe their "higher education" was a waste of time and money, since it didn't teach them to think

Very true Florence.
I would also add that this person is suffering from the inability to change away from social programmation.

jonsbjons · 03-31-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

What a silly thing to say. I can understand that some people prefer to read paper books, though I don't. But if this person thinks that reading a book in e-book form somehow makes the content less valuable, maybe their "higher education" was a waste of time and money, since it didn't teach them to think

It would be funny if it were not so sad. Lady who say it - editor. And she is not the only person who says it. I only hope over time this nightmare would end.

Teyrnon · 03-31-2010, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jonsbjons

It would be funny if it were not so sad. Lady who say it - editor. And she is not the only person who says it. I only hope over time this nightmare would end.

I'd be curious as to the mindset that makes things like this make sense to people who utter them. Surely they can't think that paper has some sort of magical property that makes the words have more impact. Or maybe it's that electronic formats seem more nebulous and insubstantial to them that they can't imagine it being identical to reading the same words in a hefty chunk of decaying dead tree?

mmefford · 04-06-2010, 12:41 PM

I recently bought a paperback for the first time in a while and really didn't like it. Nothing will take the place of my Kindle anytime soon. I get irritated when books aren't available in electronic format. I usually just skip those and find another Kindle book.

mrkarl · 04-06-2010, 11:25 PM

haven't touched paper since I got my ereader, and unless I have to I probably won't.

GraceKrispy · 04-07-2010, 04:17 AM

I have never been a book collector. Iʻve been a very avid reader all my life (apparently, doing household chores and cooking and brushing teeth, etc, while reading is not what "normal" people do, according to my dad), but I have gotten virtually all my books from the library, or other "free" sources throughout my life. I love libraries, I love sitting there, browsing, choosing, smelling...

I have bought more books since I got the sony, but usually on sale or in bundles. Otherwise I still use the library, and or take advantage of free book offers (which actually gets me reading quite a few genres/authors I never would have considered before).

Because the library ebook collection available to me isnʻt huge, I still frequent the physical library and choose paper books. I like reading both pbooks and ebooks, actually prefer each of them for different reasons. I would say I tend to read more ebooks these days, but it really depends on whatʻs available. I always look first to ebooks, but Iʻll easily go to a pbook if I canʻt find what I want in ebook for a very low price or for borrowing only.

Right now, I have a pbook from the library that I want to read. But I am having trouble putting down my sony long enough to pick up something that heavy, and with pages to turn! Reading an ebook to me is comfortable, convenient, and pleasurable. reading a pbook is like visiting an old friend. I still love that friend.

04-06-2010, 12:41 PM	#148
mmefford Member Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kindle	I recently bought a paperback for the first time in a while and really didn't like it. Nothing will take the place of my Kindle anytime soon. I get irritated when books aren't available in electronic format. I usually just skip those and find another Kindle book. Last edited by mmefford; 04-06-2010 at 12:56 PM.

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03-17-2010, 10:29 AM	#138
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Sorry fer the typo Overtightened, in 'laces too tight' where blood circulation is hindered and causes the foot some uncomfort...

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Joebill Fanatic Posts: 517 Karma: 459442 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Alpha Centauri's Library of Alexandria Device: Pandigital Novel	I use both my ereader and paper books.

03-29-2010, 11:35 AM	#142
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,570 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	I will probably never go back to reading paper books again except the the ones I already own. Since discovering the ebook world at the end of last year, I have bought 54 books & it is only March! By the end of the year I will probably have over 200 books stored on my pc & reader. There is no way I would have purchased any of these books in paper, simply because I have no room for them. Add in the fact that with my pc & reader I can adjust the size of the print so that I don't have to strain my eyes, and I'm one happy camper.

04-06-2010, 11:25 PM	#149
mrkarl Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 22 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: the great white north Device: aluratek libre pro	haven't touched paper since I got my ereader, and unless I have to I probably won't.

04-07-2010, 04:17 AM	#150
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	I have never been a book collector. Iʻve been a very avid reader all my life (apparently, doing household chores and cooking and brushing teeth, etc, while reading is not what "normal" people do, according to my dad), but I have gotten virtually all my books from the library, or other "free" sources throughout my life. I love libraries, I love sitting there, browsing, choosing, smelling... I have bought more books since I got the sony, but usually on sale or in bundles. Otherwise I still use the library, and or take advantage of free book offers (which actually gets me reading quite a few genres/authors I never would have considered before). Because the library ebook collection available to me isnʻt huge, I still frequent the physical library and choose paper books. I like reading both pbooks and ebooks, actually prefer each of them for different reasons. I would say I tend to read more ebooks these days, but it really depends on whatʻs available. I always look first to ebooks, but Iʻll easily go to a pbook if I canʻt find what I want in ebook for a very low price or for borrowing only. Right now, I have a pbook from the library that I want to read. But I am having trouble putting down my sony long enough to pick up something that heavy, and with pages to turn! Reading an ebook to me is comfortable, convenient, and pleasurable. reading a pbook is like visiting an old friend. I still love that friend.

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