Bought my first ereader and I miss real books already! - Page 2

artig · 11-14-2010, 02:28 PM

Instead of a pile of unread paperbacks on the floor I'm working on a plan to have a pile of different e-book readers, each with a pile of books waiting to be read.

Since getting the Kobo a few months ago the only paper books I've opened have been reference books. It's still quicker to grab a dictionary off the shelf in the office and look up a word than to start the Kindle and search in its dictionary.

horse_girl · 11-14-2010, 02:59 PM

I don't miss paper books at all and I read more since buying my Nook. I love the fact that a finger swipe turns the page and I don't have to hold pages open. Best yet, no more worry about losing my place because my kids decided they wanted the bookmark and pulled it out.

rkomar · 11-14-2010, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hgwlackey

No, I don't miss print books. Recently I've been daydreaming about how much more spacious my living room will be when I figure out the least onerus way to get rid of most of the print books I do have.

http://www.readingtree.org

They may have a book donation bin near you (the website allows you to search for them in your area). The hardest part is letting go of the books at the bin.

GraceKrispy · 11-14-2010, 03:11 PM

It's not an all or nothing thing for me. Right now, I'm reading a library pbook. I love books, period, and I enjoy both ebooks and pbooks for different reasons. Each also has drawbacks for me. if I felt I had to only read one type from here on out, that would feel suffocating.

Incidentally, when my husband first gave me the ereader, I initially felt a sense of loss like you are describing. It didn't take long to appreciate that I can have my cake and eat it too

LDBoblo · 11-14-2010, 03:46 PM

I love ebooks in concept, but not so much in execution. To me, they are still a bit too crude to replace paper books, and I really have trouble forcing myself to spend full book prices on ebooks with kindergarten-level formatting and typesetting. With luck and a little market-oriented motivation, reading software and the books themselves will become much more pleasing to the eye, and if E-Ink and its competitors continue to step up their game and develop more readable low-power screens, I'll shift pretty much all of my fiction to digital format.

For now though, I'll be reading around 50% of my fiction on paper. Academic reading I've been splitting pretty evenly between computer monitor and paper, but none on a dedicated reader device yet.

sbtx99 · 11-14-2010, 03:49 PM

Not really.... I started reading ebooks a few years ago and have never looked back. Shortly after going digital, I tried reading a few paper books and found myself missing the digital reading experience.

Jcas · 11-14-2010, 04:38 PM

No i certainly don't miss the paper books, i used to buy a lot of mine off ebay , only to have them delivered , open them up to read and then the smell of strong tobacco hit you in the face, my ebooks are very real and they are always nice and fresh.

kennyc · 11-14-2010, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Jcas

No i certainly don't miss the paper books, i used to buy a lot of mine off ebay , only to have them delivered , open them up to read and then the smell of strong tobacco hit you in the face, my ebooks are very real and they are always nice and fresh.

Really. I've never in my life had that happen and I currently buy almost all my print books used from Amazon vendors.

tennoel · 11-14-2010, 04:50 PM

I still have both. I love hunting in used bookstores to find great books. I still use p-books during take off and landing. And, sometimes I just don't want to bring my ereader with me.

mish · 11-14-2010, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by stodge

...I realized while looking at my pile of new, unread books on the floor that there is something intrinsically beautiful about a new, unread paperback and I felt pangs of guilt and regret. Does anyone else feel the same way?

No, because I don't see it as a case of either one or the other. I have both ebooks and pbooks and I don't plan on giving up either... I enjoy them both equally. My ebooks are just a part of my entire library of books, whether they be e or p. So pick up a few of those shiny, new, unread paperbacks once in a while and enjoy

DuncanWatson · 11-14-2010, 06:03 PM

The space savings, the ease of getting new books and the ability to carry my entire library with me have rendered paper books a distinct second class as compared to ebooks on my ereader.

hgwlackey · 11-14-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by rkomar

http://www.readingtree.org

They may have a book donation bin near you (the website allows you to search for them in your area). The hardest part is letting go of the books at the bin.

Nothing closer than an hour to me. I have a few options around here; it's just a matter of overcoming inertia in order to bag them up, lug them to the car, drive them somewhere, and lug them out of the car. I'll probably enlist my son's young energy when he visits next month, take them to a used book store, and let him have the credits.

jgaiser · 11-14-2010, 08:10 PM

Just passed my first anniversary with an ebook reader (first a Kindle2 and now KindleDX). While I love the ease of my Kindle and the fact that I can carry *hundreds* of books on it (and do), my weird tastes means that many of the books I'm interested in don't exist in any ebook format and so I still buy and enjoy my paper books.

kennyc · 11-14-2010, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by jgaiser

Just passed my first anniversary with an ebook reader (first a Kindle2 and now KindleDX). While I love the ease of my Kindle and the fact that I can carry *hundreds* of books on it (and do), my weird tastes means that many of the books I'm interested in don't exist in any ebook format and so I still buy and enjoy my paper books.

Hey! Congrats. Come to think of it me too.... I think I got my 505 in about Aug of last year...whenever I joined here ...ah Sept 1....

viviena · 11-14-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mish

No, because I don't see it as a case of either one or the other.

I think it's a case of ebooks all the way for me now, yet I still miss paper books. I still enjoy seeing a stack of paper books, picking one up, feeling the texture of the pages and the page cuts, smelling newly bought books, looking at some of the beautiful and thought-inspiring covers out there.

Then I actually start reading a paper book and the novelty quickly wears off. Usually heavier, needs both hands, sometimes dusty. Really, I'm fully convinced of the convenience of ebooks, and I still miss the aesthetics of paper books, yet once I start reading a paper book, I can't help but compare it to the ebook experience.

I'm such a fickle person.

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11-14-2010, 02:28 PM	#16
artig Zealot Posts: 138 Karma: 681012 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Device: kobo, kindle pw	Instead of a pile of unread paperbacks on the floor I'm working on a plan to have a pile of different e-book readers, each with a pile of books waiting to be read. Since getting the Kobo a few months ago the only paper books I've opened have been reference books. It's still quicker to grab a dictionary off the shelf in the office and look up a word than to start the Kindle and search in its dictionary.

11-14-2010, 02:59 PM	#17
horse_girl Enthusiast Posts: 33 Karma: 100001 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Nook, Motorola Droid	I don't miss paper books at all and I read more since buying my Nook. I love the fact that a finger swipe turns the page and I don't have to hold pages open. Best yet, no more worry about losing my place because my kids decided they wanted the bookmark and pulled it out.

11-14-2010, 03:11 PM	#19
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)	It's not an all or nothing thing for me. Right now, I'm reading a library pbook. I love books, period, and I enjoy both ebooks and pbooks for different reasons. Each also has drawbacks for me. if I felt I had to only read one type from here on out, that would feel suffocating. Incidentally, when my husband first gave me the ereader, I initially felt a sense of loss like you are describing. It didn't take long to appreciate that I can have my cake and eat it too

11-14-2010, 03:46 PM	#20
LDBoblo Wizard Posts: 1,385 Karma: 16056 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Asia Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Sony PRS-505	I love ebooks in concept, but not so much in execution. To me, they are still a bit too crude to replace paper books, and I really have trouble forcing myself to spend full book prices on ebooks with kindergarten-level formatting and typesetting. With luck and a little market-oriented motivation, reading software and the books themselves will become much more pleasing to the eye, and if E-Ink and its competitors continue to step up their game and develop more readable low-power screens, I'll shift pretty much all of my fiction to digital format. For now though, I'll be reading around 50% of my fiction on paper. Academic reading I've been splitting pretty evenly between computer monitor and paper, but none on a dedicated reader device yet.

11-14-2010, 03:49 PM	#21
sbtx99 Zealot Posts: 137 Karma: 1826 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Texas Device: Kindle 3 Wifi; Red PRS-650; iPod Touch; Android phone	Not really.... I started reading ebooks a few years ago and have never looked back. Shortly after going digital, I tried reading a few paper books and found myself missing the digital reading experience.

11-14-2010, 04:38 PM	#22
Jcas Zealot Posts: 143 Karma: 9668 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Kellevie, Tas. Device: Kindle PW2,Kindle DXG,iPhone 4	No i certainly don't miss the paper books, i used to buy a lot of mine off ebay , only to have them delivered , open them up to read and then the smell of strong tobacco hit you in the face, my ebooks are very real and they are always nice and fresh.

11-14-2010, 04:50 PM	#24
tennoel Enthusiast Posts: 34 Karma: 498696 Join Date: May 2010 Device: sony prs-300	I still have both. I love hunting in used bookstores to find great books. I still use p-books during take off and landing. And, sometimes I just don't want to bring my ereader with me.

11-14-2010, 06:03 PM	#26
DuncanWatson Kindle Convert Posts: 190 Karma: 62704 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Woodinville, WA, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite, Nook (all)	The space savings, the ease of getting new books and the ability to carry my entire library with me have rendered paper books a distinct second class as compared to ebooks on my ereader.

11-14-2010, 08:10 PM	#28
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,283 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	Just passed my first anniversary with an ebook reader (first a Kindle2 and now KindleDX). While I love the ease of my Kindle and the fact that I can carry hundreds of books on it (and do), my weird tastes means that many of the books I'm interested in don't exist in any ebook format and so I still buy and enjoy my paper books.

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