Do you still read the hard versions? - Page 4

Poppaea · 04-01-2011, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

Just wondering which one is more "Greener" (enviornment friendly)?

Hard to guess, but I'd think its books. A well bound book with super paper quality (not sure there are many paper mils left to provide this) lasts easily 150 - 200 yrs without fixing. Have one lying next to me that was made in 1911 and looks brand new (though being leather bound, smythe-sewn and printed on non yellowing slightly thicker bible paper helps). A reader will be junk in about 4 or 5 yrs...

januaryman · 04-01-2011, 09:49 AM

I buy a book in whatever format is available. Hardcovers for the books I LOVE and want to own, hold, show off, paperbacks (usually used) if they are cheaper than ebooks (sometimes costing just a few bucks, vs $12.99 for a Kindle/Nook/Kobo/iBook version!) - I'm no snob. Just cheap!

jbcohen · 04-01-2011, 10:36 AM

You are not the only cheap one aroudn here. I have a family at home and I have learned that every dollar I spend on myself is a dollar that I can't spend on them and i would much rather spend the dollar on them not me, so I tend to be very cheap with reguards to my own expenses. I never buy a hardback, too expensive. I also have a price limit of $9 for all paperbacks, that eliminates Goodkind, Grisham and the entire NY Times Best sellers.

TaureanBull · 04-01-2011, 10:45 AM

It hardly matters if you read from an ebook reader, a hardcover. leatherbound, a paperback etc. The content is same.

We must derive pleasure from what we read!

And, yes... we must save our hard earned money for our dear ones.

rogerVA · 04-01-2011, 08:49 PM

I still read a TON of real (paper) books and also love my Kindle. A lot of the stuff I want either isn't in eBook format or is expensive. I can still find great books for $1-3 or so used, saving a lot off the eBook price. And I buy plenty of art books and the like that don't do well on eBook. The paper book will never go out of the style for me, but the Kindle allows me a lot more shelf space to fill with them thanks to all the free public domain classics that I previously owned in paper.

Anthem · 04-02-2011, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

Hi folks,

I was just wondering if you people have still been buying hard versions of books? Do you miss the hard version?

My digital purchases have not slowed down my consumption of physical books one bit! I buy books in whatever way seems the most convenient/fun/interesting/simple/complex/whateverish at the given moment.

mediax · 04-03-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

I was just wondering if you people have still been buying hard versions of books?

Only ones I really, really want to read and can't get as eBooks.

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

Do you miss the hard version?

No - and I miss even less the complaints about how much space my books take up!

TaureanBull · 04-07-2011, 05:26 PM

I miss flipping pages!

I dont feel convenient to refer to the maps in ebooks (I am not sure if other people do that

) which is now a trademark of all fantasy books.

covingtoncat73 · 04-07-2011, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by TaureanBull

I miss flipping pages!

I dont feel convenient to refer to the maps in ebooks (I am not sure if other people do that

) which is now a trademark of all fantasy books.

*Snerk* I read a humor book years ago. I think it was called "The Idiot's Guide to Fairyland" or some such. It was a spoof guide to fantasy-novel-land. Anyway, it had a bit about how there is alwasy a map. Tolkien started that, actually.

Ron. · 04-07-2011, 05:39 PM

No I don't, my paper books that were in good enough condition I gave away, others I just threw away. I can't imagine reading a paper book now.

Love.Forever. · 04-07-2011, 06:18 PM

Considering the fact that I'm undecided on which device to buy... I do read the hard versions. Maybe that might change once I do buy an e-reader.

tompe · 04-07-2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by covingtoncat73

*Snerk* I read a humor book years ago. I think it was called "The Idiot's Guide to Fairyland" or some such. It was a spoof guide to fantasy-novel-land. Anyway, it had a bit about how there is alwasy a map. Tolkien started that, actually.

Tough Guide to Fantasyland by Diana Wynne Jones. A very good book and all her fantasy books can be recommended also.

rePete · 04-08-2011, 12:05 AM

ABSOLUTELY!

http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/rutchmather

At my age I've spent too many years building a library (small, but 'me') and many of the things I look at are not available in ebook format: Photographer's monographs etc.

I'm always delighted when any of my favorite books (defined as ones I re-read) becomes available as an ebook.

04-01-2011, 09:49 AM	#47
januaryman Used DTBs & iPad User Posts: 86 Karma: 48 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Earth Device: iPad	I buy a book in whatever format is available. Hardcovers for the books I LOVE and want to own, hold, show off, paperbacks (usually used) if they are cheaper than ebooks (sometimes costing just a few bucks, vs $12.99 for a Kindle/Nook/Kobo/iBook version!) - I'm no snob. Just cheap! Last edited by januaryman; 04-01-2011 at 09:49 AM. Reason: typos

04-01-2011, 10:45 AM	#49
TaureanBull Guru Posts: 64 Karma: 9478 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Imphal, New Delhi Device: Kindle 3-3G	It hardly matters if you read from an ebook reader, a hardcover. leatherbound, a paperback etc. The content is same. We must derive pleasure from what we read! And, yes... we must save our hard earned money for our dear ones. Last edited by TaureanBull; 04-01-2011 at 10:48 AM.

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jbcohen Wizard Posts: 3,033 Karma: 11196738 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Where am I? Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature edition and a Samsung S24 Ultra	You are not the only cheap one aroudn here. I have a family at home and I have learned that every dollar I spend on myself is a dollar that I can't spend on them and i would much rather spend the dollar on them not me, so I tend to be very cheap with reguards to my own expenses. I never buy a hardback, too expensive. I also have a price limit of $9 for all paperbacks, that eliminates Goodkind, Grisham and the entire NY Times Best sellers.

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rogerVA Connoisseur Posts: 82 Karma: 68114 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite & Kindle 3	I still read a TON of real (paper) books and also love my Kindle. A lot of the stuff I want either isn't in eBook format or is expensive. I can still find great books for $1-3 or so used, saving a lot off the eBook price. And I buy plenty of art books and the like that don't do well on eBook. The paper book will never go out of the style for me, but the Kindle allows me a lot more shelf space to fill with them thanks to all the free public domain classics that I previously owned in paper.

04-07-2011, 05:26 PM	#53
TaureanBull Guru Posts: 64 Karma: 9478 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Imphal, New Delhi Device: Kindle 3-3G	I miss flipping pages! I dont feel convenient to refer to the maps in ebooks (I am not sure if other people do that ) which is now a trademark of all fantasy books.

04-07-2011, 05:39 PM	#55
Ron. Evangelist Posts: 448 Karma: 864744 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3, LookBook, Nook Simple Touch	No I don't, my paper books that were in good enough condition I gave away, others I just threw away. I can't imagine reading a paper book now.

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Love.Forever. Monarch Butterfly ... Posts: 255 Karma: 1068968 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Canada Device: Samsung Galaxy S4, Nexus 7 32GB, Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8"	Considering the fact that I'm undecided on which device to buy... I do read the hard versions. Maybe that might change once I do buy an e-reader.

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rePete Connoisseur Posts: 78 Karma: 116768 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Where the Mississippi runs East to West Device: Pandigital Novel	ABSOLUTELY! http://www.bookcrossing.com/mybookshelf/rutchmather At my age I've spent too many years building a library (small, but 'me') and many of the things I look at are not available in ebook format: Photographer's monographs etc. I'm always delighted when any of my favorite books (defined as ones I re-read) becomes available as an ebook.

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