10-20-2017, 01:14 PM | #106 | |
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10-20-2017, 01:59 PM | #107 | |
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The ability to be reading a book mere minutes/seconds after discovering it is a huge advantage that ebooks have over print books for me. I don't have to wait for days on them to be shipped to me, and I don't have to burn gas (or even leave my house) to go get them. Find, buy, download, read--all without ever leaving my recliner. That convenience represents a considerable monetary value for me (as do the other things you mentioned). So in general, I feel rather fortunate that I can usually buy ebooks for a little bit less than (or the same as) their print counterparts. They're worth more to me after all. Last edited by DiapDealer; 10-20-2017 at 04:08 PM. |
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10-20-2017, 02:17 PM | #108 |
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I just don't have the dexterity to do this. If I try turning the pages with the hand I'm holding the device with, it will flop to the floor. I admit this is due to my clodishness rather than a shortcoming of any particular device. It really makes me miss the page turn buttons of my old Nook ST though.
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10-20-2017, 02:25 PM | #109 | |
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10-20-2017, 03:14 PM | #110 |
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A major reason I prefer ebooks is the lack of any discernible smell. I totally hate the smell of fresh print, and don't get me even started on the smell of old books. I also dislike the feel of paper. Then of course there are all the other reasons already mentioned, why prefer ebooks to paper. Eh, no paper nostalgia whatsoever here. I love my Kindles.
That said, I will never pay more than 10$ for an ebook.That's my absolute upper limit. I'm content to wait till the price drops. |
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10-20-2017, 03:27 PM | #111 |
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I've been reading on ebooks for the last ten years, prior to that I was reading fan fiction on a pc screen. Discovering an ereader that would take word documents and turn them into books was a revelation and I've never looked back.
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10-20-2017, 03:38 PM | #112 |
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Self published not counted.
I just ran across this article.
It is about self-published ISBN. Self-Published ISBNs Hit 786,935 in 2016 That is quite a few books not counted in the Wall Street Journal article. Not to mention the ones with only ASIN. |
10-21-2017, 10:11 AM | #113 |
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And the Calibre plug in can help turn a bunch of fan fics into proper ebook files quickly as well.
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10-21-2017, 10:48 AM | #114 | |
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I got my first Sony reader in 2010, and haven't looked back myself either. Once I discovered Calibre, I converted my favorite fanfics to ebooks, and now have over 1500 store ebooks on my pc, phones and tablet. If ereaders/ebooks hadn't been invented, I'd still be reading only fanfics on my pc. |
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10-21-2017, 12:13 PM | #115 | |
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(a) self-published ebooks (b) screen fatigue (c) multiple forms of entertainment competing for attention And out of the three they identified the last one as the primary cause for diminishing sales not the second one. |
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10-21-2017, 07:12 PM | #116 | |
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10-22-2017, 10:19 AM | #119 |
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