E-book vs Print book?

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  • mookeywrench
    mookeywrench Posts: 6,076
    how will a pop-up book work on Kindle?
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    rrivers wrote:
    Lizardjam wrote:
    rrivers wrote:
    Nope I don't know anyone that reads a lot. :roll:

    Sure there are rare cases when needing more than two books with you would be good. Most people aren't going to read more than 2 books on a trip and most trips are not across the world.

    Plus it's not like 3 or 4 paperbacks take up THAT much room.

    You're right, those were just examples. Like, i take my lunch to work everyday. In the lunchbag I take a book to read. I don't want to carry multiple books in my lunch bag, so an eReader is perfect if I finish my book and have no more to read for the rest of the hour.
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  • keeponrockin
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    We bought my grandfather one because he has problems reading regular books due to the font size.
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  • unlost dogs
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    keeponrockin wrote:
    We bought my grandfather one because he has problems reading regular books due to the font size.

    I wasn't going to mention that, but since you opened the door I will step through. For those of us who are a certain age, and woefully nearsighted to begin with, it's great to be able to change the font size depending on whether I"m wearing my contacts or not. Otherwise I'm reading with contacts and the book out at arm's length, or with no corrective lenses and the book against my nose.

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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    edited July 2010
    Lizardjam wrote:
    rrivers wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    That said, I also travel a lot for work and books aren't that convenient, especially since I always pack as light as possible.
    I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a Kindle or a Nook, or something soon.

    This is not directed at you, mca47, but I honestly cannot remember one time in my life hearing anyone complain about books being hard to travel with prior to e-readers becoming popular.

    Guess no one you've talked to reads a lot or travels for long periods? I took two of the harry potter books with me to australia. It's a long flight and if you finish your book, what else is there to read? You've got two fat books you're still lugging around. On the radio one day was a lady that was going into the peace corps too. She wanted to take an eReader because then she could have 200+ books with her. I think they're a wonderful invention, and believe me I'm obsessed with books in general. I'll always get books but, I want an eReader!! They sound wonderful for travel, or simply when carrying books around isn't really practical.

    heres a thought.... pass them on.

    im too much of a bibliophile to ever contemplate going electronic. too much of me would die inside.
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  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    I agree with an earlier poster who said he/she thinks they can co-exist. My husband has a Kindle and he likes it for reading super long books or popular stuff (like Under the Dome). Kind of more disposable stuff he reads and doesn't want to keep. And great for planes or trips.

    Me, I'm addicted to print books. I like to hold them in my hands, save them, re-read them if I love them. I just read the new book on K2 No Way Down and it's got lots of pictures and maps and I can't imagine reading it on a Kindle. One day you might see me on one of those hoarding shows - wow, look at the crazy woman with all those books. But I don't care.
  • mca47
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    rrivers wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    That said, I also travel a lot for work and books aren't that convenient, especially since I always pack as light as possible.
    I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a Kindle or a Nook, or something soon.

    This is not directed at you, mca47, but I honestly cannot remember one time in my life hearing anyone complain about books being hard to travel with prior to e-readers becoming popular.

    Well, I can say for myself that when I travel (which is usually multiple times per week for work) I have it down perfectly.
    Granted your average paperback is pretty small, but when you add in the other 3-4 books I'm currently reading plus the newspapers...it does add up.
    I also can't tell you how many books I've left in seat pockets, hotel rooms, restaurants...
    When you just have the one thing that really does it all...it works out really well for those on the road.
    Also, when I said I pack light...if I can't get something in my backpack and travel bag, it's not coming with. I can't also usually get a bottle of water in my pack, let alone a couple of extra books.
  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS !!!!

    I'm an avid reader, I want a book I can hold and turn the pages myself.
  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    mca47 wrote:
    rrivers wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    That said, I also travel a lot for work and books aren't that convenient, especially since I always pack as light as possible.
    I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a Kindle or a Nook, or something soon.

    This is not directed at you, mca47, but I honestly cannot remember one time in my life hearing anyone complain about books being hard to travel with prior to e-readers becoming popular.

    Well, I can say for myself that when I travel (which is usually multiple times per week for work) I have it down perfectly.
    Granted your average paperback is pretty small, but when you add in the other 3-4 books I'm currently reading plus the newspapers...it does add up.
    I also can't tell you how many books I've left in seat pockets, hotel rooms, restaurants...
    When you just have the one thing that really does it all...it works out really well for those on the road.
    Also, when I said I pack light...if I can't get something in my backpack and travel bag, it's not coming with. I can't also usually get a bottle of water in my pack, let alone a couple of extra books.

    This is where I agree completely. I also think it works everyday since I take books to work to read at lunch.
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  • rrivers
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    catefrances wrote:
    rrivers wrote:
    mca47 wrote:
    That said, I also travel a lot for work and books aren't that convenient, especially since I always pack as light as possible.
    I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a Kindle or a Nook, or something soon.

    This is not directed at you, mca47, but I honestly cannot remember one time in my life hearing anyone complain about books being hard to travel with prior to e-readers becoming popular.

    around isn't really practical.

    heres a thought.... pass them on.

    im too much of a bibliophile to ever contemplate going electronic. too much of me would die inside.[/quote]

    What an idea, catefrances!

    I don't deny that there are advantages. My point was that no one was clamoring for this device before it came out. If someone finished a book at lunch, maybe they bought a newspaper, had a conversation, went back to work earlier, or (and I know this wouldn't apply to LizardJam) started the other book they brought with them that one day because they figured they would finish it at lunch. I know carrying two paperbacks requires enormous strength and careful planning.

    Plus books never break down or need recharging. Or backing up. As I stated earlier I love my ipod, think it is a fantastic invention. But last Friday I bought an external hard drive to back up all my songs and my wife's songs plus the pictures on our computer. I followed the directions on apple.com for backing them up and transferring them and then I went to itunes and it was empty and the hard drive was empty as well. After talking to apple support for close to two hours we restored all the songs but after I was thinking I used to just buy a cd and that was it.

    Just saying there are advantages and disadvantages to this stuff.
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  • Lizardjam
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    rrivers wrote:
    What an idea, catefrances!

    I don't deny that there are advantages. My point was that no one was clamoring for this device before it came out. If someone finished a book at lunch, maybe they bought a newspaper, had a conversation, went back to work earlier, or (and I know this wouldn't apply to LizardJam) started the other book they brought with them that one day because they figured they would finish it at lunch. I know carrying two paperbacks requires enormous strength and careful planning.

    Plus books never break down or need recharging. Or backing up. As I stated earlier I love my ipod, think it is a fantastic invention. But last Friday I bought an external hard drive to back up all my songs and my wife's songs plus the pictures on our computer. I followed the directions on apple.com for backing them up and transferring them and then I went to itunes and it was empty and the hard drive was empty as well. After talking to apple support for close to two hours we restored all the songs but after I was thinking I used to just buy a cd and that was it.

    Just saying there are advantages and disadvantages to this stuff.

    There are advantages and disadvantages. I was talking about the advantages of an ebook to those who are dramatically saying it would be the end of the world.

    It makes life easier. I read at lunch. Do you really think I'm thinking about that when I get home? Family life is busy. Packing a lunch for the few of us, doesn't always include sitting and thinking about where I am in my book. It means getting our butts together and out the door with something to eat in time and not be late for work.

    I enjoy my lunches. I bring a book so I don't have to socialize or go to the store(so buying more reading material is moot). I leave the building and usually just sit in my car to read. My job is stressful, it is an escape. I don't want to go back early.

    I'm not saying anything is the end of the world. I was pointing out why eReaders are wonderful. Do I still love physical books? Yep. But, I don't think eReaders are evil and the end of anything.
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  • ponner1us
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    I think the two can easily coexist. I have my books and love them, I have my Kindle2 and love it. The only problem for me is the ease with which I can order a book on the Kindle, delivery in under a minute for $10?! Yeah, those $10 credit card charges add up quickly.
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  • libragirl
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    ponner1us wrote:
    I think the two can easily coexist. I have my books and love them, I have my Kindle2 and love it. The only problem for me is the ease with which I can order a book on the Kindle, delivery in under a minute for $10?! Yeah, those $10 credit card charges add up quickly.

    yep, I agree. Once in awhile i find free books, but I had a bit surprise at times when I got my CC bill.
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  • Digital Twilight
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    I think as time goes on we may find that smaller novels (i.e. one that isn't expected to sell well, first time author ect) will only be released digitally and only larger and popular will be printed in the classic book form.

    Personally I do have my reservations about how popular these eReaders will become. I don't really fancy reading a book on a computer. There will always be books around.
  • libragirl
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    I can only speak about the Kindle because I don't have much experience with other e-readers but I have to say reading off the Kindle is not like a computer at all. It has a paper look to it that makes it easy on the eyes. I was a bit skeptical about that but I truly don't feel like I'm straining my eyes like how I feel after working at a computer all day at work.
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  • rrivers
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    Lizardjam wrote:
    rrivers wrote:

    There are advantages and disadvantages. I was talking about the advantages of an ebook to those who are dramatically saying it would be the end of the world.

    It makes life easier. I read at lunch. Do you really think I'm thinking about that when I get home? Family life is busy. Packing a lunch for the few of us, doesn't always include sitting and thinking about where I am in my book. It means getting our butts together and out the door with something to eat in time and not be late for work.

    I enjoy my lunches. I bring a book so I don't have to socialize or go to the store(so buying more reading material is moot). I leave the building and usually just sit in my car to read. My job is stressful, it is an escape. I don't want to go back early.

    I'm not saying anything is the end of the world. I was pointing out why eReaders are wonderful. Do I still love physical books? Yep. But, I don't think eReaders are evil and the end of anything.

    I was not someone who said it was the end of the world. My only point was that no one was complaining about carrying a book around until e-readers came out and now people are trying to justify why they spent $200 plus on an e-reader so they tell themselves how convenient it is. I would rather spend that $200 on books.

    What I think will happen is books will always be around, much like vinyl records.
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  • Lizardjam
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    rrivers wrote:

    I was not someone who said it was the end of the world. My only point was that no one was complaining about carrying a book around until e-readers came out and now people are trying to justify why they spent $200 plus on an e-reader so they tell themselves how convenient it is. I would rather spend that $200 on books.

    What I think will happen is books will always be around, much like vinyl records.

    It used to frustrate me that I grabbed the wrong book in the morning, or I was without a book to read because I wasn't in the habit of carrying multiples. Would i necessarily complain about it to anyone? No. But, if brought up, like here, yes.

    I doubt there was\is a prevalence of whiny book readers but, now it's a topic.
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  • rrivers
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    Lizardjam wrote:
    rrivers wrote:

    I was not someone who said it was the end of the world. My only point was that no one was complaining about carrying a book around until e-readers came out and now people are trying to justify why they spent $200 plus on an e-reader so they tell themselves how convenient it is. I would rather spend that $200 on books.

    What I think will happen is books will always be around, much like vinyl records.

    It used to frustrate me that I grabbed the wrong book in the morning, or I was without a book to read because I wasn't in the habit of carrying multiples. Would i necessarily complain about it to anyone? No. But, if brought up, like here, yes.

    I doubt there was\is a prevalence of whiny book readers but, now it's a topic.

    Yeah thank God there are e-readers so all of you who can't remember what book you are reading has 300 books to carry with you at all times. And you never have to worry about remembering to charge it or forgetting your power cord. You always fail to mention the other things the e-reader brings to the table when its not convenient to your thin argument.
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  • Lizardjam
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    rrivers wrote:

    Yeah thank God there are e-readers so all of you who can't remember what book you are reading has 300 books to carry with you at all times. And you never have to worry about remembering to charge it or forgetting your power cord. You always fail to mention the other things the e-reader brings to the table when its not convenient to your thin argument.


    You're getting pretty heated here. I'm not arguing. Not sure what you mean by thin? That you don't feel I have a point? Granted, I see not everyone looks forward to their lunch everyday to sitting down with the book they want to read only to find i brought the wrong one. Now, no, it's not the end of my life but it is frustrating. Hence my liking the eReader. Why does that piss you off so much? It is a worthy reason to me, and really, that's all I need. I don't need to prove to you that it's life or death 'cause I don't have my book. Books and the eReaders are luxuries so why is this such a huge deal to you? I was simply making a point as to why I like them and why they would make my life easier.

    Anyone with any stress or a busy life(because really, do you know what's occupying my thoughts daily?) in their life can understand that at the end of my lunch and my day, I don't sit and think about where I am in the book or to make sure I put a new one in my lunch. So, yeah, an eReader would solve one of my minor frustrations.

    As to your "technical" aspects. You can bet I'm going to buy a car charger the day I get the reader. I've got one for all my electronics. I've already learned that lesson!

    Calm down, it's just an eReader. No one said it's going to replace the physical book.
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  • rrivers
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    Lizardjam wrote:
    rrivers wrote:
    You're getting pretty heated here. I'm not arguing. Not sure what you mean by thin? That you don't feel I have a point? Granted, I see not everyone looks forward to their lunch everyday to sitting down with the book they want to read only to find i brought the wrong one. Now, no, it's not the end of my life but it is frustrating. Hence my liking the eReader. Why does that piss you off so much? It is a worthy reason to me, and really, that's all I need. I don't need to prove to you that it's life or death 'cause I don't have my book. Books and the eReaders are luxuries so why is this such a huge deal to you? I was simply making a point as to why I like them and why they would make my life easier.

    Anyone with any stress or a busy life(because really, do you know what's occupying my thoughts daily?) in their life can understand that at the end of my lunch and my day, I don't sit and think about where I am in the book or to make sure I put a new one in my lunch. So, yeah, an eReader would solve one of my minor frustrations.

    As to your "technical" aspects. You can bet I'm going to buy a car charger the day I get the reader. I've got one for all my electronics. I've already learned that lesson!

    Calm down, it's just an eReader. No one said it's going to replace the physical book.

    You're not arguing but make an argument every post. :D

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