One of the many factors that lead to the demise of Boarders was the growing market of E-books (Nook, Kindle ect). The question is simple, which do you prefer: E-book or Hard Copy?
And what are the pros and Cons of each?
Books take up space. I'm a bit nomadic and I can't be burdened with too much stuff. It's also very difficult to find English language books where I live so I have to use ebooks.
Hard Copy. Yes, I'm old fasioned, but there is something I enjoy about working my way through a massive tome, physicaly turning the pages and seeing how far I have come rather then clicking "Next Page" on a small tablet.
Plus I like seeing the line of books on my shelves in my room.
I prefer hard copy for books (and hardback at that) as there is a certain sense of satisfaction to viewing a growing bookshelf. For some reading (mainly legal reading such as cases, law review articles and continuing legal education articles), where it is mainly in pdf format, there are downsides to reading on my computer or my Kindle, so I often just kill a tree and print it out. I probably should try out an ipad or an equivalent. The Kindle is just too small for pdf and the computers are just too much on the navigation. I need a big enough portrait view to have one readable pdf page at a time.
I definitely prefer a book I can hold in my hands, but I'm willing to lapse into e-books should the price differential be great enough. Except for using my laptop, though, I haven't owned any e-reading tech since the first-gen Sony Reader. Maybe I'll buy a tablet some day.
I prefer a proper book to hold in my hands. I have some problems with light sensitivity so I prefer not to stare at small screens for too long. My iPod Touch hurts my eyes.
I prefer a proper book to hold in my hands. I have some problems with light sensitivity so I prefer not to stare at small screens for too long. My iPod Touch hurts my eyes.
Hard Copy. I just imagine myself with a sitting in front of a fire place with a cup of hot chocolate with a random dog at my feet on a cold, snowy night.
I like both, and though I don't own an ebook they're pretty damn impressive. I have a friend who swears by them simply due to the convenience of using a kindle during commuting/travel.
A lot of my love of proper books is simply because of the feel and atmosphere of properly reading a book and I can't fault people for wanting to cling to that. Would say I'm one of them - I read a hardback novel the other week and part of the fun was the fact I had a massive book to read, and that's difficult to replicate on an ebook.
So I like both, so why no such option in the poll?
I might change my mind if someone gave me a free Kindle, but for now I remain firmly in the hard copy camp. I downloaded Kindle For PC on my laptop a couple months ago, but haven't gotten very far in the free eBooks I downloaded. I'm used to multitasking on my laptop, so it is hard to resist the temptation to take a break from reading after every couple pages in order to play solitaire or check something online. My main issue though is that staring at text on a screen for extended periods of time tends to cause too much strain on my eyes.
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