Good old fashioned books.

[Nr1Humanoid]

Anyone else not ready to "get with the times" when it comes to reading books?

I need paper between my hands, computers and Kindle will never be for me, it's not the same. They're only worth it when the material is out of print and I want to read it bad enough.

[Drillbit Taylor]

Yep. I still prefer to read on paper. And I do like using books as "trophies" on my wall.

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References need to be in book form. It's a lot more interesting opening up a Baseball Encyclopedia for one name and just skimming through after that.

[StuntGranny®]

I have a Kindle Fire, but yeah, I'd much rather have the actual book.

As goofy as it sounds, I downloaded the Game of Thrones books for my Kindle, only to eventually buy the actual copies. I just find it 'easier' to read real books, for whatever reason.

[Magnus the Magnificent]

I like the feel of paper between my fingers, and how sometimes you get stains from the ink.
There is also something about the smell of a book. Can't get that from an E-version.
I also agree with Fraggle. Even if they take up space, a big case of books looks impressive.
Oh, and I can actually read books everywhere, as the power will never run out of the book, and no matter how I angle it, the light/sun won't have reflections on it.

[Young Game]

Jul 26, 2013 11:22:26 GMT -5 Magnus the Magnificent said:

There is also something about the smell of a book. Can't get that from an E-version.

On a related note, I love the smell of my local library.
It smells like knowledge.

[Urethra Franklin]

I can't do it. I have iBooks installed on my iPhone, but I wouldn't think to ever use it. I need an actual book.

[wildojinx]

Not to mention that there are several books that are long out of print and will never see the light of day on a kindle. For example, i enjoy reading cheesy action-adventure novels (ie, the executioner and the like) and while im sure some of those may be online, try finding ones from the 70s or 80s or even 90s on there. Aside from the big name authors like tom clancy and clive cussler you pretty much cant.

[aka Cthulhu]

I enjoy the feel of reading a book while lounging around. There's a certain excitement I get when buying a book I wanted to read, or discovering some good stuff in those discount bins and whatnot. It's one of those experiences that I think I can't replace with the use of a Kindle.

On the other hand, having a story in Kindle does have a certain potential to it, if I look at it from a different perspective. Like... I've played/read some visual novels here and there, and I think that could fit in well with a gadget that you use for reading stories. Hard to explain, really.

[Ultimo Gallos]

I can't get into e-books at all. I love the smell and feel of a book.

[Mozenrath]

Depends on what it is. While it is more satisfying to use a book, in general, being able to Ctrl+F on a PDF can be a huge time saver.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

I will read an e-book when the print copy isn't locally available. I couldn't imagine trying to read something like the Lord of the rings in anything other than print form.

[Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill]

For me e-books just strain my eyes, real books are easier to look at.

[Red Impact]

I thought I'd bee like that, but I love my e-reader. Once you know to look beyond the Amazon etc. book stores, you begin to realize that a lot of people have digitized thousands of books that would be impossible to get otherwise. Not to mention that you can get thousands more for free. It's just a much better deal overall, and I can set mine up so that it's not a strain on my eyes.

I still read paper books, and I'd agree that reference books need a paper copy, but holding a book was never actually quintessential to the experience for me once I got used to doing other things. And being able to more easily replace a library is a plus as well.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

I only buy physical books if they are used or have lots of pictures in them.

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Jul 26, 2013 18:26:31 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

I only buy physical books if they are used or have lots of pictures in them.

Nudie mags then

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Jul 26, 2013 18:30:39 GMT -5 @cyclonechyno said:

Jul 26, 2013 18:26:31 GMT -5 Apricots And A Pear Tree said:

I only buy physical books if they are used or have lots of pictures in them.

Nudie mags then

Pay for pornography?

[YAKMAN is ICHIBAN]

I don't remember the last time I read a book that wasn't on my phone, and that includes all of the Song of Ice and Fire books. I always have my phone when I'm commuting, and that's when I do most of my reading.

I also have limited shelf space.

[Deleted]

I still only read the old fashioned books. I really dislike reading long passages on a screen.

[Society of the Spectacle]

Jul 26, 2013 7:42:02 GMT -5 Nr1Humanoid said:

Anyone else not ready to "get with the times" when it comes to reading books?

I need paper between my hands, computers and Kindle will never be for me, it's not the same. They're only worth it when the material is out of print and I want to read it bad enough.

I am the same way. Actually one of my hobbies is book collecting (and reading of course.) Not rare or out of print books necessarily, but just books I'd like to read. I'll hit up used bookstores or the books section of a second hand store at least once a month, and man, is it just an uncommon joy to find either a book I've been looking for, or a book that I had heard about sitting there on the wall for a dollar or fifty cents!

Unfortunately, this leads to over buying, so now I have a crazy library (260 according to GoodReads) and now I've only read a fraction of them. I'm working on that part, and then I'm going to pay it forward and get rid of some of them in the next few months. I'll still keep most of them as sometimes it'll just hit me to pick out a book, read a few lines for inspiration, and then go write, or do something creative.

Sure I have definitely thought about trying to get text versions on my phone of some of the ones I'm reading so I could read them in line somewhere or at work during my break so I won't run the risk of leaving/losing the actual books, but I'm still figuring out how the Kindle/Reader apps work.