Paperback, Hardcover or Digital: the Discussion

[ComicChick]

I can go either way with paperback or hardcover. Hardcovers, I'm sure, last longer, but I generally keep very good care of my books, so I don't think the wear and tear is all that bad. I usually get paperback because of price difference.

Can't speak on digital. I tried reading a book on my computer through pdf, and it just didn't work, but I hear good things about the current ereaders. I'm thinking of picking up a Kindle or Nook soon, and seeing how I like.

im not a fan of reading pdfs really either, unless it's a magazine

before you shell out all the money for the ereaders, why don't you download their respective programs/apps to your computer or phone first to see how you like the interface.

i've downloaded kindle to my computer and i like it a lot. i like how i can set bookmarks and such. that's one of the main reasons i dislike pdfs cuz you can't do that (and if you can, i sure don't know how)

 

[Tron Bonne]

im not a fan of reading pdfs really either, unless it's a magazine

before you shell out all the money for the ereaders, why don't you download their respective programs/apps to your computer or phone first to see how you like the interface.

i've downloaded kindle to my computer and i like it a lot. i like how i can set bookmarks and such. that's one of the main reasons i dislike pdfs cuz you can't do that (and if you can, i sure don't know how)

I'll give it a try. Can you just download the app just start from Amazon?

 

[ComicChick]

i downloaded it from amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=sa_menu_karl3?ie=UTF8&docId=1000493771

 

[Tron Bonne]

Hmm, well, I did download it, but I can't see to download Kindle Edition books to test it out on. Keeps telling me I don't have anything registered, though I just registered the program with my account.

 

[ComicChick]

you mean from their library?

edit btw, i just downloaded Pride and Prejudice (free) to my PC and had no problems. perhaps you need to restart your computer since the download? or make sure it's going to the right device

 

[Tron Bonne]

Yeah, I couldn't get it to work, but just now deregistered and reregistered and it worked. Not sure why it wasn't originally, but it seems to be working now. Thanks for the heads up

 

[Prison Mike]

i have them i'm on goblet of fire now

I just discovered how to load them on my Kindle.

 

[Sam Fisher]

With my eyesight, audiobooks for me

 

[Tron Bonne]

I downloaded a comic series for my Kindle on PC (it was out of print in paper, so I thought what the hell), but I'm having a little trouble reading it. Is there a zoom feature? I tried to find one, but can't.

 

[Nave 'Torment']

I will always prefer paperbacks to hardcovers or pdfs - i'm more at home with those. Though the only time I do read pdfs are on my monitor, and its mostly because its a book I couldn't find anywhere else. I haven't downloaded any e-book apps like kindle or nook yet, any suggestions?

 

[ComicChick]

i have the kindle app that i'm pretty fond of.

 

[bored]

Definitely prefer paperbacks. Much more mobile.

 

[El Bastardo]

For me, it depends on the author and/or series, and whether or not I have previous books (in the case of a series, usually) in paperback or hardcover.

The better, or the more I like, a series, the better the chance I'll have it in hardcover, even if I already had it in paperback. Case in point: George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire. I had all the books in paperback and eventually repurchased them in hardcover.

I can't handle reading a book on the monitor. Not to mention, I do most of my reading when away from home. If I had books on my laptop, I'd just play video games.

 

[ComicChick]

the poses the question of the pros and cons of digital reading for those who have vision problems.

some people can't stare at a computer screen and read all day, others can't read the small print of a book.

 

[Chris Wallace]

Which is your favorite version for books? Is it the bendable paperbacks? perhaps the sturdy hardcovers to adorn your shelves? How about the lightweight and portable digital e-book?

Do you have a preference? why do you like or dislike any of them? your opinions on e-books?

Hardcover all the way, for its durability. I can appreciate the convenience of paperback & I don't see myself buying an e-book anytime soon. I like to hold this stuff in my hands. That's why I still buy CD's despite having an MP3 player (as well as a phone that can serve as one.)

 

[MadVillainy]

So I like to read paperbacks and I have alot of extra time now so I figured I would start my booklists that i have been developing for years (besides Harry Potter and comics/graphic novels I dont read) but my school library has none of the books I want. I guess I kind of understand not having say The Hunger Games, but no On the Road, none of Bret Easton Ellis' books, no Dark Tower

so now I can see the appeal of digital, but I still am going to wait to get my hands on the hard copies

 

[ComicChick]

i never thought i'd see the day, but i'm reading more e-books these days than i am hard copies. the kindle app on my phone, as well as the my kindle really come in handy when i'm on the go, or traveling.

but if it's a book i really enjoy, i still buy a Hardcopy

 

[squeekness]

Before I went paperless, I preferred hardcovers to crappy paperbacks. My gran was the same way only she never let anything go. She had a whole big library of books that had to be donated when she passed (I will only ever throw a book away if it's crumbling away, to do so seems like a punishable crime). I refuse to have anyone have to do the same thing for me and since I inherited the hoarder gene, life is ever so much better with eBooks. I do have some precious few paper books I refuse to part with, but I only buy and read eBooks now. I love my Kindle and won't go back.

 

[Kelly]

I cannot stand paperbacks, I have now used a Kindle for a few years and I have loved every minute of it. I have read far more books than I ever would have. I still buy hardcover for my collection of Presidential Biographies, and certain author's collections. I moved up to the Kindle 8.9 HDX and will never go back to paperbacks again.

 

[ComicChick]

if i ever lend a book out, it's the paperback first. i rarely ever loan my hard copies out, and they have to be someone i know is responsible and won't mess it up. and i tell them to not fold the pages. i'm terrible haha

 

[m4st4]

I need to smell the paper so book, definitely and always. Paperback or hardcover doesn't matter.

 

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

Uh, paperbacks are cheaper and more flexible. Who doesn't like the sight of a worn book? Paperbacks are meant to get smushed and folded; they're tough, they can take it. I was given a Kindle as a gift and I see the benefits of it, but I just prefer paper.

If I was blind, I'd listen to audio books all the time.

 

[ComicChick]

^ when my aunt lost her sight, she listened to audio books all the time. she loved to read. when i would see her, we'd discuss the books we've "read"

 

[Marvolo]

I like paperback, hardback, ebooks, and audio books.