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What are your thoughts about eBooks? (kbin.social)

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What are your thoughts about eBooks?

I recently bought a PocketBook to motivate myself to read more. So far, it helped alot. I startet to carry it where ever i go. The thing is, its obviously not a real book. You dont have the same experience you get if you would read a real physical book, which is a bigger problem than i thought at first.
So tell me about your thoughts about eBooks :)

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[–] CorrodedCranium 1 points 2 years ago

I like them when I have access to an eink display. I find reading for an extended periods of time on an average display a little tiring.

It's also nice to be able to cheaply purchase books that can be hard to come by. I was looking for A Roadside Picnic for a while at local bookstores and couldn't find it for example.

One issue I've encountered though is being spoiled by choice. Buying books on sale and keeping them in my digital library. It can make picking a new book a bit challenging

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

95% of book reading occurs on an ebook. I use a kindle and download books from my local Library. A Kindle, Libby, and a Library card is the best investment I have ever made. My reading increased by 200%! (okay that number is made up ... but I read a lot more now).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I need to get my library card as I believe my local library supports Libby too. How long can you have the digital book “checked out”?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

@brcl I believe it is 3 weeks and you can renew as much as you want as long as there is no one waiting for the book. But other Libraries may have different rules.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Nothing beats the feel and smell of reading a physical book, but ebooks do have their place. If I'm traveling somewhere and I don't want to carry extra things or worry about damaging my book, I can just read the epub version on my phone. Convenience is a huge plus, but it does feel less engaging and a book will never need you to recharge it.

Gardening, cooking, and some other big favorites are what I keep a physical copy for. The rest are all digital.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

While I do enjoy reading a physical book with real pages I can turn. I do prefer the convenience eBooks provide. I use both Kindle and Google Play Books, and its great cause I can just read on my phone whenever I have some time to spare, instead of always having to plan ahead and bring a book with me. And it's also had the added benefit of easier discovery of new reads and authors that I might not have come across otherwise. And I do have a Surface Duo, so I also enjoy how it does emulate that book-like feel when I open it up to read something.