e-books

djburty · 08-07-2009, 08:45 PM

i received an e-book reader fro christmas and have only occasionally used it since then. I am currently reading Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton on it and two things spring out at me - the e book is a lot less cumbersome than the 1000 page book, but on the other hand i feel it is strange not knowing by feel how far i am through a book - according to page numbers i'm half way through, but i realise i actaully prefer seeing i'm half way through how many pages are left!!

anyone else with an e-book reader and thoughts about whether it could take over form the old ink and paper!

Dead Alive · 08-07-2009, 09:17 PM

I like having real books personally. I don't think I would like the feeling of browsing through files for yet another reason. I'm already doing it for videos and songs, I think I just prefer the feeling of having a collection of books on the shelf to look through for the one I want.

TimmyShire · 08-07-2009, 09:52 PM

I'm with DA on this one, I prefer a hard copy of a book over a digital one anytime. But then I like physical version of everything wherever possible.

Snoozer · 08-07-2009, 10:49 PM

I did English Literature for a degree - I'll leave my views at that.

MaddAussie · 08-07-2009, 10:52 PM

I bought a ereader through work for a mate and before I sat and used it i would have said i was that fussed but i can see the appeal now, just the thought of all my books on one thing...

djburty · 09-07-2009, 05:11 PM

what i love about the e-reader is that i can buy more books - my house is full of bookshelves that are full of books and my garage has boxes of books so my wife was reluctant for me to buy even more books - now i can have 20 books on something the size of a slim volume of poetry! i can also carry lots of books with me on holiday (i did use to sacrifice clothing space for my books and rely on washing stuff in the sink!).

however - i've got to admit i prefer real books and still sneak in a few when my wife is not looking - the pile on my bedside table is suspiciously higher than it was a couple of weeks ago!

Snoozer · 09-07-2009, 05:33 PM

The issue I have is what happens if you lose your reader

**ExcessNeo** · 09-07-2009, 05:34 PM

I would love an e-book reader there's nothing more annoying than when I'm programming with a book in front of my for reference than the page turning on me. Or having to screw up the book by folding the page.

Just something for the future I guess when prices inevitably fall and more books are available that aren't fiction books

**Betty_Swallocks** · 10-07-2009, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Snoozer

The issue I have is what happens if you lose your reader

Well presumably it wouldn't be difficult to back up the ebooks and the reader should be covered on your house insurance.

djburty · 15-07-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Betty_Swallocks

Well presumably it wouldn't be difficult to back up the ebooks and the reader should be covered on your house insurance.

i download everything to my pc first then transfer from pc to e-book - i also tend to back up stuff on my external hard drive just in case. the e-book reader is indeed covered by house insurance - but i would still be gutted if i lost it!

Metal Ed · 11-08-2009, 11:38 AM

I think that e-readers are going to get much more popular in the next few years. Just like there are plenty of people out there who aren't bothered about owning a cd or record and will just get the mp3, i think books will in the same way for the masses.

However, just like vinyl i think there will be a market for the printed word for many years to come. I, like many of you,am someone who likes to own a book.. That said, there are many positives to these digital readers, just not enough for me to get one yet...

Metal Ed · 11-08-2009, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snoozer

The issue I have is what happens if you lose your reader

It's a damn site easier and cheaper to replace than a book collection that goes up in flames...

oBladeo · 26-08-2009, 10:52 AM

I bought my girl friend a sony one for xmas. tbh she's not even used it and still reads paper books.

The sony one she has tells you how many pages you have left to read at the bottom

djburty · 29-08-2009, 01:52 PM

the e readers take a bit of getting into - my problem was impulse buying of books whilst shopping for other stuff. i have sort of overcome this by taking the book up to the counter and asking if there is an e-book equilavent of it. if there isn't then i'll buy the paper coipy, otherwise i'll just wait til i get home and download it (and more beside - so doesn't save me money in the long run

)

dirtysocks · 09-09-2009, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oBladeo

I bought my girl friend a sony one for xmas. tbh she's not even used it and still reads paper books.

I wanted to buy my girlfriend such a thing for her birthday but I've decided to ask if she likes it before I did. Thanks God, I didn't buy it because she got absolutely crazy. She told that only freaks need e-books and she wants to keep her old paper books. Phew! As for me - e-books are cool.

Gambit · 18-09-2009, 02:35 AM

Ebooks don't have the book smell. I'm a geek, but there's no way i'm putting my paper books away to read them on an (what is just an) ipod...

No book smell, no lovely old book feel... Damn you heathens, just got and burn our libraries why don't you!?

Gambit · 18-09-2009, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metal Ed

I think that e-readers are going to get much more popular in the next few years. Just like there are plenty of people out there who aren't bothered about owning a cd or record and will just get the mp3, i think books will in the same way for the masses.

However, just like vinyl i think there will be a market for the printed word for many years to come. I, like many of you,am someone who likes to own a book.. That said, there are many positives to these digital readers, just not enough for me to get one yet...

I still have vinyl, and I always buy cds :/

I defy anyone to go into an old book store, open a big book, take a big sniff. Now tell me that ebooks are good, eh¬!?

djburty · 18-09-2009, 06:16 PM

as much as i like the old book smell and as much as i would love to live in a castle with acres of bookshelves and as much as i love real books - the most important thing is the stories written inside them and if i can double the amount of books (stories) i have - probably currently close 500 - without having to a much bigger house by having e-books then i reckon that is a good thing!

libraries are all well and good but they often don't have the books i want to read and i'm not keen on the added pressure of return dates

GuNsLiNgEr · 18-09-2009, 07:27 PM

I have e-book software on my phone (HTC Hero) so I am currently reading some classics on that, but I only use that when I havn't got the paper book I'm reading at the time e.g Bus Stop, waiting to pick my brother up from school etc.

It's much better for reading at night, as I don't need a light on

tomdreamer69 · 30-12-2009, 01:19 PM

I use Wattpad reader,it fetches content from their own site. So it's not for offline ebook reading usage.

08-07-2009, 08:45 PM	#1
djburty Houndeye Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Posts: 51	e-books i received an e-book reader fro christmas and have only occasionally used it since then. I am currently reading Reality Dysfunction by Peter F. Hamilton on it and two things spring out at me - the e book is a lot less cumbersome than the 1000 page book, but on the other hand i feel it is strange not knowing by feel how far i am through a book - according to page numbers i'm half way through, but i realise i actaully prefer seeing i'm half way through how many pages are left!! anyone else with an e-book reader and thoughts about whether it could take over form the old ink and paper!

08-07-2009, 09:17 PM	#2
Dead Alive Human Grunt Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,859	Re: e-books I like having real books personally. I don't think I would like the feeling of browsing through files for yet another reason. I'm already doing it for videos and songs, I think I just prefer the feeling of having a collection of books on the shelf to look through for the one I want. __________________ And back to Titan Quest we go. Buhbye, life.

08-07-2009, 09:52 PM	#3
TimmyShire Fast Zombie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Where the land is green and the sheep are sexy. Posts: 593	Re: e-books I'm with DA on this one, I prefer a hard copy of a book over a digital one anytime. But then I like physical version of everything wherever possible.

08-07-2009, 10:49 PM	#4
Snoozer Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Facking Landan! Posts: 10,396	Re: e-books I did English Literature for a degree - I'll leave my views at that.

08-07-2009, 10:52 PM	#5
MaddAussie Antlion Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Poole, Dorset Posts: 5,723 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 9^th	Re: e-books I bought a ereader through work for a mate and before I sat and used it i would have said i was that fussed but i can see the appeal now, just the thought of all my books on one thing... __________________

09-07-2009, 05:11 PM	#6
djburty Houndeye Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Posts: 51	Re: e-books what i love about the e-reader is that i can buy more books - my house is full of bookshelves that are full of books and my garage has boxes of books so my wife was reluctant for me to buy even more books - now i can have 20 books on something the size of a slim volume of poetry! i can also carry lots of books with me on holiday (i did use to sacrifice clothing space for my books and rely on washing stuff in the sink!). however - i've got to admit i prefer real books and still sneak in a few when my wife is not looking - the pile on my bedside table is suspiciously higher than it was a couple of weeks ago!

09-07-2009, 05:33 PM	#7
Snoozer Banned Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Facking Landan! Posts: 10,396	Re: e-books The issue I have is what happens if you lose your reader

11-08-2009, 11:38 AM	#11
Metal Ed Vortigaunt Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: B-o-T Posts: 3,299	Re: e-books I think that e-readers are going to get much more popular in the next few years. Just like there are plenty of people out there who aren't bothered about owning a cd or record and will just get the mp3, i think books will in the same way for the masses. However, just like vinyl i think there will be a market for the printed word for many years to come. I, like many of you,am someone who likes to own a book.. That said, there are many positives to these digital readers, just not enough for me to get one yet...

26-08-2009, 10:52 AM	#13
oBladeo Human Grunt Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Next the Heathrow Airport Posts: 2,791 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 17^th	Re: e-books I bought my girl friend a sony one for xmas. tbh she's not even used it and still reads paper books. The sony one she has tells you how many pages you have left to read at the bottom __________________

29-08-2009, 01:52 PM	#14
djburty Houndeye Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Posts: 51	Re: e-books the e readers take a bit of getting into - my problem was impulse buying of books whilst shopping for other stuff. i have sort of overcome this by taking the book up to the counter and asking if there is an e-book equilavent of it. if there isn't then i'll buy the paper coipy, otherwise i'll just wait til i get home and download it (and more beside - so doesn't save me money in the long run )

18-09-2009, 02:35 AM	#16
Gambit Human Grunt Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Darlington, Co. Durham Posts: 2,510	Re: e-books Ebooks don't have the book smell. I'm a geek, but there's no way i'm putting my paper books away to read them on an (what is just an) ipod... No book smell, no lovely old book feel... Damn you heathens, just got and burn our libraries why don't you!? __________________ Arch64/Xmonad \| @mo6020 on Identica "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats." - H. L. Mencken

18-09-2009, 06:16 PM	#18
djburty Houndeye Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ankh Morpork Posts: 51	Re: e-books as much as i like the old book smell and as much as i would love to live in a castle with acres of bookshelves and as much as i love real books - the most important thing is the stories written inside them and if i can double the amount of books (stories) i have - probably currently close 500 - without having to a much bigger house by having e-books then i reckon that is a good thing! libraries are all well and good but they often don't have the books i want to read and i'm not keen on the added pressure of return dates

18-09-2009, 07:27 PM	#19
GuNsLiNgEr Vortigaunt Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Looking for weakspots... Posts: 3,097 Xbox Live Leaderboard: 12^th	Re: e-books I have e-book software on my phone (HTC Hero) so I am currently reading some classics on that, but I only use that when I havn't got the paper book I'm reading at the time e.g Bus Stop, waiting to pick my brother up from school etc. It's much better for reading at night, as I don't need a light on

30-12-2009, 01:19 PM	#20
tomdreamer69 Scanner Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 24	Re: e-books I use Wattpad reader,it fetches content from their own site. So it's not for offline ebook reading usage.

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