Kindle/ipad/tablet or real book

[KeeperofDragons]

I love both, there are some books that you can't get on Kindle (some history & politics) but I love my kindle for when I'm travelling or if I'm reading a long novel as I find holding a large book a strain because my hands get crampy if I hold it for too long.

I also download books to my tablet (art & photography) which solves the picture quality problem with the kindle which is very handy if I want to check something when I'm on holiday particularly with techniques I don't use that often.

 

[danny la rouge]

Reading anything longer than a couple of paragraphs in one sitting I much prefer paper.

 

[billy_bob]

Hard copy sales surging, Kindles selling so 'pitifully' that Waterstones are going to stop stocking them.

Good.

Before the Luddites among us start partying, this is more to do with the novelty-factor wearing off and the capabilities of the current technology plateau-ing, than a Return Of The Book. Readers have found their 'natural' share of the market for now, but each successive new generation in future will continue to push that share up slightly.

I'm very committed to actual books, but increasingly see the point of having a Kindle for holidays rather than carting six to eight books along for a two-week stay.

 

[Cid]

Before the Luddites among us start partying, this is more to do with the novelty-factor wearing off and the capabilities of the current technology plateau-ing, than a Return Of The Book. Readers have found their 'natural' share of the market for now, but each successive new generation in future will continue to push that share up slightly.

I'm very committed to actual books, but increasingly see the point of having a Kindle for holidays rather than carting six to eight books along for a two-week stay.

The article does, of course, also show a rise in sales of ebooks and a steady, if fairly small, decline in physical book sales. I'd agree on the tech plateau, more difficult to keep people buying new versions, less wear on devices and less desire for the slickest apps and interfaces. Phone and tablets have OS updates, faster apps, much more extreme drop-offs as batteries get old, more chance of being dropped in the loo etc.

 

[Hollis]

Anyone noticed how kindle books seem increasingly to be at or more expensive than the paperbacks?

Don't really understand why they'd be priced higher given I imagine they cost nothing to produce and you don't even own them.

 

[scifisam]

Anyone noticed how kindle books seem increasingly to be at or more expensive than the paperbacks?

Don't really understand why they'd be priced higher given I imagine they cost nothing to produce and you don't even own them.

A small part of it is that they're taxed, and paper books aren't (in the UK). But I guess they charge what people will pay, and the convenience makes it easy. I get most of mine on special offer though - no way am I paying £11.99 for the latest Richard Osman.

 

[Throbbing Angel]

A small part of it is that they're taxed, and paper books aren't (in the UK). But I guess they charge what people will pay, and the convenience makes it easy. I get most of mine on special offer though - no way am I paying £11.99 for the latest Richard Osman.

Same - Kindle Daily Deal FTW!

 

[BigMoaner]

Kindle for some genres, irl book for others.

 

[BigMoaner]

Quick dopamine true crime which I read a lot of on kindle, the rest in paper

 

[kalidarkone]

I used a kindle when I was doing a health care degree because some of the text books were huge and heavy and it was impractical to lug them about.

I definitely prefer an actual book.

 

[Hollis]

In theory I prefer real books... in practice often I seem to end up buying them again on kindle - mainly because I find it easier to read them - both because I can adjust the font size, and it's lighter and easier to carry around. I also seem to have some thing about highlighting things.. totally pointless, but I do it.. Also I have a storage problem at home with books.. So kindle wins for me.

 

[Silas Loom]

Ipad mini every time. Real books are too heavy, too awkward to hold open, and the print is too small. Also, they are expensive, while epubs are all free from zlib.

 

[Chilli.s]

Audiobooks on the phone every time, no book to store, no pages to hold up, dont even have to open eyes. (does require headphones sometimes)

 

[Chz]

In theory I prefer real books... in practice often I seem to end up buying them again on kindle - mainly because I find it easier to read them - both because I can adjust the font size, and it's lighter and easier to carry around. I also seem to have some thing about highlighting things.. totally pointless, but I do it.. Also I have a storage problem at home with books.. So kindle wins for me.

I love a real book, but the fact is that the bookshelves are full and having a light built in along with taking a dozen different things to read sort of makes the Kindle a must for me.

Still have printed page now and again, but most of it ends up at the railway station's bookshelf because there's nowhere to put it on mine!

 

[marty21]

Still doing real books - hardback and paperback - but also read a lot of books on my phone - my kindle gave up the ghost and I couldn't be bothered replacing it.

 

[magneze]

Anyone noticed how kindle books seem increasingly to be at or more expensive than the paperbacks?

Don't really understand why they'd be priced higher given I imagine they cost nothing to produce and you don't even own them.

Monopoly power.