What do you think of Digital Books?

**Frownland** · 01-07-2015, 03:18 PM

Yup, they have bookmarks that you can access. You just hate it to begin with which is why you haven't found one to your liking.

grindy · 01-07-2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by eqoatl

But what about the notes and highlighting aspect to any of these digital alternatives? I've yet to find one that effectively marks my places as good as folding and thumbing through pages. Do you guys feel that traditional books are better in that respect? I don't even think Ipads have a highlight feature, does the Kindle?

-DB

You can press into the corner of your screen on a kindle and the page gets folded. You have an index to access those folded pages.

Chula Vista · 01-07-2015, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by eqoatl

I dont care for them. It could be because we're so accustomed to looking at screens that the traditional paperback is a nice escape, an organic feeling, or maybe because I'm old-fashioned.

But I enjoy flipping pages and watching the creases form at the spine after I've been reading for a long period of time. Highlighting and taking notes on certain paragraphs that transported me from my world into the writer's. Going back and reading the same words, accompanied by the same feeling.

There's something about tapping a piece of glass that doesn't make me feel the same. Staring at a display of words feels disconnected, like I can't reach that meditative trance. Its like that intrinsic piece of the writer to reader feels like its missing.

How do you feel about them?

-DB

100% exactly like you do. I couldn't have said it any better myself.

Chrysalis · 01-08-2015, 01:47 PM

I love them. I just find them to be a hell of a lot more convenient than physical books, especially for situations like, for example, if I'm waiting for a class to start (my schedule for this semester has a 1-hour gap between a couple of my classes), or if I'm on a long car ride. I just download a bunch of them and store them on my iPod and thus have instant access to a variety of novels on the go. Plus, like LoathsomePete said, you don't have to deal with **** like lighting and can read in the dark as well.

I also tend to get through them quicker as well. Feel free to tell me **** like "then you're not immersing yourself in them enough", but, to me, this is good since I have other interests to indulge in.

DwnWthVwls · 01-08-2015, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Frownland

ANTI-social media, right?

Don't steal the f*cking phrase I used to describe myself when I first joined MB. You have to ask my permission first.

On topic, it's definitely convenient but there is nothing like holding a book in your hand and I don't really enjoy reading from a monitor. Plus, what others said. I think books make great decorations.

Chula Vista · 01-08-2015, 08:50 PM

When I go out to lunch I like being the only person in the joint holding paper instead of staring at a piece of glass. Plus I can leave my book at the table while I go to the john without having to worry it'll get nicked.

**Frownland** · 01-09-2015, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

Don't steal the f*cking phrase I used to describe myself when I first joined MB. You have to ask my permission first.

On topic, it's definitely convenient but there is nothing like holding a book in your hand and I don't really enjoy reading from a monitor. Plus, what others said. I think books make great decorations.

You and every other old fart who likes to whine about social media.

grindy · 01-15-2015, 10:45 AM

I've lent my e-book to my grandma, since she really wanted to read that one book, which was otherwise unobtainable.
After being initially sceptical, she is now really, really happy about it and hails it as a wonderful invention.
If my 77 year old grandma, who has never used a computer or cell phone, finds it in her heart to open up to this technology, then I'm sure so can you guys.

JennyOndioline · 01-15-2015, 12:17 PM

I think they're a good supplement to proper books - and great for travel. Sorry, but if I'm on a flight longer than an hour or two, I'm going to want access to more than one book, and the easiest way to do that without weighing myself down is with a Kindle. Plus, eBooks are generally cheaper, and it's a good way to broaden my horizons while still paying top dollar for IRL books that I actually want to physically own. I probably wouldn't read half as much if I only had one or the other.

Aux-In · 01-19-2015, 11:49 AM

It's really interesting. I now prefer digital music downloads over CDs, YouTube over TV, Netflix over seeing a show in a theater, but for some reason, books are the only type of media I prefer to still be on a "fixed" format.

I went through a phase a bit ago where I downloaded over 20 eBooks onto my Kindle. Never read any of them.

It's just much easier for me to read a book.

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Chrysalis ~de geso Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 495	I love them. I just find them to be a hell of a lot more convenient than physical books, especially for situations like, for example, if I'm waiting for a class to start (my schedule for this semester has a 1-hour gap between a couple of my classes), or if I'm on a long car ride. I just download a bunch of them and store them on my iPod and thus have instant access to a variety of novels on the go. Plus, like LoathsomePete said, you don't have to deal with ** like lighting and can read in the dark as well. I also tend to get through them quicker as well. Feel free to tell me ** like "then you're not immersing yourself in them enough", but, to me, this is good since I have other interests to indulge in. __________________ RateYourMusic A dead Last.fm account Last edited by Chrysalis; 01-08-2015 at 01:55 PM.

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Chula Vista Toasted Poster Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: SoCal by way of Boston Posts: 11,332	When I go out to lunch I like being the only person in the joint holding paper instead of staring at a piece of glass. Plus I can leave my book at the table while I go to the john without having to worry it'll get nicked. __________________ “The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

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grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	I've lent my e-book to my grandma, since she really wanted to read that one book, which was otherwise unobtainable. After being initially sceptical, she is now really, really happy about it and hails it as a wonderful invention. If my 77 year old grandma, who has never used a computer or cell phone, finds it in her heart to open up to this technology, then I'm sure so can you guys. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

01-15-2015, 12:17 PM	#19 (permalink)
JennyOndioline Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 154	I think they're a good supplement to proper books - and great for travel. Sorry, but if I'm on a flight longer than an hour or two, I'm going to want access to more than one book, and the easiest way to do that without weighing myself down is with a Kindle. Plus, eBooks are generally cheaper, and it's a good way to broaden my horizons while still paying top dollar for IRL books that I actually want to physically own. I probably wouldn't read half as much if I only had one or the other.

01-19-2015, 11:49 AM	#20 (permalink)
Aux-In Wrinkled Magazine Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: In Time Posts: 467	It's really interesting. I now prefer digital music downloads over CDs, YouTube over TV, Netflix over seeing a show in a theater, but for some reason, books are the only type of media I prefer to still be on a "fixed" format. I went through a phase a bit ago where I downloaded over 20 eBooks onto my Kindle. Never read any of them. It's just much easier for me to read a book.