Some of the greatest pluses of ebooks is that you can easily click a word to get a definition, easily set bookmarks and notes for great quotes (very useful for homework assignments too), and ebooks tend to be cheaper than paper books.
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KevinIX
United States2472 Posts
Some of the greatest pluses of ebooks is that you can easily click a word to get a definition, easily set bookmarks and notes for great quotes (very useful for homework assignments too), and ebooks tend to be cheaper than paper books. | ||
Dhalphir
Australia1305 Posts
You can take many many more books wherever you go without being concerned on space. If I go for a long plane trip, I devour books very quickly, and I'm not sure what I want to read at any given time so I'll often pack 4-5 big novels, plus a few smaller ones for light reading. With the Kindle I plan to get, I won't have to do that. The main disadvantage, I think, is that there is no way to transfer books you already own onto it. Not that I would expect there to be such a way, but it means that you're essentially starting your book reading from scratch. | ||
Eogris
United States148 Posts
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Skipper240
140 Posts
I've probably read more books in the last 6 months than I did in the previous 4 years simply because it's so much easier to access. | ||
Hunterai
Thailand842 Posts
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Matoo-
Canada1397 Posts
On the other hand my girlfriend, parents, etc really dislike reading on a backlit screen and there's no way in hell they would do that, so paper or e-ink is the next best choice. So it really depends how your eyes work. Regarding the joy of possessing a physical book, unless the book is really beautiful, what's the point really? It's like video games, they used to have beautiful boxes but now it's all the same standard shitty plastic case with sometimes even a PDF manual. So either buy the collector edition or just buy the download imo. Same for books, I'll either buy the hardcover or get the ebook. | ||
Bosu
United States3247 Posts
I am leaning toward kindle touch and sony PRS-T1 at this point. I would probably get the standard 79$ kindle, but in a couple reviews I read that the physical buttons were kinda crappy. | ||
Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
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TheRPGAddict
United States1403 Posts
On May 30 2010 17:19 NotGood- wrote: Haha, no one ever thinks about the library anymore. No. Reading books isnt worth 250$ dollars. Go to the library and do it for free. | ||
Bosu
United States3247 Posts
On October 09 2011 15:35 Arnstein wrote: I've pretty much decided to buy one, I just need to choose between the Kindle 3 or Touch. I really like the Kindle 3, and I'm not a big fan of touch-screen(and I love the buttons to switch pages on the Kindle 3), but Touch is cheaper. Kindle keyboard = kindle 3 Kindle touch and kindle keyboard = 99$ now. All the kindles are pretty cheap except the DX. No idea why that is so expensive. I would prefer both touch screen and physical buttons for sure. Kinda weird they don't have both options. I think I have decided to go with the touch though. I really don't want the keyboard. | ||
Arnstein
Norway3381 Posts
Also I have to see with the money. I have a lot of money in my bank account, I just don't know if they're really mine, haha. | ||
TotalNightmare
Germany139 Posts
Advantages: -Space. You can carry a whole library around with you, that is really good for travelling. -Downloading stuff. You can download books ANYWHERE where you have mobile phone network. Just fucking awesome. -Good display. A kindle (not the tablet I guess) is as good as a book to read, meaning that it beats tablets by far in that regard. Disadvantages: -Cost. Now not that mutch but still, its quite a bit of money. The books themselves are not cheaper (not that mutch at least.), so it would take about 150 books until it has payed for itself. -Battery. A book doesnt need battery, a kindle does. Note that this disadvantage is minor and only comes into play if you are on a 2 week vacation without power. -Variety. I dont know what plans amazon has for the future but there are far less books in the kindle store avaiable than in a bookstore. If you don't want to read books in english it is really hard to find what you want in the store. I have to admit myself that there is one more point. Since I kinda "collect" books (will run out of space soon I fear) I dislike that you dont hold in your hands what you read. But that is really a personal thing. I hope my points helped to make a desicion. | ||
paralleluniverse
4065 Posts
On October 09 2011 12:01 KevinIX wrote: The Kindle program is free for windows, and I love it. I often read in bed from my laptop. It's a great way to store and organize your books. Some of the greatest pluses of ebooks is that you can easily click a word to get a definition, easily set bookmarks and notes for great quotes (very useful for homework assignments too), and ebooks tend to be cheaper than paper books. The whole point of a Kindle is to be able to read ebooks without the screen firing high-energy electrons into your eyes. Which is why I really hate reading off a computer screen. | ||
vincom2
Singapore1775 Posts
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Gnosis
Scotland912 Posts
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floor exercise
Canada5847 Posts
On October 09 2011 23:09 Gnosis wrote: I would use one, if I had actual control over my books. As the kindle has severe DRM (e.g. locking me out of books because of highlighting), and Amazon has actual control over my library... I'll stick with paper until things improve. Stripping drm from books is very easy, so is converting between formats. But you're right the biggest flaw in kindles is the excessive drm and refusal to support open source formats. It's really shameful. I couldn't buy my father one for his birthday because of this, I got him a Kobo touch instead and it's actually much nicer than my kindle in several ways, but most importantly works with library software, takes all formats, etc. | ||
Irritation
Austria129 Posts
they travel a lot, so its good for them they dont need to carry 10 books around just 1 kindle. if you read a lot and have not too much space for books , a kindle is a good choice! | ||
hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
On May 30 2010 16:16 BroOd wrote: e-readers are fine for magazines and newspapers, but I don't like the for books at all. Have you tried e-readers like the Kindle? The screen isn't actually like any screen you've ever seen before -- it's e-ink. I actually prefer it over most books in terms of eye strain since the bleach white background isn't there. The only downside is you need a lamp to read because e-ink has no back light (like a real book I guess). | ||
hmunkey
United Kingdom1973 Posts
On August 07 2010 03:57 gds wrote: After reading most of the thread i still wonder if you can read a book bought on amazon.com on another ereader device than the kindle? Yeah you can. Kindle has apps for iPad/iPhone and Android so you can read it on those if you want, there are programs for computers to read pretty much any ebook file format, and you can pretty easily convert them using the same software. Just think of it like you would an mp3. | ||
vincom2
Singapore1775 Posts
On October 10 2011 00:13 hmunkey wrote: Yeah you can. Kindle has apps for iPad/iPhone and Android so you can read it on those if you want, there are programs for computers to read pretty much any ebook file format, and you can pretty easily convert them using the same software. Just think of it like you would an mp3. Except, of course, that you shouldn't be transcoding mp3s to other formats :S | ||
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