Do you still buy books printed on paper? - Page 3

Ravensknight · 06-10-2012, 03:29 PM

I buy hardcovers of books that I know I will re-read.
In fact, today I just bought 4 books from the Science Fiction book club, because they were having a BOGO + free shipping sale....

Edward M. Grant · 06-10-2012, 03:32 PM

I buy a lot less. I tend to get paper books from the library as I don't have space for any more and I balk at paying $20 for one novel when I could get four or five e-books for that price.

ebusinesstutor · 06-10-2012, 04:20 PM

I still buy print versions of reference books - books I may want open while I am working on my computer.

For fiction reading it is all ebooks. I might buy the odd paperback at a garage sale if the price is right.

Libra · 06-10-2012, 05:31 PM

i guess the ipad could do it, but ebook readers aren't good for poetry.

Tattncat · 06-10-2012, 07:04 PM

I buy eBooks only. I have no more room for paper.

DarkScribe · 06-11-2012, 09:34 AM

Like a number of others, I buy a mix. With technical or reference I prefer paper, and I also buy a lot of secondhand books - I haunt used bookstores and charity shops looking for good novels from great authors. My den has more than a thousand books on my library shelves and I would not like to part with them. They give me a great feeling of comfort and provide a pleasant ambiance.

voracious71 · 06-11-2012, 11:34 AM

I buy and read both paper books and ebooks. For novels, I primarily use the ereader, but I'll get it in paper form if it's not available as an ebook.

Other kinds of books are just better in pbook form.

***Update..just bought 2 pbooks tonight..a former coworker from Borders owns a bookstore, so I showed support by buying some old school books.

Provenzano · 06-11-2012, 07:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor

I still buy print versions of reference books - books I may want open while I am working on my computer.

For fiction reading it is all ebooks. I might buy the odd paperback at a garage sale if the price is right.

Ditto.

Like two weeks ago, I bought a technical pbook only because in this university they gave us every year a voucher that is good only in the university's library. So technically the book was free. But even that, I prefer to read technical books on paper, so if I only have the PDF file then I print the pages I need to read.

I have not bought a non technical pbook (or ebook for that case) in ages.

Mistress · 06-12-2012, 07:57 AM

I still buy manga in print version. I prefer pawing through manga and getting my hands all over the pictures, and though manga is black and white, I don't particularly want to see how it renders on the Kindle. I also enjoy collecting manga omnibuses because it shows off my love of the genre.

Quexos · 06-13-2012, 01:59 PM

I mostly get ebooks but I have of late obtained a couple of paper books because I could not find those in the new formats.

jonnickell · 06-13-2012, 03:59 PM

My sole purpose in buying an ereader (starting with Sony Palm Clio ) was to buy digital because I have almost no more room on my many shelves to store books. Now I only buy paper for collecter books or books that are not available digital yet. However, I think long and hard to see if I can't wait for it!

ladyplf · 06-14-2012, 12:25 AM

I picked only buy ebooks, although I have bought textbooks and the like from bargain used books stores in the past few years.

I started reading ebooks on my palm pilot way back in 2002 or 2003 and I've never looked back. I have bins full of unread paperback novels that I store year after year because I can't bear to part with them since they represent hard earned money that at the time I thought was well spent.
But now, it is just too natural for me to grab the ebook than it is to read a paperback novel. I'll even read on my pc before I pick up a book. I'm the opposite of most people in that real books make my eyes hurt.

Rizla · 06-15-2012, 11:44 AM

Yes, I buy used books a lot. They are generally cheaper than e-books.

sakura-panda · 06-15-2012, 11:47 AM

I buy paper books once in a great while -- to support a fundraiser, because I'm collecting a series that isn't available digitally, because the kid wants to read a book and he's not allowed to take his Kindle to school -- but not very often and not impulsively anymore.

danskmacabre · 06-15-2012, 11:50 AM

I will still buy collectors editions of books, that's about it tho.

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06-11-2012, 11:34 AM	#37
voracious71 Addict Posts: 384 Karma: 1360936 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Quahog, RI Device: Nook, Kindle PW4, Kobo Clara	I buy and read both paper books and ebooks. For novels, I primarily use the ereader, but I'll get it in paper form if it's not available as an ebook. Other kinds of books are just better in pbook form. **Update..just bought 2 pbooks tonight..a former coworker from Borders owns a bookstore, so I showed support by buying some old school books. Last edited by voracious71; 06-14-2012 at 11:34 PM.*

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06-10-2012, 03:29 PM	#31
Ravensknight Serpent Rider Posts: 1,123 Karma: 10219804 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: Sony 350; Nook STR; Oasis	I buy hardcovers of books that I know I will re-read. In fact, today I just bought 4 books from the Science Fiction book club, because they were having a BOGO + free shipping sale....

06-10-2012, 03:32 PM	#32
Edward M. Grant Zealot Posts: 129 Karma: 3000000 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kindle Keyboard, Asus Transformer	I buy a lot less. I tend to get paper books from the library as I don't have space for any more and I balk at paying $20 for one novel when I could get four or five e-books for that price.

06-10-2012, 04:20 PM	#33
ebusinesstutor Star Gawker Posts: 526 Karma: 6944314 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Spruce Grove, AB Canada Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I still buy print versions of reference books - books I may want open while I am working on my computer. For fiction reading it is all ebooks. I might buy the odd paperback at a garage sale if the price is right.

06-10-2012, 05:31 PM	#34
Libra Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle DXG (retired), ipad mini	i guess the ipad could do it, but ebook readers aren't good for poetry.

06-10-2012, 07:04 PM	#35
Tattncat Bookworm Posts: 673 Karma: 1029391 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Device: Nook Tablet, Samsung Galaxy Tab3, Sony PRS700, Sony PRS505	I buy eBooks only. I have no more room for paper.

06-11-2012, 09:34 AM	#36
DarkScribe Apprentice Curmudgeon. Posts: 427 Karma: 3286968 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Runaway Bay, QLD, , Australia Device: Kindle DX Graphite, Touch, Paperwhite, Sony, and Nook.	Like a number of others, I buy a mix. With technical or reference I prefer paper, and I also buy a lot of secondhand books - I haunt used bookstores and charity shops looking for good novels from great authors. My den has more than a thousand books on my library shelves and I would not like to part with them. They give me a great feeling of comfort and provide a pleasant ambiance.

06-12-2012, 07:57 AM	#39
Mistress eBook Addict Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2012 Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G	I still buy manga in print version. I prefer pawing through manga and getting my hands all over the pictures, and though manga is black and white, I don't particularly want to see how it renders on the Kindle. I also enjoy collecting manga omnibuses because it shows off my love of the genre.

06-13-2012, 01:59 PM	#40
Quexos Member Retired Posts: 1,999 Karma: 11348924 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Limbo Device: none	I mostly get ebooks but I have of late obtained a couple of paper books because I could not find those in the new formats.

06-13-2012, 03:59 PM	#41
jonnickell Member Posts: 11 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Entourage Edge, Sony prs650, Kindle 2 & 3, Reb 1100, Nook Color	My sole purpose in buying an ereader (starting with Sony Palm Clio ) was to buy digital because I have almost no more room on my many shelves to store books. Now I only buy paper for collecter books or books that are not available digital yet. However, I think long and hard to see if I can't wait for it!

06-14-2012, 12:25 AM	#42
ladyplf Member Posts: 19 Karma: 485356 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: palm,pocketpc,nextbook 7	I picked only buy ebooks, although I have bought textbooks and the like from bargain used books stores in the past few years. I started reading ebooks on my palm pilot way back in 2002 or 2003 and I've never looked back. I have bins full of unread paperback novels that I store year after year because I can't bear to part with them since they represent hard earned money that at the time I thought was well spent. But now, it is just too natural for me to grab the ebook than it is to read a paperback novel. I'll even read on my pc before I pick up a book. I'm the opposite of most people in that real books make my eyes hurt.

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06-15-2012, 11:44 AM	#43
Rizla Member Retired Posts: 3,183 Karma: 11721895 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Nook STR (rooted) & Sony T2	Yes, I buy used books a lot. They are generally cheaper than e-books.

06-15-2012, 11:47 AM	#44
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 923 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: 2017 10.5" iPad Pro (Kobo, NOOK, Kindle, Google Play Books & Scribd)	I buy paper books once in a great while -- to support a fundraiser, because I'm collecting a series that isn't available digitally, because the kid wants to read a book and he's not allowed to take his Kindle to school -- but not very often and not impulsively anymore.

06-15-2012, 11:50 AM	#45
danskmacabre Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 3593438 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kobo Glo. Galaxy Tab S 8.4	I will still buy collectors editions of books, that's about it tho.