Do you still buy books printed on paper?

DMB · 06-09-2012, 12:39 PM

Since you got your ereader, do you still buy paper books?

I don't buy paper books to any noticeable degree. I more or less stopped once I got my kindle. If I think I'd like a book but it's unavailable in e-format, I give up on it.

Cdesja5 · 06-09-2012, 01:10 PM

I used to buy second-hand books and a lot of them... I got my first e-reader 4 years ago and stopped buying paper books then. It took me until last fall to decide to part with all those paper books (hundreds and hundreds of them! !!) because I felt a real attachment to them and I thought I might re-read some. However, I finally realized that that wasn't going to happen so I bit the bullet and brought them all to the local Sally Ann. They had enough to start a small library! Buh-bye forever paper books!

RainingLemur · 06-09-2012, 01:12 PM

I'd prefer ebooks... But, when push comes to shove, I'll grab an actual physical copy every now and again.

BeccaPrice · 06-09-2012, 01:18 PM

I just bought 4 reference books (from Amazon) in paper, because I know I won't read them if they're on my kindle - paper books sit there at the side of my desk or bed and nag me til I read them. I can ignore the 125 kindle books I've got on my kindle quite easily while I'm reading another book.

Avalona · 06-09-2012, 01:29 PM

Actually, I just ordered about 7 paper books in the last two weeks. I do prefer ebooks, but there are some things I need the paper books for (colour images, for one. A greyscale makeup manual is a bit hard to follow sometimes. Also, diagrams are better in some print books). Sometimes I'll wait to see if an ebook comes out, but if there's no sign of it, I'll get the paper book.

Libra · 06-09-2012, 02:47 PM

i've gone back to print entirely now that i've been out of college awhile. i like printed books better than ebooks.

but like i said i prefer to read on printed books and that's what i buy.

carld · 06-09-2012, 02:54 PM

I very rarely buy paper books, and then only non-fiction I can't get as ebooks.

ATDrake · 06-09-2012, 02:58 PM

Of course I do. E-readers are good for some kinds of books, not so good for others.

Coffee table artbooks/serious non-fiction how-to/academic reference don't really work all that well on a 6" e-ink screen, though some publishers do give it a valiant try.

And I'm a used bookshop haunter as well. Despite the mushrooming of backlist e-prints for certain categories of genre fiction, there's still an overwhelming majority of stuff which has simply not been available new in any format for years, if not decades, and which I don't expect to become so any time soon.

HappyMartin · 06-09-2012, 03:11 PM

I just bought a signed mint condition In Boksburg by the photographer David Goldblatt. First p book I have bought in months. Cost me around $200. Found that Amazon have a stock of 2 and are asking $1300. Feeling a lot more positive about p books now.

hn333 · 06-09-2012, 03:26 PM

I can't stand paper books now.

pdurrant · 06-09-2012, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by hn333

I can't stand paper books now.

Ditto.

DiapDealer · 06-09-2012, 04:14 PM

I don't buy very many paper books anymore, but I have no aversion to them. I can alternate with nary a hitch. In fact, I just picked one up from the library (DTB) as the waiting list for the ebook was utterly ridonkulous.

Pomtroll · 06-09-2012, 04:17 PM

The majority of books I buy are e-books. Lately all I've bought in paper are books for my book club & I buy those used.

cfrizz · 06-09-2012, 04:20 PM

Haven't bought a pb in 2 years, I'll keep my small selection of pb that I have, but I'm through buying any more. My Sony is saving my eyes & my space!

spindlegirl · 06-09-2012, 04:30 PM

I buy mostly second hand books at the library discard sale. Can't beat a bestseller hardcover for 50c that was only published about 24 months ago.

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06-09-2012, 12:39 PM	#1
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	Do you still buy books printed on paper? Since you got your ereader, do you still buy paper books? I don't buy paper books to any noticeable degree. I more or less stopped once I got my kindle. If I think I'd like a book but it's unavailable in e-format, I give up on it. Last edited by DMB; 06-09-2012 at 12:42 PM.

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06-09-2012, 01:10 PM	#2
Cdesja5 Wizard Posts: 1,117 Karma: 2094306 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Montreal, Canada Device: Lots and lots of electronic gadgets...	I used to buy second-hand books and a lot of them... I got my first e-reader 4 years ago and stopped buying paper books then. It took me until last fall to decide to part with all those paper books (hundreds and hundreds of them! !!) because I felt a real attachment to them and I thought I might re-read some. However, I finally realized that that wasn't going to happen so I bit the bullet and brought them all to the local Sally Ann. They had enough to start a small library! Buh-bye forever paper books!

06-09-2012, 01:12 PM	#3
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I'd prefer ebooks... But, when push comes to shove, I'll grab an actual physical copy every now and again.

06-09-2012, 01:18 PM	#4
BeccaPrice Wizard Posts: 2,145 Karma: 11174187 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Sony 350, K3-3G, K4SO, KPW	I just bought 4 reference books (from Amazon) in paper, because I know I won't read them if they're on my kindle - paper books sit there at the side of my desk or bed and nag me til I read them. I can ignore the 125 kindle books I've got on my kindle quite easily while I'm reading another book.

06-09-2012, 01:29 PM	#5
Avalona Enthusiast Posts: 40 Karma: 448290 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: Kobo Clara HD, Kindle Fire 8 (2020)	Actually, I just ordered about 7 paper books in the last two weeks. I do prefer ebooks, but there are some things I need the paper books for (colour images, for one. A greyscale makeup manual is a bit hard to follow sometimes. Also, diagrams are better in some print books). Sometimes I'll wait to see if an ebook comes out, but if there's no sign of it, I'll get the paper book.

06-09-2012, 02:47 PM	#6
Libra Junior Member Posts: 5 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2011 Device: Kindle DXG (retired), ipad mini	i've gone back to print entirely now that i've been out of college awhile. i like printed books better than ebooks. but like i said i prefer to read on printed books and that's what i buy.

06-09-2012, 02:54 PM	#7
carld Wizard Posts: 2,698 Karma: 4748723 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I very rarely buy paper books, and then only non-fiction I can't get as ebooks.

06-09-2012, 02:58 PM	#8
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Of course I do. E-readers are good for some kinds of books, not so good for others. Coffee table artbooks/serious non-fiction how-to/academic reference don't really work all that well on a 6" e-ink screen, though some publishers do give it a valiant try. And I'm a used bookshop haunter as well. Despite the mushrooming of backlist e-prints for certain categories of genre fiction, there's still an overwhelming majority of stuff which has simply not been available new in any format for years, if not decades, and which I don't expect to become so any time soon.

06-09-2012, 03:11 PM	#9
HappyMartin Martin Kristiansen Posts: 1,546 Karma: 8480958 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Johannesburg Device: Kindle International Ipad 2	I just bought a signed mint condition In Boksburg by the photographer David Goldblatt. First p book I have bought in months. Cost me around $200. Found that Amazon have a stock of 2 and are asking $1300. Feeling a lot more positive about p books now.

06-09-2012, 03:26 PM	#10
hn333 Addict Posts: 255 Karma: 316188 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: Kindle, Kindle Fire	I can't stand paper books now.

06-09-2012, 04:14 PM	#12
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,647 Karma: 195154104 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I don't buy very many paper books anymore, but I have no aversion to them. I can alternate with nary a hitch. In fact, I just picked one up from the library (DTB) as the waiting list for the ebook was utterly ridonkulous.

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06-09-2012, 04:17 PM	#13
Pomtroll Guru Posts: 822 Karma: 1341819 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota USA Device: Sony 350, Sony T1, Kindle Touch, Kindle PW1	The majority of books I buy are e-books. Lately all I've bought in paper are books for my book club & I buy those used.

06-09-2012, 04:20 PM	#14
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,533 Karma: 34583358 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	Haven't bought a pb in 2 years, I'll keep my small selection of pb that I have, but I'm through buying any more. My Sony is saving my eyes & my space!

06-09-2012, 04:30 PM	#15
spindlegirl Wizard Posts: 1,594 Karma: 21245891 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra h20, Paperwhite 2017, Phone & Tablet w Moonreader	I buy mostly second hand books at the library discard sale. Can't beat a bestseller hardcover for 50c that was only published about 24 months ago.