| (Excluding manga or comic books) Do you prefer reading books in physical form or digitally? And why? If you read digitally, what device do you use? Cell phone, tablet, laptop, or Kindle? edit: (I forgot to add my own answer, haha) Since I bought a Kindle, I have NEVER read physical books again. The Kindle is infinitely superior, especially when you spend hours reading, in the dark or in positions where it would be difficult to hold an open physical book. And also, with the Kindle, I never again had to spend money on books, which increase in price every month. Seriously, the price of books nowadays is absurd. I am 100% in favor of piracy; practically all the books I have on my Kindle were obtained that way. But physical books are beautiful, and that smell of paper is great, and the feeling of holding one in your hands is very satisfying. Therefore, when I have enough money, I will have a bookshelf in my house with all the physical copies of my favorite books. |
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| Gone back to physical books now, got a small library of them to hopefully work my way through 🥲 I just think their much easier to take with me when I travel places, especially since I often take the metro train. I do find that I sometimes get carsick when reading in cars or buses though 😅 Around COVID time though I downloaded a bunch of free books and read them on my phone. I honestly really thought I'd hate reading on a device so small like this, but I found it fine and enjoyable. I did have a bunch of books I wanted to read on my previous tablet, but it started dying and I couldn't transfer them over to my new one lol 🥲 so forever they'll remain on there and I've lost the drive a little to read them on my new one. I did also used to listen to a ton of audiobooks in the past, but I've kinda lost interest in them a little and I'm not really sure why. |
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| Both have positives and negatives. Digital reading wins out of convenience but reading a physical book feels more satisfying. The biggest drawbacks with reading physical are, you need good lighting to read em and, if you're a minimalist as myself, them taking physical space is pretty annoying, especially when you need to clean around the house. As for the device, I usually read on my phone, but a bigger screen would make it more comfortable. |
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| mostly digital because it's easy pirate, i started buying books last year ever since I got into reading but we'll ofc i don't have 100s of such hence it's a very small collection and i also been into audiobooks |
  A Stranger i don't feel like myself right now feel like a stranger, wonder who that person might be and if you'd still love her |
| Why read when I can watch Anime lol wtf |
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| Physical books, but a Kindle is acceptable for anything that doesn't have pictures/artwork. |
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| Always paperbacks for local authors I really love, usually digital for everything else. Then if I end up reading something really good, I consider buying it. I'm not wasting my money on mediocre books. |
| I strongly prefer physical books, especially hardcover ones, yeah. The smell of paper, knowing I'm alone with my thoughts, not shining light in my eyes for some time...only upsides, really. |
| Na nieszczęście, żaden śmiertelnik nie jest wolny od jakiegoś dziwactwa. |
| Owning a book is always pleasant but they do end up taking so much space. |
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| I only read on my phone these days. Physical books are kind of a hassle, unfortunately. I prefer physical media in general, though. Would be nice if you could get digital books on physical media. |
| Reading books on a screen drives me up the wall for some reason. I need a physical copy. |
| 100% physical for all the books i read |
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| If I'm paying, it's physical unless I have no other choice and I really want to read. For free, I don't mind reading digitally, but if I think of "reading a book", I think of picking a physical book to read. |
| I prefer physical, but I cannot complain with free. Internet Archive, Project Gutenberg, JSTOR, etc. are the types of things that really make me feel like the Internet was worth it in the end. |
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| I prefer physical by a long shot! Its nice being able to hold something physically in my hand and when I try to read things on my laptop I get distracted. |
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| I started reading digital books during the pandemic due to the restriction on movement, and getting to the library and bookstore could be difficult. I still like physical books. If I borrow from the library, it has to be returned during their operating hours. While digital books can be returned by a few clicks on the library's app or Libby. |
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Reply to Adverrito
why read physical books when u can read digital books anywhere for free, maybe u like the smell cus i don't get it
| @Adverrito Because physical means you actually own it and can be preserved for the future. Nevermind if power goes out you can't recharge a device to read said digital book. Plenty of other reasons people prefer physical books over digital that would take too long to list. |
| "Well, she's flatter than a pancake" -Mimi Alpacas |
| I was trying to find some good raws for Cardcaptor Sakura for a bit, but the furigana are way too small and the scans too low quality. Physical copies are a lot easier to read for me. For non-manga, even though I have a ton of physical books, nothing beats a pdf (Third position is audiobooks, the real best form) |
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