Physical Book or Digital?

Arin-san said:
Physical because I like that feeling instead of staring at my phone. Call me old fashioned or whatever, I've been reading manga for a long time now, I mostly read online but I've read a ton of physical copies of mangas like Naruto, Death Note, Dragon Ball, Ouran High School Host Club and lots more. If I ever get the chance to live in Japan, I'd read the physical copy almost 90% of the time instead of digital copy.

liquid_soap said:
I like to smell things. So I prefer physical stuff.

Anastacius said:
I prefer physical but there way too expensive so i read digitally.

TheHentaiKing said:
I prefer digital because it's easier to carry around my phone and read all the updates whenever I'm out instead of being only limited to whatever physical copy I may have brought. I also prefer being more discrete and inconspicuous whenever I'm reading manga in public.

caprisan said:
Digital so I can highlight without making a mess.

odd_pancake said:
both have ups and downs but I love just opening a new book and smelling the scent of the new paper, and it also just looks nice on my shelf. but if I want to take it somewhere it could get ruined, and it can take up space like I need to order a new shelf soon because I have too many books on it. but its also just expensive, why get a book for $20 when I could read it online for free.

but with digital, I can take it anywhere without having to worry about it tearing or bending, they also take up less space and they're cheaper. but sometimes depending on what I'm reading i feel bad for not supporting the author and my wifi shuts off almost daily and I don't really have space on my computer or my phone to download a whole book.
though I do prefer physical I'm also fine with digital

guych said:
Digital because I can't afford physical copies and there is no store around me that sells manga. Like yea I can order online but who's gonna lend me their card?

gintokisbicep said:
physical. it carries a different vibe. i also like to collect plus as someone else said, i lowkey like the smell

Stardew said:
Used to read physical books when I was younger up till I was in college but now I read only digital stuff.

-Stray said:
I don't remember who said this but iirc it was a mangaka, somewhere along the lines of "you can't touch digital copies while you can touch physical copies is like digital ver means you cannot touch the boobs and only look at them whereas you can grope the physical one" so for me.. obviously physical ones!

Allyxandra said:
Definitely physical.

I guess with digital you can read it anywhere at any time without being embarrassed at people looking at you. But with a physical copy, you can wait till you are alone, relax, and open up the book. It kinda feels special or something, so I end up appreciating the read more.

Also the feeling when you touch the paper with your own hands and put the book on your shelf easily defeats any other feelings in this world.

Maou_heika said:
Digital because I don't have to worry about storage space or how to dispose of it if I don't need it anymore. Also manga isn't sold in my country except for the really mainstream stuff I'm not interested in so buying it from other countries is expensive.

unimportantuser said:
Digital is more convenient but I find that I can concentrate better if I read the physical book. So I go physical when possible.

Ashscot said:
I own both physical and digital copies of various manga. If I had to choose which I prefer, I'd go with physical copies. Nothing beats holding a book in your hand. I also find I get less eye strain looking at a book rather than looking at a screen.

Preachee said:
Physical for collection, digital for initial reading.

So yeah I only buy physical once I already finished and loved the manga. I'm a uni student so it's not like physical is anywhere near affordable.

Pleasant_pancake said:
Physical if possible. I still have a lot of space in my bookshelf to fill. I have bought some digital stuff, mainly titles I don't care much to have them physical, but they interest me enough to at least have them digital and give some money to the author.

BreezyDizasta said:
Digital is the superior option imo. It's cheap, it's fast, you have a much more vast library, and reading with dark mode at night is infinitely better than reading a physical book with the lights on

Fatephile said:
Physical:
>Expensive
>Not available everywhere
>Might get torn up
>Can't be brought everywhere
Still if you're a collector you can ignore all these.Interests come first