EbooksorPaperBooksYourBestArguments

1、Ebooks or Paper Books: Your Best Arguments r WHiCH IS MTTER: EBOOKS OR PAPER BO With the adva nee of phon es, tablets, and ereaders, ebooks have become a popu lar read ing sta ndard. Still, theres somethi ng about the feel of an old-fashioned paper book. Weasked you which one is better and why, and

2、here are some of the best argume nts we heard. Which is Better: Ebooks or Paper Books? Which is Better: Ebooks or Paper Books? Which is Better: Ebooks or Paper Books? With the adva nee of phon es, tablets, and ereaders, ebooks have become a popu lar read ing sta ndard.Read more Read more There were

3、a lot of great res pon ses so lets see where you Ian ded. Ebooks are More Accessible Ebooks can be read p racticallyany where on anything, and MykIFuma np oi nts out how easy it is to have your library at hand for whenever theres some wait ing to do: I have a large scree n phone (Galaxy S3) so I the

4、 n always have my books with me. Waiting for the take away to be ready, I read a few pages. Waiting p retty much any where, I read. I have bee n doing so since the P alm P ilot Treo came out. Nice thing with Google books is I can read at my desk on the big mon itor the n pick up right where I left o

5、ff on my cell, and visa versa. CessTHEBestexplains how location makes it hard to get certain books, so ebooks are by far the most accessible choice: I LOVE paper books. But, liv ing in Lat in America, e-books have saved my life. The bookstores here have a very small En glish Ian guage selecti on, an

6、d I amjust too lazy to read in Spanish. So, E-books have meant nopostage, no heavy suitcases full of books, no wait ing 4-5 weeks for books from amaz on, or lost books. And some had bee n dream ing of the accessibility that ebooks fin ally brought. TheLaughinKipper is one of them: Ever since the eig

7、hties I had bee n dream ing of rep lac ing those bulky, unwieldly stacks of paper with a thin, light slate that could contain all my library. It has rek in dled (pun not inten ded) my p assi on for read ing like you would nt believe. dr_bombay agrees, and also cites the p erks that come along with a

8、 lot of ebooks: i can carry an entire library in mypocket; i can adjust type size, contrast, and color to my liking; i can look up unfamiliar words instantly with the built-in dicti on ary. Different Situati ons Call for Different Things Our own Whitson Gordon says ebooks all the way, but still make

9、s a solid case for times whe n a paper book is ideal: rm an ebook guy through and through, but my fian cee has a p retty good argume nt for buying p hysical books at least sometimes. If youre going to the pool or the beach and want to bring a book, its a lot easier to bring a p hysical book, since y

10、ou can leave it alone (to go swimming or whatever) without worrying about it getting stolen. Cant do that with a $100 Kin dle. You can also leave it in your car, i n your back pack at school, etc. TheReva nchrist Paper books are also n ecessary for certa in thin gs. men ti ons one p articular situat

11、i on going to a book sig ning and Captain Jack agrees: You do have a point about the signed copy. My Wife and many of her author friends have had to resort to sig ning prints of covers for ebook fans. There really isnt a good way to deal with that without print copies being easily available. Some of

12、 you were die hard paper book readers, but got nu dged the other way because of your situation.Wittyname talks about howtraveling changed everyth ing: I bought my Kin dle say ing that, at worst, I would just use it for flying home for Christmas whe n I did nt want to carry a bunch of books around bu

13、t n eeded more tha n one to read for the flight and my time at home. But from thereve moved to almost exclusively read ing on the Ki ndle. It Depends on What Yo ure Read ing Manyof you buy certain types of ebooks, but still think paper is the way go for a lot of books. Our ownMela nie Pin ola has a

14、couple of items on her list that help her determ ine which to buy: For me, it depends on the book how visual it is (gra phic no vels I like in paper format), whether rm more likely to race through it (a good novel) or lin ger and bounce around (po etry), how big it is (I wish the giga ntic Robert Mo

15、sesbook was in eBook form), and how well the text was translated to Kindle (I heard bad things about the Gameof Thrones digital versions, so went with paper for that). Sometimes you might not feel like shari ng what youre read ing with every one around you.cha ncyre ndezvous points out that ebooks c

16、an help p reve nt embarrassme nt or stra nge looks: No one knows what rm read ing! Im the Mikey of books, so whe n some one says, Hey, CR, read this dino saur erotica and tell me if its as awful as it seems it would be, (su rprisin gly not) or Some one has to read 50 Cen ts book series an d its not

17、going to be me, (it should nt be you either, even if the title is Thong on Fire), I can read in public and no one gives me judgy eyebrows. And SuperWittySmitty likes classic paper books, but just does nt want to haul around War & P eace: I have a Nook and have enjoyed using it- right now I am worki

18、ng my way through War & P eace and its certa in ly easier to grab the Nook tha n carry ing around the big fat book. Some Prefer the Feel and Utility of Paper Books I person ally think the weight and feel of a paper book is hard to beat most of the time, and Charis agrees: I amstill a total paper boo

19、k lover. Its just satisfyingcurlingup with a book, the smell of the p ages, the heft of the book. And there is the classic Three B test - bath, bus, bed. Plus, chitheatergirl points out that its easy to immediately see how far you really are in a book: I was Switzerla nd in this discussi on, but the

20、 ebook I was read ing told me I was 84% fini shed with the book whe n the book en ded. The rema ining 16%was excer pts from the authors other books, an author in terview, and a discussion guide. Paper books are far superior when it comesto letting you know your p lace in a book, and thats why I p re

21、fer them. Others Think People are Just Being Nostalgic I may be one of those weirdos that likes the smell of a book, but not every one thinks the sameway. DanY HKinhs some one who does not thi nk the same way: People who love paper books will sometimes wax p oetic about the unique smell of books. Fo

22、r me, that is the smell of dust mites and silverfish droppin gs. Not every one thinks the feel of a book is anything to write homeabout, either. Michael Bond sees paper books as nothing but a disadvantage: I dont really get this. nothing about the feel of the book is an advantage to me. I used to re

23、ad somebig books, and having to balanee that weight so that I dont have to crane my n eck was a pain. The Right Tool for the Right Job Whe n you boil it all dow n, you n eed the right type of book for the right job it seems, but every one can at least agree that read ing is defi nitely a job thats right. A good majority of you think theres a time and place for both ebooks and paper books.KnightTim isnt up for battle, just rea