Ebooks Vs Physical Books Reddit

Because the good books on ebooks cost more than simply buying used versions of the print books.

Ebooks vs physical books reddit. Do you prefer reading an e book or a physical version. What they are for. I don t like staring at my screen when it comes to reading books.

On amazon you can by three ebooks for 2 99 from some lesser known author or you can buy one got ebook for 10. I don t care if a paperback book is 90 in good shape i don t buy them to impress people i just want to read so used books work just as well for me. A physical bookshelf is more accessible to me than a list of books on a kindle ipad whatnot.

It might be a surprise but for most people old school print on paper still wins. However some times the fucking ebook is more expensive than the physical book which makes absolutely nooo sense. There is one huge con to e books you can t share books with people when you re done.

Anyway my school requires purchase of ebooks for every class we take. You re spending about the same but according to the publishing industry they are making more off the got book then they would the 3 lesser known books. I ve gone 2 years reading over 30 books.

Traveling with more than 5 physical books is cumbersome but traveling with one tablet that holds 5000 ebooks. As an experiment i purchased one as an ebook and the other as a physical book. For example i have two books on book collecting.

Once i read a book i give it away for free to someone who wants to read it. I think it promotes both. It s much easier to borrow ebooks than physical books from my library.