"How many fellow members still read books? 2" Topic

Real books… or by Internet…

I read both…

But for long… I prefer to buy a real book and feel it on my hands…

I'm alone with this?

Amicalement
Armand

No, I'm with you.

Prefer reading an actual book over a screen anytime!

Real books.

Both. Loads of them.

Always real I like the smell.Haha!.

Real – do not enjoy reading electronic books

Real books

Both

Real. My house is overflowing with them.

Definitely both.

Real, physical books

Books for sure.

Paper books for me, constantly.

Both. Lot's of light reading on the Kindle. The good stuff on paper.

I've been known to print out e-books so I can read them

Love reading books – not as many as I used to or would like (that cursed work) but I try at least one or two a month

And books is books! Tried the e-books, did not like them

Real books

Real paper hard copy books only.

I even have trouble reading some of the longer posts here.

Real books. I really don't like reading lengthy items on a digital device. Neither do my eyes. And there's something both comforting and connective about holding a book in your hands and turning a page.

Real books always.

Books….

I detest PDFs and hate spending money on them. I can find my way through a hard copy book much faster than search and scroll. Combined with bookmarks its much easier to reference any ebook.

Both (but Elec versions on Kindle/Nook, not PC or some such).

Both. But but for different reasons.

The kindle is a lot easier to pack than a several hundred book library, and I can order a new book in a restaurant and be reading it before they deliver the salad. (And I can adjust the font.)

That said, paper books are a lot easier to scan and--given I'm at home--I can pull a book off my shelves faster than I can find it on my kindle. Mostly.

Also the more someone might disapprove of it, the more I want a paper book. I'm getting a little tired of people editing out the parts of an author they which conflict with the zeitgeist.

I have and read both types. some of them both in hardcopy and electronic.

Books

both

I read lots of books, perhaps 4 or 5 per month. Most of what I read is on an e-reader. After several years of this I admit that nothing is better than having a real book in ones hands but I really hate the process of getting rid of the hard copy that I have read.

Books … that's like a bound printout, right?

Printed/Paper Books!!!

I usually read 2-3 books a month (the old fashioned kind)

Both

Real books… I always have a novel on the go (they last about a week) and a "proper" history book. And my library is regularly used to look things up (although the Internet is also often used.

Books, real ones. Never on kindle etc for me.

Books. Not remotely interested in the electronic versions.

I'm a paper and ink guy. I can do some reading on electriconic devices but not for extended periods of time.

Physical preferred

Both, although I've gone mostly with my kindle now, since I have access to a large library of books (storing my real book collection was becoming a problem) and instant access to new books.

Real books.

Real books.

Real books – have never finished one on line.

I read both. The authors I collect are paper, the ones I just want to read are on my nook. Definitely easier to travel with the electronic library.

Real (dead tree) books.
Last Friday, I took a four hour road trip with friends to a rare book store. They collect first editions. I bought two and a newer one (Catmas Carols). On the drive home, I sang until she made her husband take the book from me. Then he sang a carol. A good time was had by all. Now, I've got two more books on the stack.
"So many books, so little time."

Real. I've done a few eBooks, but paper is just more satisfying.

Real books.

Both, with a inclination towards e-books lately, as the physical books are mostly in storage in preparation for an eventual move.

Doug

Books--real hard copy!

Prefer real books, but have bookmarked a few electronic titles.

Both, but I prefer actual books.

All three, internet, electronic and real books. I prefer the latter, but use electronic while on holiday (to reduce weight) and I use the internet as a reference library.