Yes, physical books are the best! I will never give up a good old fashioned paper book. I'm not into the ebooks still - I have tons in my library, but just never pick up my phone to read them. I'm sure I have around 300 physical books unread, plus all the other books I've read.
I agree! Nothing like a real book but I have to agree with Maria, my eyes don't handle the fine print well so like my e-reader but I LOVE to see the real book on the shelf. There is just something magical about it. But I do need another bookshelf but don't have room for another bookshelf 😕
Seth Godin said, "If you're in the book business, you're in the souvenir business." So even if someone reads a book as an ebook, they may buy the physical book just to have it. I've been doing that and banking on it for years!
I had to give away my book collection when I moved from Scotland to Europe. Broke my heart😩 But I’m busy building it up again after reading ebooks exclusively for years. Nothing like a real book👍
I do still read ebooks because sometimes that's the most economical way to try one out. But lately, I've found myself reading a chunk of one, and if I love it, I go find it in paperback or hardcover to finish. Some books I want to "have."
I fully agree with you about real books. I have circa 15,000 books in my apartment from Sci-fi and fantasies, to thrillers, mysteries, romances, classics, collections of Math and Statistics, but none of terror.
Sadly, I have problems with my eyes, so I have to read them in ebooks with my Kindle Fire.
The problem with that is buying piece by piece each one of them. But I'm closing in!!
I love your books with Dan Kotler and the crossovers.
You are not the only fanatic about the printed word. I still have all the hardcover, paperbacks and magazines that I collected since I was a teenager.
Now I'm 77 and a half years young, and still I look at my library with love, meanwhile I read the ebooks in my Kindle.
I prefer to have a physical copy to read the first time. If I want to re-read, or use for reference material, a well-indexed e-book is far more convenient to use and transport if needed.
15,000! Well done, Monica. I'm not sure I could match that number even if I factored in books I've sold or given away over my lifetime. Then again, we sometimes underestimate ourselves!
As someone in a situation where I will soon need to get rid of a few books, at least I found a still-active donation bin this week... Hard to part with a lot of them
Here's a suggestion: Go for a drive and start putting some in those "Little Free Library" boxes. I love those things. Plus, if you find any RV parks nearby, they almost always have people leaving books in their laundry rooms. RVers are usually readers who love finding new books!
Yes, physical books are the best! I will never give up a good old fashioned paper book. I'm not into the ebooks still - I have tons in my library, but just never pick up my phone to read them. I'm sure I have around 300 physical books unread, plus all the other books I've read.
I agree! Nothing like a real book but I have to agree with Maria, my eyes don't handle the fine print well so like my e-reader but I LOVE to see the real book on the shelf. There is just something magical about it. But I do need another bookshelf but don't have room for another bookshelf 😕
Seth Godin said, "If you're in the book business, you're in the souvenir business." So even if someone reads a book as an ebook, they may buy the physical book just to have it. I've been doing that and banking on it for years!
I had to give away my book collection when I moved from Scotland to Europe. Broke my heart😩 But I’m busy building it up again after reading ebooks exclusively for years. Nothing like a real book👍
I do still read ebooks because sometimes that's the most economical way to try one out. But lately, I've found myself reading a chunk of one, and if I love it, I go find it in paperback or hardcover to finish. Some books I want to "have."
I couldn't agree more. Certain books in my kindle library are tagged for hardback if possible.
I think we could all benefit from using virtual/digital experiences as a sample to determine what real experiences we want to have or collect.
I fully agree with you about real books. I have circa 15,000 books in my apartment from Sci-fi and fantasies, to thrillers, mysteries, romances, classics, collections of Math and Statistics, but none of terror.
Sadly, I have problems with my eyes, so I have to read them in ebooks with my Kindle Fire.
The problem with that is buying piece by piece each one of them. But I'm closing in!!
I love your books with Dan Kotler and the crossovers.
You are not the only fanatic about the printed word. I still have all the hardcover, paperbacks and magazines that I collected since I was a teenager.
Now I'm 77 and a half years young, and still I look at my library with love, meanwhile I read the ebooks in my Kindle.
Monica Beltrami, Montevideo, Uruguay.
I prefer to have a physical copy to read the first time. If I want to re-read, or use for reference material, a well-indexed e-book is far more convenient to use and transport if needed.
15,000! Well done, Monica. I'm not sure I could match that number even if I factored in books I've sold or given away over my lifetime. Then again, we sometimes underestimate ourselves!
As someone in a situation where I will soon need to get rid of a few books, at least I found a still-active donation bin this week... Hard to part with a lot of them
Here's a suggestion: Go for a drive and start putting some in those "Little Free Library" boxes. I love those things. Plus, if you find any RV parks nearby, they almost always have people leaving books in their laundry rooms. RVers are usually readers who love finding new books!