Actual or Online Books?

Aree Wongwanlee said:
That's very true. Where I live, paper and ink books are not easy to find. Oh yes, there are books being sold but not the ones I am looking for. And if I find what I want to read, the price puts me off. So I get my books from the Web. It's a lot easier to find the books I want to read and it's a lot cheaper. Well, you can't get cheaper than free, isn't it?
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Of course you can get them for free, there are many pages where you can find your favorite books for no price at all, of course. We definitely should support the original writers by purchasing from them, but sometimes it's just beyond what we can pay for a simple book.
 
I prefer physical books as I tend to get side tracked when I am around technology. In a class situation, in these times, I think it's more convenient to make use of online books as they are easier accessible of a wider scale for more people but if it comes down to preference, it depends on the person.
 
Belovedad said:
I prefer physical books as I tend to get side tracked when I am around technology. In a class situation, in these times, I think it's more convenient to make use of online books as they are easier accessible of a wider scale for more people but if it comes down to preference, it depends on the person.
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How about Kindle as some books are heavy, although you can never beat the feel of a book with a tablet however arm ache & strained necks come to mind.
 
I buy bоth fоr diffеrеnt rеаsоns. I think thеrе mаy nоt bе а simplistiс "typе" оf pеrsоn thаt buys оnе fоrmаt оr thе оthеr.
I stаrtеd buying еBооks primаrily bесаusе I wаs giftеd а Kindlе by а kind friеnd, whо sаw my сrеаking bооkshеlvеs аnd nоtiсеd hоw my study's flооr spасе wаs а sаfеty hаzаrd with sеvеrаl pilеs оf bооks stасkеd just high еnоugh tо nоt tоpplе. I hаvе sеvеrаl thоusаnd bооks аnd I аm in thе prосеss оf mаking а bеquеst tо bе аblе tо brеаthе in my study.
 
I likе rеаding. Pеriоd. Thе fоrm is lеss impоrtаnt thаn thе соntеnt fоr mе. But nоt еvеryоnе аgrееs. Thеrе аrе trаditiоnаlists whо lоvе thе tасtilе аdvеnturе оf а printеd bооk. Sоmе оnly соnsidеr hаrdbасk bооks wоrthy оf thеir аttеntiоn. Thе аdvаntаgе оf саrrying а whоlе librаry in thеir pursе оr pосkеt оn thеir еbооk rеаdеr аppеаls tо оthеrs. Fоr rеfеrеnсе mаtеriаl, pdfs аrе sоmеtimеs thе bеst. Nо, I dо nоt think thаt еbооk rеаdеrs аrе hаrmful tо thе еyеs, аnd if yоu аrе соnсеrnеd аbоut thе соst оf bооks yоu саn find tоns оf thеm fоr frее dоwnlоаd.
 
I prefer online books nowadays because I can bring it with me wherever I go. It's convenient to read books since you can do it while riding a bus or going on trips. On the other hand, I'm buying actual books as a memorabilia.
 
I prefer online books and the reason behind this is simple. I grew up in the modern age and I love computers and smartphones and that means that I am sitting in front of the screen most of the time, so the answer is simple. Online books, because they are more accessible and easier, personally, to read. I have more fun reading them on smartphone than going to a library.
 
I like both ways, I think each has its own advantages and disadvantages. One thing I know is that I like to collect both actual and online books, because some you can only find them printed and others you can only find them online.
 
I honestly prefer reading an actual book because through that I really feel the essence of reading. But most of the publishers chose to publish their writings because it is the easier way to sell their product and it is also cheaper. And also now a days, online books is much in demand than the actual one which is a good and bad thing, the good thing is that online books save our trees for being a piece of paper but sad because the culture of reading is fading away.
 
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