The tablet is not mainstream. Reading off the screen is not mainstream.
To read a paper book is another experience: you can do it on a ship, on the branch of a tree, on your bed, even if there is a blackout.
Digital doesn't interest me. It's too many steps removed from the actual tactile thing. I still read books. I don't read online.
I am a print addict. I have an ebook and a computer but I remain hooked on print.
I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper.
I still like paper books. Like, book is a flammable object. After you read it, you could use it to get warm. Or it could become a pile of napkins.
When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I still prefer holding an old-fashioned book in my hands. There's a special, tactile experience.
I read books. Remember those? I read them, on paper.
I do like to get away from technology. I still read a lot. Having said that, most of my reading is on computers or a Kindle or an iPad.
I always have been and will remain someone who loves real, 3D, substantial books. And I don't believe that it's a wistful, nostalgic interest like vinyl collectors. It's not the same thing.
I have the Sony Reader; I have the Kindle as well. I don't really use either of them, to be honest. I'd rather sit down with a cup of coffee and a newspaper than read all my digital books.
I don't own a Kindle, no. I love books, they are beautiful objects.
The advent of ebooks is no more going to kill the pleasure of reading than the introduction of the internal combustion engine made horses extinct.
When I wonder what the future of books will be, I often think about horses. Before automobiles existed, everyone had a horse. Then cars became available, and their convenience, compared to horses, was undeniable.
I am still a lover of paper books. One of my first jobs was in a bookstore, and I still like to be able to write in a margin and feel the paper. Once inside of a digital device, I end up losing things.
I don't read online... I need a physical book in my hand.
I read a lot of research notes about the countries I visit, and my mum and dad bought me a Kindle, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I prefer paper books.
I don't have an e-reader. One reason is that I like to dog-ear the page when I find a particularly good sentence or passage.
I think there's going to be something that happens now, where books move in two directions, one toward digitized formats and one toward remembering what's nice about the physicality of them.
If you're going to buy a real book, a paper book, there better be a good reason. Perhaps scarcity is one of those reasons.
I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure.
It is so hard to leave-until you leave.
I love real books, paper books, but I also love buying online, and I think that people are more willing to take a chance to read something if it's cheaper - sometimes books on the Kindle are $6. A hardback book is $25. For $25, it better be a really great book. Or you're going to be mad.
I probably shouldn't admit this since I work in the tech industry, but I still prefer reading paper books.
I've never read an ebook. Print every time.
