Borg77 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Would you read an ebook or a real book? I read ebooks sometimes but I like to read a real book once and a while. I was just wondering what you fellows might think. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prasanth Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 real book :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-319805 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyy4 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 In a sense, E-Books because you can have many books into one book. In another sense, real books add to the "fun" of reading to a book, so now, I'm in ambivalence (sp?) as to whether ebooks or real books are better. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-319808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BananaMan Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Yikes, a real book. I've never read an ebook and I'm not interested in them either. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-319809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
altezza Veteran Posted June 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 21, 2002 Of course I still prefer to read real book. What happen if computer is broken or Windows crashed? Can't read ebook right? :D The real book is much better! Ebook still far away, maybe even 50 yrs later into extinction (maybe, but just my prediction) :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-319943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzla Veteran Posted June 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 21, 2002 But there's only one page on an eBook isn't there? You can't fit much on there... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-319955 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Booger Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I can fit around 6000 1MB ebooks on my laptop HDD, 6gig... going for an upgrade very soon... I can run it on a battery, and plug it in when I have to recharge... I definitely enjoy reading real books more, but ebooks are far more covenient, they save paper, ink, and the cost of production which makes them cheaper than real books... Inevitably we will all be using ebooks, as we will have to preserver our forests to promote clean air! BB Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-319970 Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKer Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I always like to be reading a real book, I just like to be away from a screen for as much of my free time as possible as I'm in front of a computer all day at work, and compared to a film a book is 100X better IMO. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keldyn Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Ebooks will never be a practical substitute for real books. It just does not have the same feel.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenLin Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I prefer real books, but I think universities will start using ebooks more and more. Profs can mix and match chapters from different books, and it's very useful for the students to have full text search. I would not do it on my PC, though. Only one of these: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timan Veteran Posted June 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 21, 2002 ebooks! I mean would u want to read it :rolleyes: or have the comp read it to you? I had my mac read me enders game! Plus with ebooks people with bad eyes can zoom in on text and on pics ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320043 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmoose Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 real books all the way, the really chunky hardcover ones! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320051 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg77 Posted June 21, 2002 Author Share Posted June 21, 2002 Originally posted by TurdFerg I prefer real books, but I think universities will start using ebooks more and more. Profs can mix and match chapters from different books, and it's very useful for the students to have full text search. I would not do it on my PC, though. Only one of these: That may be the wave of the future (like StarTrek) but I would give it 40-50 years to be fully implemented. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320063 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deryck Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Real books of course, but they are just cluttering my room at the moment. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320073 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick0142 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Originally posted by unsanity ebooks! I mean would u want to read it :rolleyes: or have the comp read it to you? I had my mac read me enders game! Plus with ebooks people with bad eyes can zoom in on text and on pics ;) you had the computer read you enders game ?!? that is by far the best book i have ever read... the bourne identity coming in a close second... and you went and had your computer read it to you... i couldn't do that.. it just wouldn't be the same... i think i wouldn't enjoy the book as much... but to each his own, right? as for the poll... i prefer actual books... else my eyes start to get all messed up..(when i start to read, i tend not to stop... i have read enders game in a sitting before, and half of the bourne identity was in on sitting as well... long sittings, but sittings none the less) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMaster Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I find the real book is so much better. When I get the electronic version of a book I purchased, I always read the paper version. I get a headache when I try to read it on the screen. I find I read the material faster when its on paper as well. I guess until we get virtual paper that I can flip through or until the Osmosis theory actually works (sorry to let you down, tried it doesn't work), I will stick to reading the book on paper. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320085 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aem4162 Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 REAL books for this girl!!! An ebook can't fell the same way a real book. Something about turning the pages, the feel of the pages, holding it in your hands, trying to get your cat to not lay in it while you read... I tried an ebook once. Just didn't feel right. :D:D:D:D:D:D anita Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320091 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apollo Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 a real book for sure! i got Lord of The rings (the 3 books) in ebook but still i prefer to go buy the books to read it... i've read one ebook before and found myself trying to print it :ermm: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320356 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoL Veteran Posted June 21, 2002 Veteran Share Posted June 21, 2002 Real Books Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
caustiK Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 for the time being, real books are still the best on the eyes, but anyone in school will tell you they would LOVE to get that sack of books off their back. once screens get better and cheaper, hopefully school systems will see the benefits and move to ebooks. 1 little pad with all your textbooks instead of 10lb calculus book, etc! t'would be great i say! :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shockz Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Real Books... I don't want to bother with batteries or power plugs etc... for an e-book Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borg77 Posted June 21, 2002 Author Share Posted June 21, 2002 Originally posted by caustiK for the time being, real books are still the best on the eyes, but anyone in school will tell you they would LOVE to get that sack of books off their back. once screens get better and cheaper, hopefully school systems will see the benefits and move to ebooks. 1 little pad with all your textbooks instead of 10lb calculus book, etc! t'would be great i say! :) I would have to agree with you on that note. I remember carrying a **** load of books on my back between classes. I just hated that. I can't wait what the future will bring in terms of this up and coming technology. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320961 Share on other sites More sharing options...
azazel- Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 I prefer real books, but at my job, I'm not allowed to bring actual books to work. So, I've got a few dozen of my favourite books in ebook format for my Jornada, so I can read and look like I'm working on something. :cool: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-320975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshock Posted June 27, 2002 Share Posted June 27, 2002 have read a couple of small-ish books on my tiny handspring visor. but really, there is nothing that can compare to the full easy to see fully accessible hard-copy version, and it's can be a great ice breaker. :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/33385-would-you-rather-read-an-ebook-or-a-real-book/#findComment-335977 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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