Readers are ditching eBooks for paperbacks

[Kevin Lancaster]

Readers are ditching eBooks for paperbacks

Physical books are far from dead, with recent research showing strong growth in paperback sales and declining eBook sales.

 

[gfmalan]

I have 2 problems with eBooks,
1) Price - nearly same price as printed version
2) Want to use one program reader for all ebooks and mags - Don't want multiple apps

I do like the fact that you can take your whole library with you, imagine you have to-do that with real books and mags.

 

[genetic]

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[Petec]

Same with my kids and their school, which while embracing all the latest tech, they still push books.
No matter the age, all the kids much prefer physical books.

Faith in humanity restored.

 

[Jase]

For studies I prefer paper to electronic for some reason. I'll grab a text book and can sit for hours but I get bored going through the same book in electronic format.

 

[backstreetboy]

I have 2 problems with eBooks,
1) Price - nearly same price as printed version
2) Want to use one program reader for all ebooks and mags - Don't want multiple apps

I do like the fact that you can take your whole library with you, imagine you have to-do that with real books and mags.

1) https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115233
2) https://calibre-ebook.com/

Same with my kids and their school, which while embracing all the latest tech, they still push books.
No matter the age, all the kids much prefer physical books.

Faith in humanity restored.

Yay more trees to cut down.

 

[Lupus]

My kindle has sat in the drawer for about a year, think my wife's ereader hasn't been used for longer. The biggest issue is price and I can't share my books.

 

[Idiosyncratic]

1) https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=115233
2) https://calibre-ebook.com/



Yay more trees to cut down.

Kindles use electricity - yay more burnt coal and more lithium batteries in need of dumping

Paper can be recycled

 

[panayi]

My kindle has sat in the drawer for about a year, think my wife's ereader hasn't been used for longer. The biggest issue is price and I can't share my books.

Kindle/Amazon does allow sharing across 5 devices and there are apps for iOS, Android and PC. You can also email any pdf (not sure on other formats) to any of the devices. Log onto Amazon and look for the manage Kindle links under your account....

 

[bwana]

Kindles use electricity - yay more burnt coal and more lithium batteries in need of dumping

Paper can be recycled

And that uses less electricity than charging a kindle every couple of weeks? Assuming of course you're not using alternative energy sources to charge it.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

E-books suffer from too many different formats - making a computer with Calibre on it a necessity - the reading devices are primitive - limited battery life, and don't even mention graphics ... , or clumsy e-reading software ...

All making e-books a right royal pain ... , in the proverbial rear

 

[grok]

No wonder, they are ripping us a new one with ebook prices! I simply refuse to buy intangibles at overinflated prices..

 

[C4Cat]

For fiction I much prefer ebooks. Can carry my kindle in my bag or pocket, can look up words in the dictionary and can buy a book I want to read without going anywhere and then waiting 2 weeks while the shop orders it. Even ordering a book online you often have to wait. Also, it doesn't waste space sitting on a bookshelf. For non-fiction though I prefer paper.

 

[Jase]

For fiction I much prefer ebooks. Can carry my kindle in my bag or pocket, can look up words in the dictionary and can buy a book I want to read without going anywhere and then waiting 2 weeks while the shop orders it. Even ordering a book online you often have to wait. Also, it doesn't waste space sitting on a bookshelf. For non-fiction though I prefer paper.

I travel quite a bit to some really remote places. Often the smaller flights I am on have baggage allowances as little as 12kg and this is where an eReader comes in handy.

 

[rrh]

For studies I prefer paper to electronic for some reason. I'll grab a text book and can sit for hours but I get bored going through the same book in electronic format.

I agree: I find (for example) that few ebooks format [computer] code snippets correctly.

 

[HavocXphere]

Much prefer ebooks.

Carrying around books is just not feasible for me.

 

[spiff]

First thought this was a great idea but the fact that the cost is equal to or greater than the paper book says it all - rip off delux!

I still love the crisp smell of a new book and a library looks way better than a kindle.

 

[rrh]

No wonder, they are ripping us a new one with ebook prices! I simply refuse to buy intangibles at overinflated prices..

After having spent what I classify as a minor fortune on buying books by new-to-me authors (even at second-hand bookstores / fetes / etc.) I subscribed to one of the many "free / low-cost ebooks" daily newsletters.

This has resulted in my finding a number of new authors - that I enjoy - for an average price of pretty-much zero.

And if I don't like the book the fact that it was free means that I don't feel guilty about deleting it after thirty pages.

For those interested the URL for the Kindle newsletter sign-up is http://forms.aweber.com/form/08/1993306408.htm

 

[Idiosyncratic]

And that uses less electricity than charging a kindle every couple of weeks? Assuming of course you're not using alternative energy sources to charge it.

I was posting tongue in cheek, but yes, that's true. Still have lithium to deal with though, and there's nothing wrong with cutting down trees in moderate amounts if they're replanted.

 

[bwana]

First thought this was a great idea but the fact that the cost is equal to or greater than the paper book says it all - rip off delux!

I still love the crisp smell of a new book and a library looks way better than a kindle.

Really? I just had a skim through the kindle's best seller library and the books were cheaper on Kindle than even the paperbacks.

I was posting tongue in cheek, but yes, that's true. Still have lithium to deal with though, and there's nothing wrong with cutting down trees in moderate amounts if they're replanted.

Personally I prefer dead tree format but there's no denying the convenience of something like a Kindle for many.