E-reader or books?

[ShadowRaven]

Which do you read from and why?

I'm still in the books part but am contemplating on making a switch. However, the page switching of each e-reader annoys me very much. The fade away of the letters I mean. But with real books you can have them in your bookcase and physically touch them......Good feeling.

[mjgambino]

I use an e-reader when I can. My eyesight is terrible, even with glasses, so I like that I can change the font size.

[pig]

I prefer real books because you can buy them used and save a bundle. If ebooks were a dollar or two instead of ten, I might be tempted.

[Gillio]

My sons bought me an e-reader for Christmas.

I'm surprised at how much I'm using it.

I thought the tactile part of books would be too important to me, but that is outweighed by the convenience of carrying a whole series with me.

there are a lot of cheap books and cheap deals all the time

http://www.retailmenot.com/view/kobobooks.com

[Gandalf the Grey]

I think with most books the price difference isn't too bad. If you can afford the luxury, I think there's something much nicer and permanent about possessing a physical object.

Also, I like to smell books. Beats Kindle.

[dornish prince]

while i appreciate a physical copy, especially a good looking/feeling one and still purchase them when the release is noteworthy or run-completing; i'm almost exclusively using an e-reader these days.

i suppose, at the end of the day, it has caused me to be much more judicious in regards to book buying.

[Xray the Enforcer]

we have multiple threads on this topic. closing this duplicate.