What are your thoughts about eBooks?

I recently bought a PocketBook to motivate myself to read more. So far, it helped alot. I startet to carry it where ever i go. The thing is, its obviously not a real book. You dont have the same experience you get if you would read a real physical book, which is a bigger problem than i thought at first.
So tell me about your thoughts about eBooks :)

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  • SamiA
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    1 year ago

    I’m not a big book reader these days but I’m so used ereaders now that I feel like it’s more comfortable than reading a big book. Definitely easier to carry around and read in low light conditions (if yours has a backlight) and personally I don’t think there’s much loss in “fidelity”. Also, downloading books for free is nice.

  • readbeanicecream@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    95% of book reading occurs on an ebook. I use a kindle and download books from my local Library. A Kindle, Libby, and a Library card is the best investment I have ever made. My reading increased by 200%! (okay that number is made up … but I read a lot more now).

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      1 year ago

      I need to get my library card as I believe my local library supports Libby too. How long can you have the digital book “checked out”?

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        1 year ago

        @brcl I believe it is 3 weeks and you can renew as much as you want as long as there is no one waiting for the book. But other Libraries may have different rules.

  • em2@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Nothing beats the feel and smell of reading a physical book, but ebooks do have their place. If I’m traveling somewhere and I don’t want to carry extra things or worry about damaging my book, I can just read the epub version on my phone. Convenience is a huge plus, but it does feel less engaging and a book will never need you to recharge it.

    Gardening, cooking, and some other big favorites are what I keep a physical copy for. The rest are all digital.

  • BenjMathis1@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    While I do enjoy reading a physical book with real pages I can turn. I do prefer the convenience eBooks provide. I use both Kindle and Google Play Books, and its great cause I can just read on my phone whenever I have some time to spare, instead of always having to plan ahead and bring a book with me. And it’s also had the added benefit of easier discovery of new reads and authors that I might not have come across otherwise. And I do have a Surface Duo, so I also enjoy how it does emulate that book-like feel when I open it up to read something.