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Remus
Overgrown Cat
Joined: 03 Jul 2002
Posts: 1657
Location: Fish bowl |
Which format you like better?
For couple years now i tried few free ebook programs with online books from project Gutenberg. Never finish any of them. Reading novel with real book in hands still feel better than anything...
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 12:42 pm |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
Normal books ofcourse are still better.
And why?
- it is easier to handle book, you can take it everywhere
- it is more comfortable to read book (you do not need to sit somewhere and watch on something in certain height...)
- normal monitors are not really good for eyes (and you usually feel it)
But I do not doubt that future tablet - notebook - PCs with very good LCD (or something new) will be very strong competition for normal books. |
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:14 pm |
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Neo_Genesis
The Assassin
Joined: 10 Aug 2003
Posts: 3050
Location: The Netherlands |
quote:
Originally posted by Danicek
Normal books ofcourse are still better.
And why?
- it is easier to handle book, you can take it everywhere
- it is more comfortable to read book (you do not need to sit somewhere and watch on something in certain height...)
- normal monitors are not really good for eyes (and you usually feel it)
But I do not doubt that future tablet - notebook - PCs with very good LCD (or something new) will be very strong competition for normal books.
well, you can also take your computer with you, but it isn't really handy... 
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 1:19 pm |
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Cm
Sentinel of Light
Joined: 26 Jan 2003
Posts: 5209
Location: Missouri USA |
There is just something about a real book that feels good. Not just in hand but in mind as well. I have so many now I have no room, but I wouldn't get rid of any of them.
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 2:24 pm |
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Jaz
Late Night Spook
Joined: 20 Jan 2002
Posts: 9708
Location: RPGDot |
I generally prefer on-screen reading, but when I'm reading a novel I like to stretch on the sofa or in the bathtub. Difficult to accomplish with an e-book. Then again, I never ditched an e-book into the tub, certainly an advantage...
...let's make that a draw. |
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 3:21 pm |
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Val
Risen From Ashes
Joined: 18 Feb 2002
Posts: 14724
Location: Utah, USA |
I prefer real books, personally. It's easier to take it to the park so I can lay in the sun and read.
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 5:45 pm |
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Secret Agent Lawanda
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Joined: 23 Oct 2003
Posts: 1041
Location: World of Darkness (LA) |
E-books are pretty convenient. But I still like a normal book batter.
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Mon Dec 08, 2003 11:56 pm |
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goshuto
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Joined: 29 May 2002
Posts: 1142
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Yes, there's something about a real book that's not easy to describe. It just feels better than reading on a screen. I preferred real books too... until I got a PDA. One of its thousand uses is reading e-books. You can take it with you everywhere you go; heck, it's smaller and lighter than any real book out there. Not only that, you can carry dozens of e-books in it at any time (and most importantly, games ). You can easily bookmark and search the e-books. You can even have it auto-scroll for you if you're too lazy to press the buttons.  Finally, e-books are dirt cheap: compare the prices of a real book and a e-book on Amazon. 'nuf said.
Then again, there's something to be said about a collection of books sitting on the shelf, ready to be read. I think it's a tie in this case: I like both!
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Tue Dec 09, 2003 12:09 am |
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cwey
Village Leader
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Posts: 95
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For me, its a real book. Though an ebook might be cheaper, and in some cases, more convenient, I still like a real book better. I love to read and reading a real book gives me a sense of relaxation that I cannot get from reading an ebook. There's more of a sense or feel of "leisure" to it. And yeah, for people who have to stare at computer screen for the most part of the day, ebooks can be hard on the eyes. In addition, real books have a sort of smell that ebooks can never duplicate. And real books have a sense of permanence there wheras ebooks does not evoke that same feeling. |
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Tue Dec 09, 2003 1:45 am |
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Korplem
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Joined: 23 Dec 2002
Posts: 853
Location: Pearl Harbor, HI |
Goshuto pretty much said how I feel...
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Thu Dec 11, 2003 4:38 am |
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Danicek
The Old One
Joined: 15 Dec 2001
Posts: 5922
Location: Czech Republic |
No vote for modern technologies :]. |
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Thu Dec 11, 2003 5:57 am |
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ScOut3R
Tempered Warlord
Joined: 15 Feb 2002
Posts: 299
Location: Hungary |
I prefer real books too. I like to looking at them on the shelf. It feels reeeal good when i see the whole collection of my favourite writers:)
I have e-books too. Not novels, but rules book about RPGs and some technical stuff:)
Again: it's a draw 
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Thu Dec 11, 2003 7:32 am |
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XeroX
The MasterCopy
Joined: 13 Dec 2001
Posts: 7125
Location: The Netherlands |
If i read a book it is a real book. Reading a book on a pc is a waste of pc power.
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Thu Dec 11, 2003 3:55 pm |
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Korplem
Swashbuckler
Joined: 23 Dec 2002
Posts: 853
Location: Pearl Harbor, HI |
Compared to what? Reading a forum? 
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Thu Dec 11, 2003 4:30 pm |
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Arma
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Joined: 24 Oct 2003
Posts: 1230
Location: in the middle of hell |
I really prefer more real books - they are easier to read, and don't have the damaging effect on my eyes as stuff I read on my computer. |
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