Ebook or paper book?
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Re: Ebook or paper book?
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However, I still love physical copies and will buy a hard copy of a book that I love and that I know I will read over and over again.
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While I was doing some research on this very matter, while writing my first book, I came across a very interesting article that quite surprised me! I would have thought that Millennials would prefer e-books as they were raised in the age of technology, but it isn't so.
The study showed "...it turns out that this generation of readers would prefer actual books over e-readers — maybe even more than older readers — according to a study from the University of Arizona"
The article stated the reasons as to why:
As researchers moderated, the groups revealed their feelings about ownership of physical books versus e-books. Some findings:
Because they don’t have full control of the e-book (i.e., they can’t copy a digital file to a number of devices), they don’t feel they have complete ownership of it.
Because they couldn’t share the e-books with their friends as well as being unable to gift the e-books or sell them, participants reported the items felt less valuable than physically possessing a book.
Because participants experienced physical books via senses such as touch, sound and smell, they reported feeling more emotionally attached to the physical books.
Because the process surrounding the purchase of e-books made it feel more like renting the book versus actually buying it, the participants reported feeling less ownership over the product.
Because physical books can be displayed, readers associate that with an expression of their identity to others. As such, they are more attached to the physical books.
You can read the full article if interested by doing a search for the title. "Consumers Feel Ownership of Physical Books, Not E-books"
Thoughts?
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I always preferred hard-back books, but I tend to gravitate towards both hard-back and paperback books. I am just now getting use to Kindle E-books and I believe I am warming up to e-books quite very nicely now.
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Well it all depends on us or for where we are in the moment we feel like to read... ex. Were at home and then we like to relax then we can go to our book shelf and get a book there and read in the couch.
If we are outside or if we are travelling then we can read ebooks.
But for my opinion it much better that we teach children to read books in old way...
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I still prefer real books over screen. I’m the kind of person who thinks there is no better smell than a smell of a new book, who loves to touch and hear the rustle of the paper and I love to see my collection on a bookshelf and watch them grow with time.
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On the other hand, keeping all those books takes up a lot of space. I had a 3 year period where I moved around a lot and I have to sell the majority of my books, as I did not want to carry them around from place to place. Now I mostly stick with ereader books, though I have a select few physical books I just could not part with.
I did have a period of time where I did not read at all, since I had parted with my physical book selection. I've been giving ereader books a chance as of late. I can't believe how many good books I've missed. Well, I have time to catch up.