EBook or Hardcopy?
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Re: EBook or Hardcopy?
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I think it is a bit of both.electramia wrote: ↑28 Mar 2014, 21:46 I've never really been a fan of EBook but desperate times call for desperate measures. When I do need the convenience of reading from my IPhone/IPad, I feel slightly disconnected in comparison to if I had the actual hardcopy in my hands. Considering all the libraries in my town either went out of business or is currently moving locations, EBooks are life savers. But I do get my hands on a hardcopy when I can.
I feel like actual books are growing extinct, so I'm curious: is it because of our generation's festering need to convert everything to technology or honest preference?
I remember being very young and having to plan what books to get out of the library specifically for car trips if we had to go somewhere further away than twenty minutes or if traffic was going to be a problem. I hated not having something to read in the car because the radio stations kept playing too many ads and the scenery was boring, so I had to get several books just for car trips. Then I had to worry about carrying them, making sure they stayed together, and putting them back in the bag for library returns. Now I can preload books from Hoopla before I leave the house and I usually don't run out of books to read in the car.
From a more general standpoint, ebooks can offer more options for readers - out of print or rare books are much easier to find as digital books and readers can control the formatting of the book, such as font or print size, to better suit individual needs. Ebooks also can provide additional items, e.g. dictionary definitions or images, in a way that they don't interrupt the text.
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