Re: Seecondhand e-books : Thu Nov 29, 2012 5:29 pm  

rover49 wrote:

I doubt I could concentrate on reading with music going on at the same time, .

Don't watch any films with subtitles then!

Most of the time I'm reading stuff on the interwebby while at home, I've got me itunes blaring away.

Maybe come to think of it this is the reason I write so much crap?

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:19 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

Don't watch any films with subtitles then!

Most of the time I'm reading stuff on the interwebby while at home, I've got me itunes blaring away.

Maybe come to think of it this is the reason I write so much crap?

I need silence when working at home, unfortunately the wife comes home for dinner

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Thu Nov 29, 2012 9:27 pm  

I need music when I'm writing (other than the stuff I'm writing about, oddly!) but find it a distraction when I'm reading.

I've a mental division when it comes to books, there are some writers and types - Pratchett, Rankin, reference works for example - that I'll never replace with books on the Kobo but on the other hand, when it comes to casual, light reading, the ebook is a winner.

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 6:00 am  

IIRC with e-books you don't actually 'own' the book.

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 10:40 am  

mattyantz wrote:

IIRC with e-books you don't actually 'own' the book.

Similar to MP3's that you have purchased - who was the "celeb" who was trying to make a court case of that in order to allow himself to legally pass his extensive MP3 collection on to his children at his demise ?

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 12:12 pm  

mattyantz wrote:

IIRC with e-books you don't actually 'own' the book.

Unless you mean just the ink, and the physical paper it's printed on, you don't with a paper book either. An e-book is just a different type of display hardware to a paper book.

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:10 pm  

I've broken 5 Kindles in 2 years. Had a case with every single one. I love them as gadgets, but they don't pass the durability test like a normal book would, if you move around from place to place a lot.

I'm moving on to the Nexus 7 tablet this weekend - see how that fares, at least it has scratch resistant glass.

Got quite a large normal book collection at home though and I don't personally see the ereader as a replacement yet.

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:31 pm  

I think it was DRM'd files that the mp3 case was about wasn't it? Same issue with Kindle books, and the reason I own a Kobo. I learnt about the cons from owning an ipod.

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 5:40 pm  

Cronus wrote:

I've looked into an ebook exchange before and not really found anything worthwhile.

I doubt if I'll buy a physical book again. Got my first Kindle last Xmas and I've not looked back. I read mostly when travelling for business, on holiday, in the bath, before bed and on the loo (don't we all??). The Kindle is priceless (lighter, smaller) when travelling and easier to handle in general. I can buy a new book anywhere and be reading it within a minute or two. Of course if I drop it in the bath I'm fooked.

In fact the only downfall with the Kindle is that you get told to switch it off at take-off and landing. It also jammed twice during a flight but was ok after a few minutes (there are theories about airport scanners).

Now, what to do with the couple of hundred books I've got knocking around...

This is pretty much my thoughts - before I was given a Kindle earlier this year I didn't see the point - I have plenty of books and always liked the feel of them whilst reading that I wouldn't get from an e-reader.

However since getting the Kindle I doubt I'll buy another book - and I'm currently thinking of ditching all my old book, bar a few collectables as they just take up so much space!

The only annoying thing is the draconian attitude applied on planes.

Re: Seecondhand e-books : Sat Dec 01, 2012 9:27 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

But I might be wrong. We hav sumov da kids on vis forum, how many of you read books by personal choice?

Not really a kid, but I'm 22 and most of my friends find the thought of reading a book for fun as almost disturbing surprises me. Not that I read all too regularly, but if I do get into a decent book its hard to put it down.

Never used an e-reader but I'd always feel as though I'd prefer a proper book.