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thenewgreen  ·  3556 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What is everyone's opinion on ebooks? Do you prefer them to physical paper books?

We moved to a new home in December and I put many of our books either out by the curb or gave them to second hand stores. It was very difficult for me. I saved perhaps 40 books but gave away hundreds because it just didn't make sense to move them. They're essentially trophies or decorations at this point because I know I'm not going to read them again and if I want to reference some aspect of them, the internet is going to likely give me an answer faster than me walking to the shelve, pulling the book down and searching it.

I'm not sure that I'm going to ever prefer ebooks to books but I certainly prefer not having to move them or store them.

On a side note, I really enjoy audible and the digital audio books as opposed to having to use CD's in my car. -So nice.





water  ·  3556 days ago  ·  link  ·  

pretty much exactly how I feel. Unless I could have like a nice lofted vertical room with high shelves filled with books in addition to one of those little ladders that slides down the wall, a fireplace, a comfy chair, and a plastic pipe that has bubbles.

then. then thenewgreen, I would enshrine my books for ever!