Ebooks or Real Books?

[Laia_]

Physical books!I love going to the bookstore with my mother who love books too. I love how bookstore smells when you open some book and I love to have my own library in my house.

[BorderCollieMum]

Real books for me , I have been offered a kindle but im not interested

[cindy1]

I’m a big fan of SK, and I own a Kindle. I purchase and read probably 2 or 3 books perweek (for entertainment). I find lotsand lots of books available for my Kindle in the price range of $.99 to$3.99. Given the cost of producing ane-book compared to the cost of producing and distributing books in print, thatseems like a fair price to me. However,new releases by King are priced at around $14.99 or more! I won’t pay that much for an e-book just onprinciple. Well, once or twice I have wanteda book so much I did pay this kind of price – but I’m opposed to it, andbelieve the publishers will continue to overcharge for new releases of popularauthors as long as readers will pay the price. I’ll just have to wait for the paperback version of King’s books, whichis basically what I did before the Kindle. How can they justify charging $15 for an e-book? I can’t even share the book, which means morepeople have to buy their own copy. I wonder how SK himself feels about this? If anyone knows about the cost of producingprint books vs. e-books, and/or how publishers are pricing their e-books, Iwould appreciate any enlightenment you can provide. The high price for popular authors has led meto read many authors that are new (or just new to me) and that I probably wouldnot have read before having the Kindle. I’ve discovered some really good stuff thisway(along with some not so good). I thinke-publishing is making it easier and cheaper for new and unknown authors to getread – and that’s a good thing! E-readers may lead to more reading in general -I know I read much more since I’ve had my Kindle, mostly because shopping forbooks is more convenient online and delivery is instantaneous.

[AnnaMarie]

I prefer a real book. But, I occasionally read on my iPad. Might like it better if I had a kindle because their smaller. But, I can get it faster, whether buying or borrowing from the library. I do occasionally download a recorded book, so I can read and sew at the same time.

[rosie_red]

I have both physical books (over 300) and over 20 books on my kindle. I like them both equally well. My kindle is easier to travel with though...I am an avid reader of both.