Books vs Digital

[kiwikrasher]

I like a good read, and with my regular work travel I'm getting through a fair few books these days, a couple a month is not unusual.

While shopping about for my next read "That Near Death Thing: Inside the Most Dangerous Race in the World" I found a digital copy on iTunes for half the cost of a paperback, but I just can't do it. I've read a couple of books on the ipad and it's just not the same experience, I just don't enjoy it.

The other consideration is I always read on the helicopter trips to make them pass easier, and you can't have anything but a paperback or magazine on you. Electronics and anything that could become a projectile in a crash are a no go.

So how about everyone else, digital or old school?

[D6]

generally physical copies. I don't like reading material on tablets, and its not very absorbant to wipe your ass with afterwards

[Kwacky]

I partly agree with D6. I much preferto read a book. But the toilet paper qualities of the pages could be improved.

[kiwikrasher]

generally physical copies. I don't like reading material on tablets, and its not very absorbant to wipe your ass with afterwards

[Blade]

Yes got to be a book for me too.

[Rossgo]

I don't read many books but when I do I like it to be a physical copy non of this digital crap!

[Itchy]

We grew up with physical books, we're bound to prefer them.
However, as times progress isn't it inevitable that we move onto digital everything?

[Frankie]

Books all the way for me. The whole experience of book marking, seeing how far through the book I am, it's all part of it, as much as the reading of it. Might sound strange, but I suppose I have grown up with them as opposed to digital books.

Same with music, I love my sounds on the iPad and laptop, but I still like to have a cd on the shelf or as I do those big round plastic things ha ha, even a few old mix tapes still kicking around lol.

[kiwikrasher]

Mixed tapes!

I spent about 20 mins a few weeks back trying to explain a tape cassette to my 8 yr old son. He wrapped it up by saying 'things were so stupid in the olden days'

[R34PER]

I read about 50/50 digital to physical books but to be honest, I prefer the physical copies. no need to worry with a physical book if it will transfer to your new device or not and there is something quite satisfying about a shelf filled with books.
I got quite into reading on my phone for a while and had a few hundred titled downloaded onto it and for convenience it was great and I read more than I ever have for about two years. I was pretty much reading whenever and wherever I was but when it came to needing a new phone I was unable to transfer the books so I stopped using the reader on it as much.

[D41]

Books....they're somehow more involving

[Mac]

Digital media, conventional books if that makes any sense.

[kiwikrasher]

Digital media, conventional books if that makes any sense.

It does, I hadn't considered that aspect, I can't stand struggling with a newspaper!