Which: hard book or e-book version?

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Re: Which: hard book or e-book version?

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I like ebooks because of the fact that I don't have to find somewhere to store them after I am done. Also, it's a lot easier to carry many books in my purse when they are all on my ipad :)
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Hard book! Reading Ebooks would definitely hurt my eyes. :cry:
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Hard copy, for sure!!
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I love to read hard books are the best but e books are so easy. So lately I have been reading on my tablet.
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I'm a huge fan of the e book! They're so convenient and there's something exciting to me about reading on my kindle.
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I like both Ebooks and regular books. I have a collection of real books by my bed, I read those at night before bed. Then I have a large collection on my Kindle that I take wherever I go. You never know when the need to read will hit! I also love the fact I can go back and forth between the Kindle app on my phone and the Kindle itself.
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Post by sugarbearmama »

I prefer hard books but I also have quite the collection on my kindle sometimes doubles of what I have I choose a book to read by what I'm doing that day, at home I use hard at work I use e book
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Hardcover
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EBooks now.. They are easy to read if you have the proper device and have great highlighting, font adjustment and background adjustment features that I like..
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Post by soumyanam »

I read in both hardbook and the e-book format. But I would always prefer the Hardbook.
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Post by nowanico2403 »

ebooks are wonderful for the long trip, vacation, car ride.... After i got my kindle i don't have to carry my 8-10 books and huge book bag around with me, i literally used to carry a suitcase of books on trips. when i'm home however, nothing beats the feel of turning pages to get to the conclusion of an amazing book
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Post by catchingrainbows »

Hard books. The weight, the smell, turning the pages while curled up under a blanket losing yourself in a great story.

Ebook. Convenient, cheap, no shelf space required. However, I find an Ebook can be quite a distraction especially if utilizing a wifi based product. It becomes so easy to switch to another app, check email, etc. that instead of becoming lost in a good story you have now become lost in an electronic world.
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I used to all about actual books, now because I have started reading ebooks, I have a much bigger expanse of titles at my fingertips, if I am out and I finish a book I don't have to wait I can just skim through my phone and pick out another book. :D While I do still immensely enjoy traditional books, I also enjoy the ebooks just as much now.
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i just started using booklending.com and it is wonderful it matches me up with books i want to read and people lend them to me for free via amazon, i then select the books i have purchased on amazon and they match me up with readers looking for those books. the really awesome part is they notify me if any books on my borrow list go on sale or are free for the day. :) you can select how many books you would like to receive each week and have 7 days to accept the loan and 14 days to read it.
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Post by mdriver67 »

I read both, but when I want to curl up with a good book I prefer a hard book. Also when I read in the tub I would rather have a hard book because it is less expensive to replace if I drop it in the tub.
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