I prefer digital books because of the following points:
There is a book price control in Germany, meaning that you can’t get new physical books cheaper. This does not apply to digital books.
They take less physical space.
I can read them everywhere with either my Smartphone that I already have with me at all times or my tablet. I do not have to plan to read a book when I’m on the go.
I can quickly search for something in a reference book if I have it in digital form. This is not possible with physical books.
Only downside:
I need to have a device when I want to read a digital book. And this needs to be charged. But this is rarely a problem.
For the books I love and want to read over and over, physical. For the books I want to read once and maybe reference from time to time, digital all the way. My e-reader makes digital books a breeze to read, and I’m actually at the point where it’s 5GB of storage isn’t enough for my library.
Physical but I have to use digital. An e-ink reader plus an external hard drive allows me to read entire libraries worth of books anywhere I go. You keep two hard drives with a RAID system and you can store those with almost zero risk of failure barring two mechanical faults occurring at once.
I think e-ink readers are incredible. My eyes feel like they’re reading a normal book, but it’s got a backlight, doesn’t take up a bunch of physical space I don’t have, and it’s a lot easier to read using only one hand at a time (even turning pages).
I haven’t investigated, but I’d give digital books a shake if I could find a solution that doesn’t put control of my library in the hands of Amazon or similar, phone home for analytics, etc. I don’t object to the idea in principal. But until I feel safe doing it, I’m still reading physical books.
Digital on the Kindle Paperwhite, but only because it’s easier and I don’t accumulate a physical book if I buy it (if the library doesn’t have it). I like book books but don’t like owning many books.
Comics/graphic novels I like on paper. No other format compares.
Can’t do audiobooks, I read faster than I talk or listen so the pace bothers me.
I do however mostly read digital books in bed, so it has huge sleep cues for me. Holding the pages open on some thick space opera sci-fi is too tiresome
Digital. I love physical books, but I never read them. Digital is so much easier for me to actually sit down and read, and I love building up my library.
This is the same for me. I love the tactile feeling of books, I love the smell, the weight, the aesthetic and the idea.
They take up so much space though and that can make them a hassle to access. I also like to read in bed which means I need something that can make it’s own light, and I like the versatility digital books have in font size and in the case. Especially as a comic reader where you have weekly and monthly issues or chunky volumes it adds up quickly.
Absolutely! The bed point is a big kicker, I don’t want to wake my partner up with a light, or with page turns, or sit in an awkward position. Digital is just easier.
I prefer an e-reader and digital books. I pirate them for my kindle.
No space and weight so you can take them anywhere
Piracy
Can download far faster than ordering or going to the bookstore
Can find niche or foreign books my local bookstores don’t have
Built-in dictionary and translation is just moah
Adjustable text size or font
Easy on the eyes, can read in the dark
Can pick up where you left off super easily, no need to worry about bookmarks
I was not an avid reader prior to the Kindle purchase. I used to read comic books almost exclusively haha. Nowadays my reading habits include more book reading as well. The Kindle was honestly one of the best purchases I’ve ever made.
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