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How do you prefer to read books?

View Poll Results: How do you prefer to read books?
Paper 26 74.29%
E-reader 6 17.14%
Laptop/Desktop 8 22.86%
Tablet 6 17.14%
Audiobook 3 8.57%
Not much of a reader 0 0%
Other 0 0%
Smartphone 0 0%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 35. This poll is closed

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# 1  
Old 11-04-2013
How do you prefer to read books?
Time for a new poll. Just wondering how members in this forum prefer to read books.
  • Paper
  • E-reader
  • Tablet
  • Laptop/Desktop
  • Smartphone
  • Audiobook
  • Not much of a reader
  • Other

A poll is added. If you select option: Other, please specify what it is. Smilie
# 2  
Old 11-05-2013
Starting at page 1.Smilie
Paper or large screen. I only use the phone or notebook in desperation.
# 3  
Old 11-05-2013
Paper if possible, but a Kindle is handy for when I'm away from home for a few days (which is fairly often right now).
# 4  
Old 11-07-2013
I prefer Kindle books (well, kinda, see below) because I travel quite a bit... and have adopted a kind of a nomadic lifestyle. It's great to have 100s of book titles on a small device that weight a 100+ grams or so ....

But the downside is that charts, tables, illustrations, etc are not very good on the Kindle, so paper books are much better for books that have illustrations, diagrams, flowcharts, pictures, etc....

So, I guess I actually "prefer books"... but have adopted to Kindle to keep it light for travel, car trips, plane trips, or just waiting in line at the local government for some paperwork to happen.
# 5  
Old 11-07-2013
While I can certainly appreciate the utility and convenience of being able to carry thousands of books in a hundred grams, and being able to quickly search voluminous references, when it comes to reading for pleasure, I will always kill a tree.

I enjoy turning pages. Sometimes, I enjoy smelling them too (please, don't spread that around). I enjoy how the weight shifts as I progress through those pages. And, finally, I enjoy being able to just hand a book to someone and say, "Read this. It's fantastic."

Regards,
Alister
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# 6  
Old 11-19-2013
Preference is
  • Paper
  • Tablet
  • E-reader
  • Laptop/Desktop
In that order :-)
# 7  
Old 12-02-2013
ebooks (PDF) and classic paper books
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