Book or Ebook?

reading ebooks strains my eyes. i wonder if it is me only or a general problem. i prefer paper edition.

In my opinion I would prefer books, because if you read those stuff from a computer you eyes gets tired really really quickly and also it is hard to refer back or forward ( compare to hand) if you happen to need it. but yea that is just my opinion

I prefer the real thing. I mean, looking at a screen hurts my eyes after a while. Not to mention I do a lot of reading in the bathtub. That would be harder to do with ebooks for sure.

Come to think of it, pretty much everywhere I read is simply easier with a real book, unless I want to fork out for a kindle or something, which I dont.

I love the feel of a book in my hands. I even love staring at them sitting on my shelf as they call out to me to read them. And my eyes are strained enough from being on the computer all day. I have tons of newsletters in my email inbox because I know they are lengthy and don't want to take the time and strain to read them.

I still prefer the traditional old fashioned book because ebook readers are expensive and ebooks as well. If I could have ebooks for free like the books in the library I might be drawn to it too. But it is just too expensive now and not all books are digitized too. There are still more interesting books from the library.

I truly prefer the kind of book you can hold in your hands. I can't concentrate on the book if it's on the computer because there are so many other things going on in the background. With the paper version, you have the ability to go someplace where you won't feel like you are being distracted.

In my opinion, the only way to read eBooks is with a device that uses e-ink technology, such as a Sony E-reader or an Amazon Kindle. The e-ink technology is really amazing! It's not at all like reading off a computer screen, it's more like reading a regular book. It doesn't put any strain on your eyes. What I especially like about reading eBooks on such devices is that you can change the size of the font! Depending on the lighting of where I'm at, I like my font to be a different size. I also like that it's flat and I can read hands-free! I don't have to constantly be holding the book open! The flat device makes for a lot more comfortable positions for reading, that's for sure! Plus you can store thousands of books in one small device! It's just handy! I have an Amazon Kindle so it has a lot of other features like an internet browser, a built in dictionary (so if I come across a word I don't know the meaning of, I just push a button and it gives me the definition!) And my Kindle will even read my books outloud to me... which I like to do while I'm at the gym!

So yes, if you have an e-ink device, e-books are the way to go! But if not, then it's not really worth reading the books on your computer screen.

I am like you and love to feel the book in my hand and to turn the pages. I dont understand how people can read a ebook. I have tried but its one of those things that my attention is soon put some where else and the ebook is forgotten for ever. I like to sit down on a rainy day with a good book and a blanket. You cant really do that with a ebook. So for me give me a old fashioned book over and ebook any day.

I prefer reading actually books. Reading ebooks strain my eyes more than books do. I prefer being able to read a book or something comfortably, wherever I want, without having to carry a computer around or having to be able to sit in order to read the ebook. It's just the way that I've read books for a long time.

Always real books are comfortable.. But with my widescreen LCD monitor..I'm pretty much satsfied even if I didn't get the printed version. At times the quality of printing can make it worse than reading e-book. It all depends but still most people prefer readin the real books!