Ebooks: where do you get them, do you prefer them over real books

i prefer real books. I would not pay for an e-book as I would only end up printing it out anyway. i still buy plenty of books. As a writer, I would hate to think that books are a thing of the past.

I prefer real books over e-books. This way, I know excatly what I am purchasing and then I can decide if I want to keep the book myself for my collection or if I want to pass it on to another avid reader.

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I've downloaded some texts from online sources, but I must say that I much prefer real books. Books are lovely, tactile, and full of character - they get worn with time, and carry memories. For me, there's no substitute to a real book. If I'm not sure as to how good a book is, I'll borrow a copy from the library first. There is of course another issue with the idea of replacing real books with online versions, and that's changes and censorship which could be made to them. If people only read books on their computer from an internet source, there's the possibility of it being changed, whereas an actual physical book is as it is, unchangable, and the "real McCoy". What do you think of this issue?

I still like the old-fashioned paper books over ebooks. I can write on them and make comments on the pages, which I can never do with ebooks. They might be a little more expensive, but I find them more convenient.

I love ebooks, would get them over real books anytime. This way I always have several books with me to read, I can go to the doctor's office, or the store and not feel like I am wasting time without having to carry luggage to hold my reading material. My hands ache when I read real books, they seem so heavy, especially the Harry Potter books. I get mine from ebooks.com. I also, on my Palm I have a dictionary, I just highlight a word and voila, is the dictionary wit the definition. ereader pro has a notepad built in for taking notes and copying quotes. Also, ebooks don't take up shelf space. I have quite a collection of them and it would require another bookcase, I would rather spend the money on more books.

yeh i like ebooks. Its a site ebooks.com my husband was on ... i didnt check it out for myself yet but most of the sites i go on (for knowledge based info) they offer ebooks. I like the fact you can get the info right offline instead of going out to buy the book.

May I and many thousands of unkilled trees be the first to thank you. I write e-books. They are the way of the future, whether this ossified pack of constipated dinosaurs in the print industry likes it or not. Good place to buy books: http://www.lulu.com My books: http://www.lulu.com/wanderlaugh Er… if you get my books I think you qualify for a pension, or compensation, or something. Probably euthanasia, but you’ll get a good read anyway. *****I think also, from memory, if you hunt around, you can get free downloads of the classics from some sites.*****

I love reading e-books though I would prefer a real book if I have the option. For buying best e-books please see the site www.c-b-mall.com For free e-books my favourite site is www.books-on-line.com

I don't mind ebooks if it's just something I want to read once and I can't get it locally or at the library. I get mine from www.ebooks.com and have never had any problems with their service. I still prefer to read a real 'paper' book though.

I get my ebooks from manybooks.net. However I have no hard and fast 'preference' on any one of these. Both will do as far as it is a good, better or great title. But real books can be more effective since not everyone in India have PCs, real books are therefore more accessible to the masses.