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Do u still read today?

I mean, in today's world, do u still read books? The printed books?
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yes, i prefer them
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Yes, I sit in front of a monitor all day a work. Very nice not to have light glaring at you

Books > The computer
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Yes I'm with xan. If i read for leisure i like paper because my eyes are strained by 7 pm.

The weird thing is that i keep my laptop next to me so i can look up and reference topics of interest in the paper book. I keep a checklist of topics that interest me or need further explanation, which i go through the following morning. Ironically, I usually read more hours online, going through these topics, than i do the actual paper book. But in the end I absorb alot more material because of it.

then again i think i'm kinda unique because all i read for leisure is history or economic theory books. i love biographies of economists.
yeah, I know it sounds nerdy :^)
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Originally Posted by mahgobb View Post
Do u still read today?

I mean, in today's world, do u still read books? The printed books?
Definitely. Especially authors that actually take the time to put all of the letters in their words.
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Yes I'm with xan. If i read for leisure i like paper because my eyes are strained by 7 pm.

The weird thing is that i keep my laptop next to me so i can look up and reference topics of interest in the paper book. I keep a checklist of topics that interest me or need further explanation, which i go through the following morning. Ironically, I usually read more hours online, going through these topics, than i do the actual paper book. But in the end I absorb alot more material because of it.

then again i think i'm kinda unique because all i read for leisure is history or economic theory books. i love biographies of economists.
yeah, I know it sounds nerdy :^)
I prefer to read with a desk lamp
Then again, the books I read are generally fiction of the Horror or Thriller variety

I find biographies boring. If I want to know something about a person, I have Google!

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I do think no matter how the e-reading has developed, it could not replace the tradtional way of reading. It is more about reading, holding a book, and smell the ink is a kind of pleasure for me!
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ye, I read 'anime manga' though watching anime on tv is more fun...( I spend a lot of time reading it than my Java book ^.^ )
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I guess it will be a trend that the e-book gonna take some share of the traditional books! And it will have an effect on the people's reading habits!
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Not only do I still read the printed word, but I still write books that are published in dead tree format as well.

As an author, I have to say that there is nothing quite like getting the pre-press copies of a proper book in your hands. The look and feel, the smell, the ability to sign inside the cover and give a copy to your loved ones (even if they don't want it) and so on. The e-book loses all of that.

It's hard to explain, I guess that all lovers of the written word will know what I mean, but there is something special about sitting down with a book that you just don't get with an e-reader device.

I say this as a confirmed geek and early adopter. Confused? You betcha!
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