I’ve got mixed feelings about electronic books. I grew up in the world of paper. Now it seems most everything is on a smart phone. Paper still has its place.
If it’s a technical manual I definitely want it on paper -especially if it’s something needed to keep the lights on. My library has a lot of electrical, electronic, and solar-electric information in physical books. All my homesteading information is on paper.
There are issues with books -cost and bulk are big ones. As for the bulk . . . well, let’s say I have more books than my town’s library. New books are pricey. There’s no getting around that. I am a sucker for bag of books for a buck sale some libraries hold.
One of the technical manuals I have in electronic form is a Honda scooter repair manual. The shop manuals are expensive and bulky. I keep an electronic manual on my phone in case I need to repair something on the road. If I’m going on a longer trip I sometimes bring a backup copy on a Kindle reader. Unlike a phone the battery on a reader lasts a long time.
Much of my recreational reading is on electronic books. I use the heck out of my Kindle unlimited membership.
With cooler weather in the air I’m definitely going to enjoy reading books by the fire -be they physical or electronic.
-Sixbears
I definitely get my money's worth out of Kindle unlimited. Averaging like six to eight per month.
ReplyDeleteYet I'm with you on having a home library of paper ones too.
I'm a fast reader so my book consumption is pretty high. In college I'd do all my semester reading in the first two or three weeks.
DeleteI too am a lover of the "Realness" of paper books. I like the feel, the smell, and just the overall heft of a good book. I really do have a personal problem with being able to carry around a thousand volume library in your pocket. Although I do admit the sin of reading many on my phone. I should pay penance.
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