would you stop buying hard copies of books and download them off the net? (2 Viewers)

[Phoenix Fury]

mm,
I understand it's not for everyone, most (I reckon) will undoubtedly prefer real books for various reasons.

 

[thongetsu]

i would still buy books, hearing the actual pages turn is better than the dodgy replicated noise that comes from the iPad.

 

[kfnmpah]

I'd keep buying real books.

I still buy CD's. I'd buy cassettes if my car played them.

kickin' it old school.

 

[abhi23]

I'll still keep buying real books.
the 2 main reasons have already been mentioned: looking at books on the bookshelf is satisfying and getting to turn physical pages is similarly satisfying, feels like an accomplishment etc.

 

[Taketheatrain]

I like my books on my shelf. I get satisfaction out of watching the shelf fill up with books that I've read.

 

[MHael]

I would definitely still by real books, but I'd like a digital copy with it, or a hard copy with my digital one.

You people treating the iPad as a great new invention need to get an education though. It's nothing short of a joke and a publicity stunt.

 

[Kendall_Gilroy]

no i will buy real books but only if they have good reviews and are more than say 90 pages

 

[Absolutezero]

There's something satisfying about seeing a full bookshelf and thinking "I've read all dem words"

This

 

[siddharthlaha]

For novels id buy hard copies, but for textbooks and stuff id get for a computer.

 

[lonely-lass]

Downloading books from net... No man scary task. I'll buy them instead.

 

[loki911]

Books makes people look intelligent =]

 

[Sokolov]

even if it is spot the dog, thomas the tank engine or a book about making explosives also makes you intelligent i guess

 

[spence]

I'm like the opposite of most people in this thread, I'd rather not turn physical pages, and I feel like books take up too much room on my shelf

 

[pman]

I'd rather support the book shops (and authors) than download books illegally

 

[Luxxey]

Browsing in a book store =/= browsing online imo. I love wandering around in Borders, Dymocks etc. just looking for interesting reads.

I only have e-books for texts that I'm not willing to buy.

 

[kaz1]

For textbooks I would prefer an ebook but reading books I prefer hard copies but I don't mind ebooks.

 

[pman]

For textbooks I would prefer an ebook but reading books I prefer hard copies but I don't mind ebooks.

no, with textbooks I want a hard copy because I can make anotations much more easily!

 

[Taketheatrain]

Actually, downloading textbooks and carrying around a single Ipad is a great idea. I really hate carrying textbooks to uni.

 

[x.christina]

I'd keep buying real books.

I still buy CD's. I'd buy cassettes if my car played them.

kickin' it old school.

where would you buy cassettes anyway

YES downloading school/uni/TAFE textbooks to the iPad/Kindle would be awesome no more heavy bags

 

[fuzzy09]

Nah, it just wouldn't be the same