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Grasshopper's post on another thread made me consider this question. Originally, I was skeptical about ebooks. I like the tangible nature of physical books and my house wouldn't look right without my bookshelves. However, I've slowly been converting over to ebooks. My lady wife Fontevrault has a Nook that we read together and I recently had to travel to Russia with baggage restrictions, so having my iPad with my books on it has been rather handy. So my answer is now "Both."
What do you all think?
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 10:01:AM » |
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Grasshopper's post on another thread made me consider this question. Originally, I was skeptical about ebooks. I like the tangible nature of physical books and my house wouldn't look right without my bookshelves. However, I've slowly been converting over to ebooks. My lady wife Fontevrault has a Nook that we read together and I recently had to travel to Russia with baggage restrictions, so having my iPad with my books on it has been rather handy. So my answer is now "Both."
What do you all think?
Both. I love reading and learning, and have an attachment to physical books, but now, the value of ebooks is apparent. Digital, sizeless copies with syncing, notes, instant look ups, and instant samples (or free books) are better for literature in almost all cases. |
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« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 10:27:AM » |
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Both.
I love reading and learning, and have an attachment to physical books, but now, the value of ebooks is apparent. Digital, sizeless copies with syncing, notes, instant look ups, and instant samples (or free books) are better for literature in almost all cases.
The search function on an ebook is really cool, isn't it? |
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 11:06:AM » |
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I love having a physical copy of the book in my hands, but I can see the value of e-books. I have some on my Google account that are free - usually old Catholic books that someone here recommended. But here's the problem - I don't have a Kindle or such, so it's not portable for me. I do have a laptop with a limited battery life. But even with a lap top, it seems to hurt my eyes to read for too long. I also like to mark up my books- I turn down page corners to return to a thought, love to highlight, etc, which you can't do with e-books. So, even though I can see lots of positives in e-books, I still prefer my physical books.  |
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Pilgrim
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« Reply #4 on: June 03, 2011, 11:12:AM » |
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But here's the problem - I don't have a Kindle or such, so it's not portable for me. I do have a laptop with a limited battery life. But even with a lap top, it seems to hurt my eyes to read for too long. I also like to mark up my books- I turn down page corners to return to a thought, love to highlight, etc, which you can't do with e-books.
The iBooks app on the iPad has a bookmark, highlight and "note in margin" functions. The program even records all your notes and highlights so you can find them quickly. That was one of the reasons I came to like ebooks. |
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2011, 11:15:AM » |
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Angelus Press really needs to digitize the Michael Davis "Liturgical Revolution" series
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« Reply #6 on: June 03, 2011, 12:51:PM » |
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Honey Bun,
I find ebooks useful but would contend that there is nothing like the feel and smell of an old book. I would like to see a time when you can purchase a text and receive an electronic copy as well. This way, you have the best of both worlds.
Fontevrault
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« Reply #7 on: June 03, 2011, 12:59:PM » |
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6 votes for modernism. Sigh.
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she is tolerant in practice because she loves.
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« Reply #8 on: June 03, 2011, 01:30:PM » |
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Honey Bun,
I find ebooks useful but would contend that there is nothing like the feel and smell of an old book. I would like to see a time when you can purchase a text and receive an electronic copy as well. This way, you have the best of both worlds.
Fontevrault
Kind of like getting digital copies of DVDs along with a regular DVD. There's sense in that... 6 votes for modernism. Sigh.
Ebooks are certainly modern, but why are they modernist? The internet is moidern, yet I know you have no trouble with that... |
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"And so, Lord, do you, who do give understanding to faith, give me, so far as you knowest it to be profitable, to understand that you are as we believe; and that you are that which we believe." -- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)
"But Christianity preaches an obviously unattractive idea, such as original sin; but when we wait for its results, they are pathos and brotherhood, and a thunder of laughter and pity; for only with original sin we can at once pity the beggar and distrust the king." -- G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
"The greatest trick the Devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist." Baudelaire and Verbal Kint from The Usual Suspects
"I'm a practicing Catholic; I'm practicing until I get it right." Martin Sheen
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« Reply #9 on: June 03, 2011, 01:35:PM » |
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Since I do not like to own many things, I like both.
E-books take up little space.
With e-books you can easily search through them for what you are looking for as well.
Regular books are easier on the eyes, and it's good to get away from the electronics.
So there are positives and negatives to both.
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