Do folks even library anymore?
I always have at least one library book on the go. It’s literally free.
Borrow then buy is the way
One of these decades folks will realize that a good e-reader is as game changing as the iPod was.
An e-reader and libgen have made me read more than the shelves full of books in my house ever have
This is the invention I’ve been dreaming of.
It looks like a blank book. Pages look, feel, and smell like regular paper. I download a new book and text appears on the pages. I read it like a regular book, and when I’m done I can erase the text and start over.
I know it’s a luxury item for a limited market, but that’s what I want.
Are you from Hogwarts? This reads like something from a fantasy lol
If there was an easy way to easily let friends borrow your books, I’d agree. The whole benefit of physical books (aside from convenience) is full ownership of it. I can always sell it or buy cheap used ones.
If you’re up to it, there are some high Calibre solutions out there that can liberate the books you own to be able to lend them to friends.
I had 10k books on one and still I read about a quarter of a book on it.
WE.LIKE.TO.HOLD.BOOKS!!!
I mean, no one’s telling you that you can’t or that you shouldn’t. I just like having two decades of reading material on tap at any time without needing to lug a library around.
I for one especially enjoy accidentally ripping a page and the subsequent self-loathing
I got round that problem by buying a folding leather cover for my Kobo
It’s an absolute game changer for holidays etc
I’m on my seventh e-ink kindle. I still prefer paper for reference books, but e-ink for everything else.
How did you go through six? I still rock my first and almost a decade old kindle
Working in machine shops; I often had cycle time to read. Drops killed most of them. I had a few mysteriously die. When I would open them up, there was board and frame corrosion. Metal working fluids and fine metal chips are hell on electronics.
Dropped a few in the bathtub. Current kindle has been dropped in the bath, but survived. It may die due to corrosion. Battery is getting weak anyhow.
For years, I didn’t use a cover. I now have one of the official Amazon covers and have gotten better longevity on my former and current kindles. My case has a crack in it due to a drop.
I consider them a consumable, they’re cheap compared to the knowledge and pleasure they give me.
When you use them heavily some of the incremental improvements are nice to have. I swapped my mid 2010s Nook for an ~8in Boox 3y ago or so and it was a huge upgrade.
True that. I’m also looking to upgrade to something with a nicer display. I’ve got my eyes on Kobo, since they also seem rather hackable
incremental improvements are nice to have.
A book is a book
- Gutenberg
Any moment now.
True, there are so many free ebooks online you can read without buying
Same with video games.
Buying warhammer miniatures, painting warhammer miniatures and playing warhammer are 3 separate hobbies.
You don’t have too many books, but too few bookshelves.
My favorite story is that I was on my way to one store to buy a new bookshelf. On the way, I stopped at a different place and brought three new books.
