New_World_Man Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted July 18, 2016 Share Posted July 18, 2016 (edited) Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle? I read physical books. I tried a Kindle but didn't care for it; I like the feel of actual books, plus they look good on a bookshelf. Edited July 18, 2016 by x1yyz 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle? Both. But 90% of the time I read books. I will never NOT prefer books. Kindle and other options I use ONLY for travelling with an engrossing, but massive, read. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle? Yep, I'm a sucker for physical books, too. I feel like the tactile element greatly enhances my experience of reading, but then again I love paper in general! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I vastly prefer to read physical books. Besides, I find digital versions to be more expensive in the long run rather than physical copies. I have finished the Coolidge biography, now I am about to begin volume 1 of Stephen Ambrose's biography on Dwight D. Eisenhower. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 I vastly prefer to read physical books. Besides, I find digital versions to be more expensive in the long run rather than physical copies. I have finished the Coolidge biography, now I am about to begin volume 1 of Stephen Ambrose's biography on Dwight D. Eisenhower. You can spend a fortune on digital books but they are not worth anything when the battery goes flat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle? I don't have any e-reader, and I've never read a book that wasn't an actual, physical book. I've also never 'listened' to a book. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) nm. Edited July 20, 2016 by blueschica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueschica Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle?I vastly prefer to read physical books. Besides, I find digital versions to be more expensive in the long run rather than physical copies. I have finished the Coolidge biography, now I am about to begin volume 1 of Stephen Ambrose's biography on Dwight D. Eisenhower.My husband and son have Kindles and love them. I love that they are reading, but I don't get the Kindle thing. I like physical books so much more; they are just a lot easier for me, our library has a shelf of free paperbacks that you can leave one or take one if you are going on a trip or something and I like that. I like books on CD for a long trip though- something that is not too deep like Bill Bryson travel stories or Dick Francis mysteries pass the time well . . . Polaris, I like when you post what biographies you are reading! I love biographies and mysteries and I'm always looking for something new. My husband loved something, I think it was "Undaunted Courage", that Ambrose wrote about Lewis and Clark, but I didn't know he had written about Eisenhower. I'm going to look for that series. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polaris Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 (edited) I'd recommend buying the entire two-volume Eisenhower biography by Amrose rather than a 600-700 page single volume that he released in the '90s. The reviews I read claim that the two volumes provide a broader view and better writing. Edited July 20, 2016 by Polaris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Sometimes I prefer ebooks for epic fantasy when I have to travel and want to keep my bag light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428986082l/412732.jpg My beloved Kerouac! I hope this treats you well :) Really? Ive tried many times but in the end he leaves me cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 Do you guys read actual physical books or kindle? I don't have any e-reader, and I've never read a book that wasn't an actual, physical book. I've also never 'listened' to a book. The only book I've ever listened to was Pure Drivel by Steve Martin. Brilliant. Think it should be heard as well as read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1428986082l/412732.jpg My beloved Kerouac! I hope this treats you well :) Really? Ive tried many times but in the end he leaves me cold. Oh man! Kerouac is among my very favourites. For me, his work is very much alive. I'm interested to hear which of his works you've tried :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital Dad Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 (edited) On the RoadSubterraneansDharma Bums I quite liked actually. They started out on the backstreets if Berkeley I actually once tread and went on to Yosemite a path I have also often tread. I alao really like his kaikus, or his interpretations of them at least. Edited July 21, 2016 by Digital Dad 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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bean-tor Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On the RoadSubterraneansDharma Bums I quite liked actually. They started out on the backstreets if Berkeley I actually once tread and went on to Yosemite a path I have also often tread. I alao really like his kaikus, or his interpretations of them at least. Well I'm glad that you've found some material to appreciate, at least! I think that he's brilliant; from your list, The Dharma Bums and On the Road in particular strike me as effectively showcasing his brilliance. . Do you enjoy any of the Beat authors/poets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x1yyz Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Now reading Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb, the final book in this trilogy. It's as slow as the others, but the books aren't so awful that I won't finish them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On the RoadSubterraneansDharma Bums I quite liked actually. They started out on the backstreets if Berkeley I actually once tread and went on to Yosemite a path I have also often tread. I alao really like his haikus, or his interpretations of them at least. Maggie Cassidy is another great one, in my opinion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue J Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On the RoadSubterraneansDharma Bums I quite liked actually. They started out on the backstreets if Berkeley I actually once tread and went on to Yosemite a path I have also often tread. I alao really like his kaikus, or his interpretations of them at least. Well I'm glad that you've found some material to appreciate, at least! I think that he's brilliant; from your list, The Dharma Bums and On the Road in particular strike me as effectively showcasing his brilliance. . Do you enjoy any of the Beat authors/poets? William Burroughs is the only one of the lot of them who I've never really enjoyed. But anyway...I have my sister to thank for exposing me to the whole Beat movement, back when I was a teenager. Lawrence Ferlinghetti I love just much as I do Ginsberg. And Kerouac I've always seen as a breed apart from any of the others. Not necessarily saying that he's the king of all of them, no. But he's just...such a different animal from all the rest of them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean-tor Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 On the RoadSubterraneansDharma Bums I quite liked actually. They started out on the backstreets if Berkeley I actually once tread and went on to Yosemite a path I have also often tread. I alao really like his haikus, or his interpretations of them at least. Maggie Cassidy is another great one, in my opinion. Big Sur, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I think I need to go on an Asimov binge... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Segue Myles Posted July 22, 2016 Share Posted July 22, 2016 I think I need to go on an Asimov binge... Whenever I do I start with the Foundation books. Only the first three (although as I type I think there are only three?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbine Freight Posted July 23, 2016 Share Posted July 23, 2016 Persuasion - Jane Austen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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