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« Reply #270 on Jun 2, 2012, 9:52pm via the ProBoards Mobile App »
I will I will! Thanks guys! I love reading so much but I had to stop because it took over my life for a bit. I hope I have a bit more self control now.
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As they say, less is more. Fucks that is.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #271 on Jun 3, 2012, 1:24am »

Jun 2, 2012, 8:46pm, Souly wrote:
There's a kindle app? Or are you telling me to buy a kindle?


There's a kindle app
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #272 on Jun 3, 2012, 5:47pm »
Souly if reading is the worst addiction you have, then I'd say you're in damn good shape!
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« Reply #273 on Jun 3, 2012, 5:55pm via the ProBoards Mobile App »
Well there's meth too, but I try not to talk about that one.
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Apr 11, 2013, 4:07am, kymess_jr wrote:
As they say, less is more. Fucks that is.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #274 on Jun 4, 2012, 11:34am »

Jun 2, 2012, 8:26pm, kymess_jr wrote:
Haha, I just downloaded the Game of Thrones to read today. I might regret that one. American Gods turned into like 2 million pages on my phone so I can only imagine how long that book's gonna end up being.


Every copy of American Gods is roughly 1500 pages too long.
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« Reply #275 on Jun 4, 2012, 12:03pm »
Agreed
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« Reply #276 on Jun 8, 2012, 3:24pm via the ProBoards Mobile App »
Now you can finally have that 'new book' smell on your e-reader.

http://m.io9.com/5915258/spritz-this-per....ke-a-paper-book
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #277 on Jun 8, 2012, 5:45pm »

Jun 8, 2012, 3:24pm, Souly wrote:
Now you can finally have that 'new book' smell on your e-reader.

http://m.io9.com/5915258/spritz-this-per....ke-a-paper-book


Wow, that person really needs a new copy editor.

Anyway, this is precisely what I wrote my entrance essay on in order to get into university and that was my main argument: that reading online or through ebooks will never completely replace traditional books because they lack the physical connections of smell and touch. And now look at me: it's been 2 years of reading on iBooks only.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #278 on Jun 8, 2012, 6:28pm »
I will never ever ever read a digital book.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #279 on Jun 8, 2012, 8:54pm »

Jun 8, 2012, 5:45pm, kymess_jr wrote:

Jun 8, 2012, 3:24pm, Souly wrote:
Now you can finally have that 'new book' smell on your e-reader.

http://m.io9.com/5915258/spritz-this-per....ke-a-paper-book


Wow, that person really needs a new copy editor.

Anyway, this is precisely what I wrote my entrance essay on in order to get into university and that was my main argument: that reading online or through ebooks will never completely replace traditional books because they lack the physical connections of smell and touch. And now look at me: it's been 2 years of reading on iBooks only.


Paper books will probably always exist as a novelty and as a preference for hardcore users, like film and LPs, but I think that 99% of books will be read electronically within our lives, which is fine by me. Like I said, I'm all about new shit.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #280 on Jun 8, 2012, 9:16pm »
I think I would feel nauseated reading something intently for hours on a screen like that.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #281 on Jun 8, 2012, 10:13pm »
My only issues are that about half of what I read isn't available digitally, and digital books have no pass-along value. You can't borrow one (technically you can now, but it doesn't really count), you can't get them from a library (again, technically you can but only kind of and in some places), and you they have no physical home. Bookstores and libraries are some of the coolest places. I host receptions for prospective students at bookstores all the time. Reading is great, but that's only about half of what physical books are good for.

So I guess that is a big issue, now that I write about it. Fuck digital books.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #282 on Jun 8, 2012, 10:13pm »
Why the fuck was I saying "digital books" that whole time? What kind of fucking idiot am I? (I expect know to answer that)

Replace all those with "e-books."
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« Reply #283 on Jun 8, 2012, 10:41pm »
I like reading digitally for my "on-the-go" lifestyle 'cause no matter where I am I'll always have my phone on me, meaning I always have a couple books with me as well. Also, I'm one those readers that needs to be reading 3 books at once, so it's a lot easier just having everything in my phone/iPad. However, whenever anyone asks me what the last book I read was, I always draw a blank on everything electronic and can only think of the last physical book I read (which is very unfortunate because it was a gossip girl "novel").

Oh and, the screen issue doesn't bother me at all, I can read on it for quite a while, but I think reading on electronic devices has increased my ADD tendencies. With a paper book, I could sit for hours reading, but with a screen I find I start thinking about checking email or playing a game after about an hour tops.
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Re: Let's Talk Books, Fuckers!
« Reply #284 on Jun 10, 2012, 2:20am »
I realized tonight that I was regarding my phone suspiciously because I'm reading a sci-fi book where quantum computer-based AI's commit acts of terrorism.

And yes, this is the sci-fi book I'm reading at Barnes and Noble because it's too expensive to buy and it's not at the library.
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