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I understand your pain, we all seem to make dichotomies where none should exist. Getting rid of print books is not a prerequisite for carrying your entire libr

I understand your pain, we all seem to make dichotomies where none should exist. Getting rid of print books is not a prerequisite for carrying your entire library with you. Why not both meme. Hopefully ebooks will get to the point where they offer a better experience than paper books. But my mind does not handle the information in nearly the same way when using ebooks. I find them wonderfully valuable and productive, but in the same deep introspective way. They are transactional, focused and very task directed.

watwut 2y ago
I ebooks better for reading already. Physical books advantage is that I can read inside them in bookstore - bookstores are much better for me when I looking for something new. But I prefer actual reading on the phone.
- bluGill 2y ago
  Are you reading, or are you studying? When reading my phone is great. When I want to study though I will want to take notes, compare tables on different pages and other such things that my phone doesn't work for.
  - watwut 2y ago
    I actually prefer ebook for both - including for studying. If the book I want to study requires larger screen, I prefer notebook. I never wrote into books, if I am taking notes it is on paper and sometimes electronically (with keyboard). For comparing tables, I prefer laptop.
    - RheingoldRiver 2y ago
      > I actually prefer ebook for both - including for studying. Really?? What ereader do you use? How are you taking notes (that you would be able to retrieve later in a reasonable manner), using the index, etc? I've wanted for years to switch to electronic books for nonfiction that I want to learn from, but software for reading feels so bad for this purpose.
      - watwut 2y ago
        > What ereader do you use? Fbreader, nothing special. > How are you taking notes (that you would be able to retrieve later in a reasonable manner), using the index, etc? It has bookmarks I occasionally use. I write actual notes either with pen&paper or keyboard into a file on laptop. Retrieval is via ctrl+f or looking at the paper.
      - fsiefken 2y ago
        My Boox Note Air 3 (non-Color version) runs android, and allows for scribbling on pdf's for notes.

watwut 2y ago

I ebooks better for reading already. Physical books advantage is that I can read inside them in bookstore - bookstores are much better for me when I looking for something new. But I prefer actual reading on the phone.

bluGill 2y ago
Are you reading, or are you studying? When reading my phone is great. When I want to study though I will want to take notes, compare tables on different pages and other such things that my phone doesn't work for.
- watwut 2y ago
  I actually prefer ebook for both - including for studying. If the book I want to study requires larger screen, I prefer notebook. I never wrote into books, if I am taking notes it is on paper and sometimes electronically (with keyboard). For comparing tables, I prefer laptop.
  - RheingoldRiver 2y ago
    > I actually prefer ebook for both - including for studying. Really?? What ereader do you use? How are you taking notes (that you would be able to retrieve later in a reasonable manner), using the index, etc? I've wanted for years to switch to electronic books for nonfiction that I want to learn from, but software for reading feels so bad for this purpose.
    - watwut 2y ago
      > What ereader do you use? Fbreader, nothing special. > How are you taking notes (that you would be able to retrieve later in a reasonable manner), using the index, etc? It has bookmarks I occasionally use. I write actual notes either with pen&paper or keyboard into a file on laptop. Retrieval is via ctrl+f or looking at the paper.
    - fsiefken 2y ago
      My Boox Note Air 3 (non-Color version) runs android, and allows for scribbling on pdf's for notes.