When was the last time you read a paper book? \ stacker news ~BooksAndArticles

I find that I don’t retain as much when I listen to an audiobook. But it’s an okay experience for times when I just want to let the words wash over me. Reading the audio book also helps me speed through the physical copy subsequently. I think of it as a form of capturing more of the author’s essence than if I were to rely on one medium

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @plebpoet 23h

my listens are limited to fiction and i'm as picky about the reader as I am about the narrative. I don't find that I have a drastic difference in experience from audio to page because I already limit both so much to my particular taste

What I lack from an audiobook is the ability to take out a piece of text that I really loved. That just can't happen unless I'm willing to replay it 10 times and copy it down.

113 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 10 Oct

I only read books on paper.

Once an article is longer than 10k words or abouts I consider printing it.

100 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby OP 10 Oct

This is how I used to be, but last few years I didn't own a printer. And the temptation of instant gratification (I can get a book on my phone instantly)...

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 10 Oct

I feel guilty when I'm on my phone for some reason. Also it's a portal to Information Infinity and tempts me.

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @magnolia_mayhem 10 Oct

What about e-readers?

138 sats \ 0 replies \ @Undisciplined 10 Oct

I've actually come to prefer reading on a Kindle, although my Wheel of Time collection is physical copies so I've mostly been reading on paper for a while.

138 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 10 Oct

I read a historical book on the Waldensians this year. It's such an esoteric subject that the book was neither available on kIndle or in audio. I would have gone with Kindle if I could.

138 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 10 Oct

I used to prefer paper books but now my eyes prefer kindle or computer

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @anon 17h

do you like reading paper books AND paying in bitcoin? https://whitepaperbooks.com has you covered

138 sats \ 0 replies \ @StillStackinAfterAllTheseYears 10 Oct

I read 95% of my books on paper. I do have a Kindle (e-ink, not a tablet) that I load with stuff when I travel so I can travel lightly, but I probably don't read more than one book a month on it.

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @astro_penguin 20h

I'm not reading one currently, but I finished one a few days ago! I can read fairly fast if I'm focused, so my physical book reading is often limited by finances and space to store them. I should empty out a bookshelf to give me more room, but it's hard to decide what to get rid of!

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @OT 20h

I recently got an e-reader which is not quite as good as the real thing but it can weighs nothing and can hold hundreds of books. Probably won't be buying the real thing until I have a large place to store them.

102 sats \ 3 replies \ @magnolia_mayhem 10 Oct

I tend to buy dead trees when I really like the book. Modern copyright is broken, as we all know, but I'll go out of my way to support an author if I can.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Scoresby OP 10 Oct

I used to buy a lot of books. like A LOT of books. I refused to read books on devices. It was pretty great to have a huge library and I did enjoy the sensation of supporting authors.

But then I moved and I gave away my books and now I just haven't bought any since.

102 sats \ 1 reply \ @magnolia_mayhem 10 Oct

Rebuilding a library is a huge undertaking.

We still have a couple bookshelves in our house with books on them, though most aren't even mine. A huge quantity of the books that we have are inherited. It feels odd getting to pick a dead loved ones' brain and wondering what parts they agreed and disagreed with.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @adlai 21h

Rebuilding a library is a huge undertaking.

they stack way too easily; once you have reached some healthy temporal separation from the initial grief of inheritance, I strongly recommend formalising some strict policy and liquidating the unwanted weight. there are businesses happy to bid on pretty much anything printed, and some people don't have any inheritance and simply look to buy random filler without being too picky about their history or contents ... it might not be as hopping a trade as posting memes on SN, although there is definitely a market.

102 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 23h

A couple months ago. I read Lawrence Lepard's book The Big Print.

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby OP 23h

The Big Print...in print?

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 23h

Yes indeed. If you haven't read it it is pretty good but in my opinion more for normal folk than bitcoiners who already know how screwed up the fiat system is.

Not that I am implying we aren't normal folk but you know what I mean.

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 22h

I don't like reading on my phone, but I also read almost nothing on paper. I have a 4th generation E-ink kindle. I get books onto it via Calibre and a cable.

This is the setup I love - the convenience of an electronic device, but the lack of distraction of a device with no touch screen, and buttons instead of swipes, to turn the page. Plus, I don't have the internet turned on, on this kindle.

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @stack_harder 10 Oct

i was still reading them on the reg up until the first kindle came out, then went mostly all kindle.

i have some nice mythology books with cool pictures that i picked up like 5 years ago, so that would have been the last paper read

i was constatly travling in my 20s and using public transport and having books digitally just made life so much easier than putting lots of books in my suticase

102 sats \ 0 replies \ @Machiavelli23 10 Oct

Prefer paper books over ebooks, I’m currently reading The Fountainhead.

3 sats \ 2 replies \ @BlokchainB 10 Oct

Currently reading Poor Economics

55 sats \ 1 reply \ @Scoresby OP 23h

I haven't heard of this.

(also pls check your nostr dms)

106 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 22h

Okay

7 sats \ 0 replies \ @Kontext 22h

I really don't like reading from a screen... it's either paper or audio, baby!

4 sats \ 0 replies \ @Rezn8 10 Oct

Very valid question

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SatAttack 15h

I'm reading the paperback lord of the rings series for the first time right now. I'm still on the hobbit.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 15h

I have always preferred physical books. I think the sensation of smelling newly minted books is something that trumps the convenience of e-books for me. I’m the opposite of you. I only picked up the habit of reading books on Libby a month ago.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @orto 18h

Constantly.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @adlai 22h

you realise some folks read multiple books in parallel?