Ebooks vs paper

[cjsmith]

What are your thoughts on Kindle (or other electronic format) versus paper books?

I’ve got an unwieldy paper library and am starting to collect books in Kindle format. I suspect Kindle will be my preference for fiction, since I go through that quickly and it’s a lightweight way to carry a lot. Browsing is awkward in electronic format, leading me to think I’d rather have paper cookbooks, but the nondestructibility of a tablet in a case is also attractive in the kitchen.

Which kinds of books do you prefer to have in which formats?

Comments

[excessor]

Oh, I never tried using a brower. D'oh!

Yes, it's annoying. So I touch the screen occasionally to restart the screen-save timer.

[cjsmith]

*nod* I find that the ebook reader app stays visible longer than a browser or other generic phone / iPad function, but even that will eventually go dark.