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

[cjsmith]

I do like the fact I can highlight bits of an ebook without feeling like I’ve damaged it. This may end up being especially helpful for nonfictIon where out of the whole book I got one gem of really useful info.

Interesting about ePub! I have got to learn more about non-DRM ePub. I’ve been simply buying things when they’re on deep discount in kindle format.

I should probably drop the idea of converting my existing library. Not only don’t I have the money for that, I don’t have enough lifespan left to read them all again anyway.