Horror Aficionados discussion

Chris wrote: "I thank my e-reader for introducing me to authors that I might not otherwise have ever discovered. Well, I don't actually say "Thank you" to my e-reader. I do it, you know, figuratively.

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I know my wish list is filled to the rim!

Scott wrote: "Real books 66%, Kindle 33%."

Gotta love that spine cracking - right Scott!

Yeah, point taken. "Feeling guilty" isn't really the right phrase for what I meant to say. When I read a freebie that I really liked, I think that I should (or am sort of obligated....) in return to post a good review and I will look at that author's other books and buy one that appeals to me---which is pretty much what the author was hoping for anyway. Hey, I am Irish and Catholic---"feeling guilty" and having "obligations" sort of comes with the territory!

As expected:

http://mashable.com/2012/12/05/ebooks...

So now that I've had my Nook for a while (and upgraded to GlowLight! LOVE it!), I'd have to say that I prefer the Nook for fiction but 'real' books for non-fiction. But unless there's some freak event where all the print books disintegrate and no one ever prints more, I'll never move totally away from them.

I just went from a Kindle touch to a Kindle Paperwhite 3G(Paperlight? whatever). It just arrived today, so I haven't had much chance to try it out...so far I liked the feel of the Touch better, but that may be familiarity. What I really wanted was the back-lit screen, and I figured the 3G might come in handy....the Ad-options on this are much more prominent on the Touch, which is annoying...I would have paid the extra 20$ not to have them. It also only has half as much usable memory as the touch, but you can store everything on Cloud, anyway...so no big deal there. I bought a Fire for my wife when they first came out, and I must say they're pretty nifty. I may buy a 64gig 4G Fire once the prices drop some (and if the prices on the higher Gig plans are reasonable). As for preferences in books vs. E-books...it depends on whether it's the kind of book I collect, or the kind I just like to read. Most of my 'real' books that I've bought since getting the E-reader have been L.E.'s, books I'm getting signed, antiques, out-of-prints, or books I figure will appreciate in value, etc.

Almost exclusively e-books since I got my Nook.

Maybe because I work in the Library I still read majority of print books. My Nook is mostly filled with classics & material only available as ebooks.

I'm still about 50/50 split between my Kobo and print books. I am getting more ebooks now that Borders has closed down.

I finally got an eReader (Nook) and so far I love it. It's a very convenient device; I'm not sure why I resisted getting one for so long. Well one reason I resisted is the cost of the ebooks; they're essentially the same price as paperbacks in many cases. I need to explore the lending feature more.

In any event, I'm going to find it hard going back to real books. The main reason is probably the ease of reading the text for my aging eyes.

I love my kindle but I always get my favorite books in actual book form. I'm not sure why. I feel like I would be that guy in The Twilight Zone's "Time Enough to Last" and have kindle books but no electricity to charge it or something crazy like that... Lol

Dead trees first. Just got my kindle Fire (non HD) and finally got my Newsweek app to work. Love the versions so far. Never could stand to read from the computer anything longer than a paragraph long email.

My Kindle and I are in a monogamous relationship (for the most part). 99.5% of my books and magazines are all electronic and in my Kindle Fire HD.

I have actually not used my Kindle for over a year now. Every book I have read has been in the print version. I prefer the ebook prices, but I have to admit that I do prefer the feel of a book. Plus, I am about to read Subterranean Press's Mister Slaughter. It is an absolutely gorgeous book, and no quality of ebook can touch this type of thing. The paper, the print, the pictures, everything is what makes a book special.

I think part of the problem with my Kindle is that it is loaded up with the Amazon freebies and self-published authors. There are a lot of those folk out there, and 99% of them suck. This has made my Kindle seem more like a dumping ground than a good library.

The horror section, in the Waterstones bookshop in the town I live is very small. There isn't much to choose from, so I usually buy books online. I prefer a real book, to a e-reader, although it would be good if I could read manga comics books since Tokyopop closed down in America, so a lot of manga series are unfinished.
It would be nice to be able to read manga/watch anime, read out of print books/rare book/listen to audiobooks. These are the only reasons, I would buy an e-reader.

JohnS2165 wrote: "I finally got an eReader (Nook) and so far I love it. It's a very convenient device; I'm not sure why I resisted getting one for so long. Well one reason I resisted is the cost of the ebooks; the..."

I prefer real books, but appreciate the convenience of ebooks. I usually have one real book, one ebook, and one audio book going at all times. That way I'm covered no matter where I am or what I have with me.

JohnS2165: You really should check out the lending feature! Though I borrow mainly from my local library. I can download ebooks and audio books through my library with "Overdrive" and it seems the collection gets bigger and better all the time.

I've been slowly weeding out real books. And I haven't read one in six months. I just like ebooks better. The ease in buying and reading is too good for me. I supported Borders as long as I could. But now I mostly use my nook. I have kindle for cheap deals and books that are nowhere else.

Ever since I got my Kindle Keyboard in August of 2010, I have been over 95% into e-books. I think the last paperbook I read was well over 16 months ago. In fact recently I found a digital library and have read a couple of e-books that I have paper copies of. And I still have several more to read.

I read the Stephen King book on my Kindle. Can you imagine carrying around that huge book? No problem on my Kindle. If you want my business, put your book out in e-book format.

I haven't read an paper and ink book in well over a year and started reading a nice oversized paperback last night and had to force myself several times not to break down and buy the Kindle version. Today I am not going to stop myself and just buy the e-book. I prefer the experience of reading from the e-book. It is largely due to the fact that my eyes have become so used to reading at whatever font size I choose that reading the relatively small print was tiring for me. At 50, I have good vision for distance but lousy up close so e-readers allow me to read 150 books a year with no discomfort. I would read much less if I had to read "real" books. Maybe a third. My eyes get tired very quickly.

I completely understand the feeling of preferring the overall experience of a "real" book, the feel of a well printed book, but for me the e-readers make for a more pleasant experience. Add the ease of getting any book that I want in a matter of seconds and it really is no contest for me.

Isn't it amazing? 10 years ago I would have said (and I'm sure I DID say) that I would never stop reading "real" books. Pfft.
I've read a couple of "real" books lately, but only because they were ARCS and I won them.

Reluctantly made the switch to e-books because with my job I am constantly moving. Then this past summer I took my family back to my home town and one of the first places we stopped at was the comic book shop. I remember counting the days till the new issues came out. So my boys and I went in the store and it was a mere shell of what is was. The owner explained that with all the new technology comic books just don't sell anymore and that they are slowly being phased out. I can't help but feel a little guilty.

I'll always be old school.

I don't have a Kindle, but I've got the PC app that lets me read on my laptop. Since I don't get the full take-it-anywhere convenience of the real Kindle(I don't take my laptop with me anywhere), I prefer books.

I'm a full converted kobo fan have been since chistmas. I just haven't got the room for a library here tiny flat ect. so my external hard drive is my liberty. I do switch it up and use the library for my paper backs from time to time though.

I started with a Nook (classic original model, I still use) and now have the Kindle app on my iPad, along with iBook. I still like the feel of an actual book though, perhaps being a Librarian has something to do with that. Frankly, the biggest change made to how I read is Comixology, that has me reading most of my comics in digital format.

Bought a Kindle Fire two months ago and love it. Only read a regular book now when the e-version isn't available.

This thread makes me sad. Real books forever!

I love my Kindle because of the convenience and I tend to read 2-3 books at a time and that's too much to carry each day. However, I LOVE a BOOK, I love the smell of them and I enjoy turning the pages. Nothing is like an old book :-)

I have not read a book for over 2 years. I have a kindle and used that all the time until about 6 months ago when I got a nexus7. I now use the kindle app on there its really good and much more convenient.

I still love my pulp books but I have been exposed to so many new authors via free/cheap eBooks that I am doing about half my reading electronically now. In fact I just bought my first Kindle device so that I don't have to read on my phone or tablet.

I will definitely keep reading lots of eBooks just because there is so much good material out there that is too difficult or expensive to get on paper. That being said most of my go-to books I will still buy in pulp (hardcover when I can).

I have a Kindle, but I only read on it rarely. I much prefer regular old paper books.

I now have a large screen phone and a small tablet, and they are both fine for reading when I'm at lunch or stuck in line at the post office. But my favorite reading device is the Kindle Paperwhite, self-illuminated for night-time reading but completely visible in bright light (daylight) also. It's also light in weight and comes on instantly, unlike the tablet.

I hardly ever read paper books anymore. I had to put one aside because the type was too small, and I'm all out of shelf space and room for shelves. Most of the ebooks I buy are in the free-to-$5 range.

I have never had an e-reader and I don't really have much desire to purchase one. I would much rather have the physical book in my hand.

Erin wrote: "I have never had an e-reader and I don't really have much desire to purchase one. I would much rather have the physical book in my hand."

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My wife was the same way.....UNTIL I bought her a baby Kindle for Christmas a few years ago. I pre-loaded the Kindle with 100 books. Now she reads on it all the time and takes it to every doctor appointment. I find myself reading more than one book at the time. I read mainly on my Kindle PW, but also on my 1st Gen Kindle Fire && HTC-One android phone (to read those epub books). So much easier to read a Kindle with one hand than to hold a huge hardback.

Almost 4 years since I have my Kindle, since then no 'real book' in my hand. The last few months I have been using my tablet more because of epubs and I stuck to it because the kindle annoyed me a bit, it has a habit of restarting all on it own, usually when it's very interesting in the book.

I never thought I would be using ebooks so much, I always thought I would be loyal to real books forever. What a change...I guess nothing can beat the comfort and easy use of ebooks. You have all those books in the palm of your hand and anywhere you want them.

I still love though to browse through my book collection on my shelves but I don't buy them anymore. One of the reasons is also that they are very expensive and the choice is as always very poor.

I don't use either to read all that much anymore: I'm all about audiobooks. I'm so busy writing my own horror novels (and editing them, and marketing them, and doing a weekly podcast with them, etc.), that the only real "reading" time I have is when I am walking the dog or running. Audiobooks have become the best way for me to make reading time. I'm an Audible customer and advertiser, love that service.

I have the Nook HD+ and Nook simple touch, but still I adore paper. You can't get that book smell from an ereader.
Look at the computer. Desktop vs laptop, if it fits your needs, that's what you use. I take my nook everywhere. I have 2600+ books at my fingertips. It's great for traveling, light weight and compact.

I'm loving audio books more and more but I only listen to them when I'm walking somewhere or if I'm cleaning. But they are a great experience if the narrator is good.

Am I the only person that doesn't like the smell of books? It gives me a headache. But as for the question at hand, I probably do half and half. I binge on one form and then go to the other and binge.

I've become an audio book junkie, but still read eBooks as well on my Kindle Paperwhite... very, very rarely I will read a 'real' book, and I still love collecting real books (especially when I can get them signed), but the physical books are more for me to stroke lovingly and gaze at my bookshelves and that kind of thing. Actually keeping a book open to the correct page without destroying the binding or messing up the dust jacket, putting a kink in my neck and/or having my hand slowly feel more and more like it's holding a great weight.... can't say I miss those things. AT ALL. I love my 'precious' Kindle and have been spoiled by it.

Odd how times have changed for me. Up above I say I will never leave my comic trades. Well, now I have an iPad and I use that for the majority of my comic reading these days, thanks to Marvel Unlimited. 75,000 comic books at my fingertips for a yearly subscription price? Deal.
I am also about to buy three books, all on ebook. The price on McCammon's new one is around $30 in hardcover, but $10 in ebook. I am afraid that due to my salary the cheaper versions will be winning. Plus, my space in my house is running low, and also my Kindle still has a light and is easier to hold.
I never thought I would say it, but I am about to become 100% digital, with the rare exception.

Honestly it depends, beach, outside, the full light of day, paper edges out the ereader, at night though I prefer the warm bad eyesight enabling glow of the Nook.

I prefer physical book. You can beat the excitement of turning over a page. Did try an ebook but didn't work for me

I prefer a physical book. Aside from liking the feel and smell of a good (and sometimes bad) book, I really dislike having only ACCESS to a book (where a publisher can decide which version of a book you have access to--you can buy a first edition and they can replace it with a revised one) and not owing it outright. Besides, I'm a collector.

I prefer a physical book and a few years ago I swore I would never read an ebook but I started to see books and short stories I thought sounded really interesting that were only available in the ebook format . So I purchased a tablet and now I am hooked . Love the conveinence and mobility of digital . What I dont like is the way some authors publish these "series" charging 2.99 and up for what is actually like buying a book one chapter at a time . Not a very honest publishing tactic in my opinion . Great deal for the author , not so much for the reader .

Books. I could never use e-books.

Exclusively eBooks. I love my Kindle Voyage :D I can't hold real books any more, too heavy and bulky. Hardcopy snobs really get to me sometimes.

I'll say 50/50 I find eBooks more affordable, but I still have certain authors I collect. Usually end up with both the eBook and actual book because I hate waiting for a new release to arrive by post.

I'm about 70/30, I still read a lot of physical books, but price and convenience have me reading more ebooks than I used to

I still read physical books the most. I keep buying books for the ereader either because they're cheaper than paperback or kindle-only, but I've yet to read 95% of them. I buy a lot of used paperbacks, and feel more comfortable taking books around with me as losing a replaceable book is less of an issue compared to a relatively expensive ereader with 50 books on it.