Buy iBook or Physical Copy?

[Jessica Lares]

I have a Kindle and an iPad, and sometimes even read on my phone. It is thrilling not getting the 50-something paper cuts I usually do when reading a physical book. I couldn't even borrow books because of that, or really even enjoy them because I just KNEW it was going to happen a minute later.

I could never go back, especially when there are so many more benefits to digital copies.

And the thing is that books don't really last that long unless you take really good care of them. I used to borrow people's comic strip books, and because they had been sitting on a shelf for like a decade already, I would open it up, flip a few pages, and then one would fall out because the glue has started to degrade. My own copies are starting to do the same thing too now. Go to the library, and pretty much their copies are doing the same thing too, except those are hardback versions.

Especially when the OP is looking to buy a collection of comics, I'd say digital all the way. And yeah, Comixology is really great. The panel isolation, zooming is great.

 

[peeaanuut]

not sure what sort of libraries you guys have but we have some of the worst libraries around here. I am pretty certain the tax dollars are being diverted somewhere else.

 

[stevo8]

only skimmed through the thread, so sorry if it has bean mentioned, but to the op, Im pretty sure the ibook store will let you preview the first 30-50 pages for free. That should be enough to let you decide or not.

 

[Mack812]

I prefer ebooks simply because of the fact that my studio apartment in Waikiki is too small to hold a ton of books. I also like the fact that I can read in bed with my iPad without a need for a lamp.

 

[ScottNWDW]

Since getting an iPad, Kindle and iPad mini, I prefer to use the digital format for my reading. I have the Kindle app on my Mac, both the iPad and mini, as well as my iPhone and along with a Kindle Touch I have all devices covered. I also like iBooks now that it is on the Mac, iPads and iPhone.

If a book is available in a digital format then I would prefer to purchase it that way. Don't need the clutter of books laying about.

 

[old-wiz]

Paperbacks have two big drawbacks - the print is too small and they are printed on cheap paper. I have some 5-10 year old paperbacks where the paper is turning brown.

Hardbacks last longer.

That being said, I buy via the Kindle App so that I can control the size of the type and I can carry around a LOT more books on the iPad than in hardback or paperback.

 

[Badrottie]

I enjoy reading digital magazine on my iPad and it is cheap.

 

[Macalway]

Owning physical books depends on the smart/rich ratio.

If your dumb and poor, having a book around for a few months isn't anything. If your smart and rich you can collect a nice library.

The problem starts when your smart and poor, as a little hovel could get severly cluttered.

Get a Kindle

 

[Han Solo 1]

I prefer ebooks simply because of the fact that my studio apartment in Waikiki is too small to hold a ton of books. I also like the fact that I can read in bed with my iPad without a need for a lamp.

Yes, and in my French Riviera flat, overlooking the port of Miramar, I haven't the space for a plethora of books as well.

 

[rhett7660]

How about both? Both me and the wife use both to consume our books/comic books/graphic novels/magazines....