OLD SKOOL vs NEW SKOOL - Do you prefer reading hardcovers/paperbacks or e-books?

[Scha]

Do you prefer reading hardcovers/paperbacks or e-books?
just want to know what floats your boat folks when it comes to reading

[syafura]

e-books. because i can bring it everywhere.

[Karel]

Prefer? They're all for different situations!

I only read e-books when it's drivel or something light. I prefer paperbacks when it comes to long/serious works, since I find it hard to concentrate on e-books for a long time and things like Welsh's Filth is already hard enough to digest without squinting at my phone.

Hardbacks only when they're available at a discount because they look pretty on my shelf. (Hail ye, bookshelf vanity!)

[Syahira]

Not sure about the preference since I read on all medium. Each have its own advantage and disadvantage, but the function is still the same.

[ajeep]

paperbacks

[Juwita]

Paperbacks. Hardcovers are too heavy to read while lying on the sofa. Haha! Not so keen on e-books. May come in handy, but don't really like reading from a screen.

[Azmira]

i prefer e-book because i can bring along thousands of books in a single device. love my nook. but i will buy paperback when i really love a book and add it for my collection.

[Farah]

Paperbacks and hardcovers! I love my collection and sometimes, i can be very bibliomaniac.. i love ebooks, too, though. i can bring it anywhere. but, really, i can't help but bringing along a hardcover or a paperback everytime i go somewhere..

[Hajar Y,]

I don't really have any preference. Reading on a Kindle is pretty handy but I always purchase the paperback/hardback version of the book that I really like for my personal collection.

[Noninuna]

i read both. ebook is about quantity, mobility & saving space but paperback/hardcover are about the realness/physical of the book itself. most books i own are paperback.

[Mira]

for serious reading, i prefer more to paperback.

[Lord Nouda]

I prefer ebooks in general. Nowadays I only buy paperback/hardcovers to collect rather than out of a need to "read" them. Ever since I got a Kindle I've pretty much stopped reading physical editions of books.

[Scha]

syafura wrote: "e-books. because i can bring it everywhere."

me too! I probably use my smartphone to read than make calls :P

[Scha]

Karel wrote: "Prefer? They're all for different situations!

I only read e-books when it's drivel or something light. I prefer paperbacks when it comes to long/serious works, since I find it hard to concentrate ..."

'book shelf vanity'...I think I may suffer from that as well if only books weren't so expensive these days...I miss the days when you could get an english novel for 5 bucks :/

[Scha]

Eira wrote: "i prefer e-book because i can bring along thousands of books in a single device. love my nook. but i will buy paperback when i really love a book and add it for my collection."

same here...I found most hard to get titles on ebooks cheaper but for my favorite authors I'd still buy the paperback book if I can find them :)

[Scha]

Shy wrote: "I don't really have any preference. Reading on a Kindle is pretty handy but I always purchase the paperback/hardback version of the book that I really like for my personal collection."

Do we have Kindle in Malaysia already?

[Hilmi]

I prefer hardcover/paperback.

[Mathew]

I voted for hardcover/paperback. :)

[Nor, dari khutubkhanah USIM]

Hardcover/paperback.

[Scha]

Looks like a majority of votes for Hardcover/paperback.

Hail Ye Bookshelf Vanity :P

[Aini Akmalia]

For me, I prefer paperbacks, because

PAPERBACKS (PB) VS HARDCOVERS (HC)
1. PB is cheaper than HC
2. PB is lighter than HC

PAPERBACKS (PB) VS E-BOOKS (EB)
1. PB is more fun than EB
2. PB is more satisfied than EB

[Mohd]

hardcover/paperback

[Nur]

I love both and according to the situation. Paperback for Malay novel and e-book for English novel.

[Jihan]

paperback, e book belum try lagi, maybe soon.

Hard cover kalau buku tu susah nak jumpa.

[rina]

prefer paperback, cheaper and lighter.

[Anne]

I used to love hardcover just because but later on realized that paperback is lighter and also cheaper. I wonder if I can stand e-book. Really wanna try.

[Sherryl]

I do all my reading on my Paperwhite now. I had the previous non-backlit Kindle and didn't like it; but backlit e-books are awesome!!

Hubby wants to sleep with lights out? Doesn't matter! Find a comfy position but there is shadow? Doesn't matter! Bad environment lighting? Doesn't matter! Blackout? Doesn't matter! Reading a heavy book while lying in bed? No more worries about accidentally dropping a book on my face and losing my page anymore!


I also buy physical copies of books I like since book collecting is my favourite hobby.

[Neenee]

paperback for me. very old skool. Found it's quite okay with an e-book (on my galaxy) but it always runs out of battery.

[Sharifah]

Prefer hardcover/paperback: the kind of books where you
can put a real bookmark between the pages.

[Ari]

E-book has its own advantage but I personally prefer paperback/hardcover over e-book. I can let it sunned under the roof of my car if I want to forget about it, where after a while I can pick it up again and discover the joy of reading a pretty old book. The only e-book I read currently is facebook.

[Anne]

Ari wrote: "The only e-book I read currently is facebook. "

Hahahhahaha ok that's funny ;)

[cheryna27]

Collector's item : Hardcover
Fiction: Paperpback

E-book is for those book that you would love to read over and over. Especially when travelling.

[Deviki]

I love traditional books no matter hardcover or paperback. I have very sensitive eyes and staring at bright screen can be rather painful for me.
Apart for the story/plot. I like the feeling of opening a book and flipping pages. I'm an old soul

[Noor Azran]

my preference as follows;
hardcover - books meant for reference.
paperback - story books
e-book - i don't have the proper e-book reading device yet like kindle, nook etc. I don't consider tablet as proper e book reading device. I like the idea of having e book for light reading material.

[Farhanah]

Paperback, because they are cheaper and easier to hold. I don't mind a small hardcover books but bigger hardcover books (example:Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix),intimidate me.

[YuSRuL]

Hardcover & paperback. Selalunya paperback lah, senang nak baca watktu duduk, berdiri tepi jalan dan berguling-guling atas katil.

[Deviki]

YuSRuL wrote: "Hardcover & paperback. Selalunya paperback lah, senang nak baca watktu duduk, berdiri tepi jalan dan berguling-guling atas katil."

HAHAHA betul betul, Hardcover untuk buku buku yang saya suka giler giler saja. Lain semua paper bag senang nak baca kat KTM yg sesat :P

[Syafiq]

nothing can substitute a real, materialize book. Though i have a Kindle Paperwhite, I still prefer to read the paperback or pocket book.
Lagi senang untuk bertukar-tukar buku dengan buku tradisional berbanding ebook. Kerana kehidupan sebagai pelajar yang sentiasa berpindah randah, saya beli juga Paperwhite untuk memudahkan urusan pindah rumah dan menjimatkan ruang rak buku, dan seronok juga baca Paperwhite sebab ada kamus integrated.
sekarang cuma membeli buku tradisional yang saya rasa betul2 berminat dan mahu kongsikan dengan orang lain.

[Romi]

hardcover/paper back. I just love that smell. I thought that's how a book should smell like.

[F. Hanim]

Pernah cuba baca e-book tapi tak pernah khatam. Selalunya melencong baca yang tak berkenaan haha.

[Ken]

There is always this lingering love affair with physical paper books (smell, feel etc) even for those who are reading more ebooks. For books i connect with i have the paperbacks. I think its also partly because a lot of people in this region are not used to or not very much exposed to e-books. Many in the USA, UK and European are already on e-book via Kindle and other E-Readers.

I mostly go for ebooks (quantity, mobility, efficiency, and because i hate bookmarks). Used to have kindle, now using a local e-reader for local titles (E-Sentral - buatan malaysia yo) and kobo e-reader as i've switched to a samsung tablet

[Dina]

I prefer the old ones... Paperback and hardcovers book..
E-books is not my preferable..

[Mohamed]

Saya lebih suka hardcover/paperback sebab senang nak baca, tiada masalah batteri. Juga boleh derma atau kongsi dgn orang lain dengan mudah. Juga mudah tanda dan highlight. Masalah adalah ruang simpan yang diperlukan.

Tetapi ada juga baca ebook, tetapi kurang tumpuan, mudah terganggu. Hanya untuk buku yang susah dapat/tidak begitu menarik untuk dibeli hardcover.

[Najibah, Penterjemah yang mencintai kata-kata]

Saya membaca buku dalam kedua-dua medium, kertas dan digital. Menikmati kedua-duanya dengan mendalam. Masing-masing medium ada kelebihan dan kekurangan tersendiri. Masing-masing ada waktu yang sesuai untuk digunakan.

[Nor, dari khutubkhanah USIM]

Waktu terlupa bawa buku dan ada masa terluang yang membosankan, saya cari buku digital juga. Walaupun dalam kebanyakan masa lebih suka baca buku bercetak.

[[deleted user]]

Saya suka buku fiksi paperback dengan terpadu CD mendengar (Integrated Audiobooks with original paperback fiction edition) ........... terbaik untuk belajar bahasa asing dengan fiksi ..........

[Najibah, Penterjemah yang mencintai kata-kata]

John,

Adakah buku Melayu yang boleh dibeli dengan CD begitu di Australia?

[[deleted user]]

Najibah, tidak boleh dibeli Bahasa Melayu di Australia.
Buku paperback fiksyen dengan terpadu CD sangat baik. Saya mencoba MPH online di Pusat Sunway Pyramid KL ............ tetapi tidak boleh dibeli. Terima kasih , selamat tidur.......

[Asma]

saya suka hardcover & paperback. boleh highlight quotes. dan sambil baca boleh cium bau buku :D
pernah cuba baca e-book, tapi belum habis satu muka surat dah terus berhenti. tak tahu kenapa, mungkin tak ada feel nak baca dengan medium tu.

[[deleted user]]

Terima kasih Asma, saya suka paperback novel, sebabnya seperti punya tetap memiliki, yang boleh sentuh. saya tidak suka e-book,
membuat saya mata sakit...........