Jul 07, 2024
does any1 else have trouble with reading ebooks? Every once in a while there will be a book that is impossible to find in print and so I have to get an EPUB and put it on my nook, it's just so much harder to read and I can't tell why
brandon1 year ago
I need the physical representation of literature in my hand. Otherwise I have too many distractions with computer or even an e-reader; being able to change books on the fly.
court_talisman1 year ago
I've got the opposite problem. The most natural reading experience for me is pdfs on a desktop monitor. I'm worried it negatively effects immersion and comprehension though so I'm trying to get into reading physical books more. Reading on kindle is probably second easiest, next to desktop reading, for me.
I have an ereader to read pirated crap books I don't want to expend money or shelf space on or OOP books too expensive to buy / too hard to find, but otherwise I try to stick to hard copies. I think e-readers are more convenient in the moment (built in light, adjustable font size, easy to hold no matter the length) but I don't seem to retain as much. Plus I like marking up my books with penciled notes.
It's somewhat easier to read a paper book, but ereaders are so much more convenient for carrying around (especially if youre reading a big fat book)
sugarkane1 year ago
I relate to that, I feel a lot calmer and satisfied reading a physical book as opposed to ebooks (even if the device is geared towards reading). I think the added interactivity of it distracts me personally. I also don’t like how some ebooks apps have a percentage completion for each book, it comes across as trying to gamifying reading even if that’s not the intention.
silvers1 year ago
I hate reading on screens even if it's e ink. Also Im pretty sure having a physical paper book helps focus and retention.
I don't like reading ebooks either. The biggest reason is physical navigation. I find it more annoying and cumbersome to click through a book than to flip through one. Not to mention cross-referencing material, where I can just stick my finger in one section 50 pages back and move between both sections with ease. Maybe some newer ereaders have made this process easier somehow, but I doubt it. This is much less of a problem for reading fiction because I cross reference much less. Consequently I mind reading fiction on ebooks much less than nonfiction. But because I read so much nonfiction I still don't use ereaders that much.
Is the backlight on? I find it impossible to read an ebook with the backlight on, too harsh on the eyes.
Hm, I'll go against the grain and say that I love ebooks. It probably facilitates reading so much more and often. For me, the more i treat reading like an academic exercise, the less I read. Downloading epubs from libgen and being able to frivolously read a new book or quitting one without guilt (since i didn't pay) has a net positive effect on me. Also, I love no one being able to know what I'm reading, you are above cringe in public, not that anyone should really give a shit. But I somehow still do.