Book Bloggers of Goodreads discussion

Hi
Just a quickie. Do bloggers prefer a hard copy to an ebook for review purposes?
GW.

As a blogger, I prefer a hard copy since it's easier to note things that I want to add to my review on it. Also, I like to take pictures of the book and add them to my review so readers can see what the actual book looks like along with the review.

Logistically, I love e-books. They can get sent straight to my Kindle right away, and it means I can just carry them all round with me.

As for hard copies, I've never actually recieved one for review purposes, but I can see it would be good for making notes etc. Although I do move between uni and home quite a lot, so logistically they may not work for me.

Ebooks all the way....I can literally finish two books in a day with just my kindle in hand than carrying two hard copies around. Hard copies should be a hard limit for me.LOL

I am a ebook girl. I love using the kindle app for the iPad.

Now a days e-books make carrying a book around a lot easier. You add any notes and bookmark pages you want to return to. I can see why it makes sense for review purposes that people would prefer e-books. Sadly I still feel I prefer a physical copy. I just recently bought my first e-book and it's taken me weeks to read it.

I love ebooks. I read all of my books using the kindle app for my iPad

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Hey Erin.

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I prefer to read a hard-copy than an e-book

I prefer to read hard-copies but for book reviews I only do e-books (I'm paranoid about giving out my address and can't afford a p.o. box so e-books are the easiest and safest)

There are advantages reading from a tablet such as enlarging type and adjusting other settings. I prefer a hardcopy nonetheless.

To add to it, for me it is thrilling to see and read my novel in hard copy. I love the feeling and crisp sounds of turning pages. Often with digital files of your work, the experience is like being in an ocean too spacious with mult-thousands of fishes. It is harder for an author like me to get a measure of recognition than it is in paperback and hardcover.

From an authors perspective...

* eBooks are cheaper to produce and cost nothing to send to reviewers, but there are some lost sales profits;
* Print books cost the author $5 to $7 per book, $2 to $4 to ship; and $1.00 to $3 for packaging; That $8.00 to $14.00 does NOT include a much larger % of lost profits per book;
* Many eBook readers allow highlighting of text and page markers. Some even allow note taking.
* Print books can be highlighted and written on, but that devalues the used book if ever sold.
* eBooks are less cumbersome than print books, especially when reading several books, and the eBook text and lighting can be adjusted, there's dictionary look up capabilities, and immediate cross-linking to author webpages, publisher pages, additional books by the author, book forums and discussions, and additional images, nuances and details not available in print versions.
* Granted, there is something about a print book in hand and the feel and sound of turning pages.
* As for images of the author or the book cover... any author or publisher would be more than happy to forward quality images to reviewers...why wouldn't they...just ask!

And that's my author's two cents worth... happy reading!

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I prefer hard copies, but I realise that not living in the US/UK makes it unlikely for me to get paper review copies in English. Withr hard copies it's easier not to forget about them if you can see them. It's not that difficult to forget that you have an ebook if you have a few on your review queue.

While I prefer hard copies, I have no problem with ebooks and even prefer them if the book is thick. I don't like carrying around a huge heavy book on top of the many other things I need for classes.

I prefer ebooks, I've gotten used to reading on my ipad with the kindle app.

It's also very convenient because I get the books I want right away without going anywhere (immediate download from library, amazon, etc.)

I generally prefer hard copies, but I accept that ebooks are cheaper and easier to send to reviewers, so I expect most review copies to be in ebook format.