Reader's Society discussion

Whats your take on the ever continuing debate of Ebook vs Paper books? :))

I can never give up paper books. I can't get into the story as much with an ebook. It's just how I am I guess.

i absolutely love the smell of new books and even really old books too, as weird as that sounds ... i grew up having a book in my hand, anticipating what'll happen on the next page .. i use ebooks ,, but thats only if i really really need/want to read a book and i cant seem to get it in paper quick enough.

The smell of new books is a perk (:

I hate ereaders, ebooks, nooks w.e. you people have LOL! I guess I just didn't think technology would grow this advanced into this world n start having technological books... I prefer holding a book and reading it then sliding my finger across a screen to turn a page-__-
&I <3 going to book stores instead of buying those cards like iTunes instead for Kindle or w.e.

Paperbook > Ebook.
I love the smell of books. though, I both use them.

That makes sense.

yeah, i guess it really does depend on your lifestyle. :)

Ebooks are convenient especially here in Hong Kong because books are SO expensive. And since I'm also a busy person and I travel it's easier to carry my itouch and just read rather than an actual book. But still, it's a different experience when you're actually reading a real book. :)

Sweet, I wanna go to Hong Kong xD

Ðevíl®eߣl62 wrote: "Sweet, I wanna go to Hong Kong xD"

Hahaha, it's fun here. I'll tour you around if you want :) Sandee wants to go here too xD

Ugh xD I wanna go everywhere!! I've only been to India... And now I'm stuck in Canada):

Will you take me to Disney Land in Hong Kong, Jianne?! i've never been to Disney Land!!

Come to Australia Devvykins!! :DD

Zada wrote: "Will you take me to Disney Land in Hong Kong, Jianne?! i've never been to Disney Land!!"

Hahahah, I'll help you get there but not pay the ticket :P It's quite expensive actually. Ocean Park is better xD

Ðevíl®eߣl62 wrote: "Ugh xD I wanna go everywhere!! I've only been to India... And now I'm stuck in Canada):"

I've only been to Philippines. ><'

OhEmJee there's a Disneyland in HK?!:Ox200000000000000000

xD I'll pay for the ticket as long as you're our tour guide Jianne! and whats Ocean Park? :O

Ðevíl®eߣl62 wrote: "OhEmJee there's a Disneyland in HK?!:Ox200000000000000000"

Yes. Hahaha, but it's nothing compared to Japan's or Paris' or anywhere else. For me at least, I find it boring there. Ocean Park is more recommended for teenagers xD

I've been to Singapore/Malaysia and Jordan which is kinda in the middle east and thats about it. :O Been stuck in Australia for way to long!

Zada wrote: "xD I'll pay for the ticket as long as you're our tour guide Jianne! and whats Ocean Park? :O"

It's a theme park like Disneyland but not disney characters. It's more of a theme park for adults and teenagers. And much much more exciting :)

Zada wrote: "I've been to Singapore/Malaysia and Jordan which is kinda in the middle east and thats about it. :O Been stuck in Australia for way to long!"

Here, this is how it looks like :)

http://www.travlang.com/blog/ocean-pa...

Jianne wrote: "Zada wrote: "xD I'll pay for the ticket as long as you're our tour guide Jianne! and whats Ocean Park? :O"

It's a theme park like Disneyland but not disney characters. It's more of a theme park fo..."

Well in that case,, lets go!

I wanna go.. XD

Zada wrote: "Jianne wrote: "Zada wrote: "xD I'll pay for the ticket as long as you're our tour guide Jianne! and whats Ocean Park? :O"

It's a theme park like Disneyland but not disney characters. It's more of ..."

Ðevíl®eߣl62 wrote: "I wanna go.. XD"

Well you both message me if you guys are going to come here :) I'll be happy to tour you around! XDD

I'm half across the world from ya! I'm in Vanada, where the weather is bipolar XD

And introduce us to any fiiiine lookin' single boys too? ;))

Canadas weather cant be as bad as Australias. One minute its raining, the next its so fricken hot you want to melt, then it starts to rain again. it changes its mind so much. ajfhkjhfd haha you can never plan anything , the weather always ruins it!

Zada wrote: "And introduce us to any fiiiine lookin' single boys too? ;))"

MWAHAHAHA, fine single boys eh? Oh man, those kind of boys are running out fast. And they're sort of extinct already so you guys better hurry! xD

Oh No! Dont worry Jianne, i'll bring some Australian boys with me so we can help repopulate and make sure fiiiine single boys do not become extinct!! ;p

Zada wrote: "Oh No! Dont worry Jianne, i'll bring some Australian boys with me so we can help repopulate and make sure fiiiine single boys do not become extinct!! ;p"

YES. Aussie boys! WAHAHAHA. I'm sick and tired of seeing the same boys everyday here :P

I love them both... Stories are stories, right? I wouldn't have been able to survive Uni without my Kindle because I just didn't have enough room for all my books!

Jianne wrote: "Zada wrote: "Oh No! Dont worry Jianne, i'll bring some Australian boys with me so we can help repopulate and make sure fiiiine single boys do not become extinct!! ;p"

YES. Aussie boys! WAHAHAHA. I..."

I want some boyz.. Any lookin like Mr. Lautner ?:P

Zada wrote: "Canadas weather cant be as bad as Australias. One minute its raining, the next its so fricken hot you want to melt, then it starts to rain again. it changes its mind so much. ajfhkjhfd haha you can..."

Actually the weather is just like that... Last night it was hailing for like thirty seconds then windy, then hot like a drought:S

Haha and Devvykins should bring some Canadian boys over too! American accents are my achilles heel ! Jiji, ( Jianne, this is officially your new nickname ) You can have first pick ;)

Ðevíl®eߣl62 wrote: "Jianne wrote: "Zada wrote: "Oh No! Dont worry Jianne, i'll bring some Australian boys with me so we can help repopulate and make sure fiiiine single boys do not become extinct!! ;p"

YES. Aussie bo..."

Not really. :/ Most boys here are Chinese, ahahaha. xP Those kind of boys are endangered, we need to get ASAP x)

Lorna-Rose wrote: "I love them both... Stories are stories, right? I wouldn't have been able to survive Uni without my Kindle because I just didn't have enough room for all my books!"

For practicality, ebooks are amazing ... but i guess there's more of an experience in reading a paper copy?

Zada wrote: "Haha and Devvykins should bring some Canadian boys over too! American accents are my achilles heel ! Jiji, ( Jianne, this is officially your new nickname ) You can have first pick ;)"

You can call me Jia, that's my nickname actually :)
Oh sure :D British accents and Australian accents are my weakness :P Oh man, we are getting off topic already. We better talk somewhere else xD

Canadian boyz r w.e. LOL &Jia, I agree wit u.. We're spamming XD

i think we've taken over 3 different discussions and veered off topic! haha we should just make a discussion in the chat section :)) i'll go do that now! haha SORRY EVERYONE FOR THE OFF TOPICNESS OF OUR CONVERSATIONS.BUT FEEL FREE TO JOIN IN! ;)

I gtg now girlies.. Gonna snooze in a sec xD byee Jia&Zaddie<3

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Bye Devvykins. Try to actually sleep this time? ;)

i actually love reading hard copies and ebooks but as mentioned earlier by sam it all depends on the lifestyle that you have. our house is not too big so there really isnt that much space to store books. I actually have to give away some of them and only kept a few ones i really love. my kindle pretty much stores all my books now. It saves space and easy to carry around. But preferrably i would still like to read the good old hardbound books. =)

Zada wrote: "http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/8...

Bye Devvykins. Try to actually sleep this time? ;)"

LOL I did sleep... Now your probably asleep xD

Paperbook over ebook anyday! :)

❂ Sam wrote: "I hate carrying books around. They are just cumbersome, lol. Privacy isn't that big of a deal to me but at the same time I do n't really care for people knowing what I'm reading, either.

The only..."

I feel the same way!!! I hate for people to know what I'm reading. I actually hate for people to know I'm reading at all. That's why I love my nookcolor so much.

I absolutely love my nookcolor!! It's the best investment.......EVER. I didn't buy it because I travel like some of you. I loved to read a lot (of course) and I got tired of trying to hunt books down in my library's system and I prefered to buy my books whenever I could. Getting my eReader was a great thing for me. For all the many reasons that's already been listed, it just worked for me. Besides, I don't smell or feel up my books so I wasn't losing anything there. I'm not that sentimental. The only thing that matters is the story, and my eReader just makes it easier to get my stories!!!! And I really really like trees, so I don't have to be upset that a perfectly good tree was killed to print a crappy story. (:

i guesss if you look at it .. cost wise its also really good? Because ebooks tend to be a hell of a lot cheaper than papercopies and you're also saving trees too! :D

Zada wrote: "i guesss if you look at it .. cost wise its also really good? Because ebooks tend to be a hell of a lot cheaper than papercopies and you're also saving trees too! :D"

It's a great investment if you think about how much you would normally spend on books in a year it really could save you money.

i use both- because the kindle is easier to use and cheaper, but i think we all agree that there are a number of books that are just better to have actually there: harry potter, the lord of the rings, the hobbit, to name a few :)

....and i also don't really like how some of the world's best books-the classics- are all free on ereaders, as if they're not classified as literature anymore :/