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From the lens Are Paper Books Obsolete?.

Let me know what you think about paper books versus ebooks. Which do you prefer and why? Do you envision paper books becoming obsolete in the future?

  • Zut_Moon Feb 27, 2012 @ 7:37 am | delete
    I think paperback books will always exist but are going to take a backseat to eBooks. But what do I know ... I'm Canadian ... LOL
  • paperfacets Feb 21, 2012 @ 1:01 pm | delete
    It is still too early to know what I may be doing a decade from now, as far as storing books. Will I have them in e-reader or still all over the house and attic? We'll see. I have read one book on a kindle. It was not a new thrill, so I am only slightly warm to them.
  • manlalakbay Feb 19, 2012 @ 2:13 pm | delete
    We all know that everything has an end.. So this paper book stuff also. But I hate to imagine one day, every paper books are all replaced by ebooks just like what happened to VHS, cassette tapes, typewriters and others..
  • grannysage Jan 15, 2012 @ 3:04 am | delete
    l think books for children should still be on paper because the pictures are so important. However, I am totally sold on e-books because of their portability. When we moved into an RV we gave away almost all of our paper books. There just is no room for them. But I take my Kindle to bed with me every night and happily read whatever I want. It is going to be rather expensive to replace some of my favorites, but I find I don't want as many as I thought I would. I also like that it saves paper. I think we will still have paper books for a long time, but more and more people will move over to e-books.
  • thrivingmom Jan 11, 2012 @ 7:26 pm | delete
    I love to have a real book in my hands...one I can jot notes in the margin, one that I can dog-ear pages with fantastic quotes, etc.

    *~Blessed~* by a certified English teacher.
  • PaulOnBooks Jan 7, 2012 @ 9:29 am | delete
    A nerd writes: paper is a naturally-occurring non-volatile storage medium! e-Readers have their place bit for me it;s a very subordinate place.
  • wordstock Jan 6, 2012 @ 10:10 pm | delete
    I will get my child a Kindle for the core books he needs to read for school. There are some history books that will also be added. However, for bedtime reading (even at 11-yrs-old) he and his grandfather still read together and it has to be a paper book. All bedtime reading and reading for pleasure has to be paper. The world is not lost yet!
  • ProductLensesForSale Jan 6, 2012 @ 6:32 pm | delete
    i'm still on the paper books side though the Kindles are tempting
  • scarlettohairy Jan 6, 2012 @ 4:10 pm | delete
    Nice look at paper books. I love them. Always have. I can't image I'd ever replace real books entirely.
  • Hedremp Jan 6, 2012 @ 2:25 pm | delete
    I agree, you can never have too many books and it is nice to have so many options on how to read them! I like to clutter my shelves and fill my kindle!
  • Brite-Ideas Jan 4, 2012 @ 12:50 am | delete
    anything electronic could be dust one day..but paper books have lived thousands of years..I think this trend will continue :)
  • Serenity30 Nov 15, 2011 @ 9:57 am | delete
    I could never give up real books...I love the feel especially the smell of old books.nice lens!
  • vallain Aug 15, 2011 @ 11:08 pm | delete
    I'm a book lover and that means just the feel of the book, the smell of the paper, the whole experience of reading a book is special to me. I think I'd use an ebook reader for the convenience when traveling, but won't give up my book collection.
  • MaxReily Jul 27, 2011 @ 6:28 pm | delete
    Great lens. I can't imagine giving up my "real" books. They probably will become obsolete someday, but I hate to see that day come. I have a lens on this too-- it's called "To 'e' Or Not To 'e'?" if you want to visit. As for me--I'll hang onto my books as long as I can!
  • CruiseReady Jul 9, 2011 @ 5:30 am | delete
    I still like paper books, but sure love the idea that it's usually cheaper to download one.
  • HSSchulte Apr 8, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
    I have been toying with the idea of purchasing a Kindle. However, I know that I don't need one. Did you know that you can download software from Amazon that lets you read books in Kindle format for FREE? Finally, I just love my books. I like to have them cluttering up my home. I like the way they smell. It's too easy to lose digital files.
  • Margo_Arrowsmith Mar 29, 2011 @ 4:19 pm | delete
    You were SOOOOO cute!
  • BarbRad Mar 29, 2011 @ 4:45 pm | delete
    Gee! I don't know what to say. (Blushes) When my moused to take me out, I attracted attention in markets and such places because Shirley Temple was all the rage back then, and people thought I looked like her.
  • BarbRad Jun 24, 2011 @ 3:22 pm | delete
    Yikes! I see I just called my mother a "moused." I wish I could train my fingers not to make these mistakes behind my back.
  • WateredGardenCreations Mar 17, 2011 @ 3:56 pm | delete
    What a great lens. I have many of the same thoughts as you. I don't have an e-reader and still enjoy regular books. I don't think I would ever get an e-reader, though if I could ever afford it I would get an iPad. Not for books, but because I could use it for so many of things. But I've never tried an e-reader either.

    Thanks for stopping by my blog-button lens. :)
  • fanfreluche Dec 4, 2010 @ 7:31 am | delete
    Thank you for the link to tomfolio. It is news to me. I am going to check them out, hopefully some of their sellers ship outside the uSA
  • BarbRad Dec 4, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Thanks for your comment. Most tomfolio sellers ship outside the United States. Several are, themselves, Canadians. If you go to the home page and click on Booksellers on the top right, you will see a list of all our booksellers in order of country. There are presently seven of them in Canada. Most sellers consolidate shipments of more than one book, so when I find a book I want, I try to see if the same seller has something else I want to get more bang from my postage buck. When I ship to Canada, for example, I can normally send orders for up to eight or nine workbooks in one flat rate box. Regular hardcover books can also be consolidated, but flat rate boxes won't hold quite as many of them. If you are in doubt as to the real cost of postage, since the shopping cart sometimes overestimates my cost, just email the dealer and he or she will give you a quote.

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