>buying physical books in 2025

That is only valid once you already read a book on your e-reader/phone, liked it and want a physical copy. Otherwise, it's just stupidity.

>>24457471 (OP)
>post useless thing in a confrontative way to get (you)s as a quick dopamine fix
i will never understand this

>>24457471 (OP)

>>24457471 (OP)
I thank Mao everyday for existence of e-readers since there are no books in my shithole of a country

bad b8

>>24457471 (OP)
i like keeping physical books as memoirs
idc if i liked it or not

>>24457482
can't you order from ebay or similar sites?

>he pays money for books, at all
>doesnt just steal books from gay bookstores manned by skinny lesbians who wont do shit
you think you are ahead of the curve, but youre behind OP. so, so behind

>>24457493
there's no ebay in my country, we're sanctioned and are not in WTO. Nobody ships here.
It blows my mind how transformative my ereader was for me

>>24457516
are you from angola or some shit?

>>24457471 (OP)
All jokes aside, why should I pay for a book if the author is dead?

>>24457471 (OP)
I write in my books to engage with the material more deeply.
>notes and highlights are possible on ereaders
That's as retarded as writing a journal you intend to keep on an app.

>>24457471 (OP)
I only buy books that aren't available at my local library, and even so I'll buy from an indie seller rather than big box

>>24457471 (OP)
Used books and used book stores are fun though.
Even if the book is bad it was two dollars and you get something tangible, something to sit on your coffee table, something to talk about, and something you can give or lend to a friend or family member.
Doesn't work the same way with files or e-readers.

>>24457550
to have something to read on that isnt a black mirror

Why do you care? Are you so desperate for validation of the forty dollars you spent on an e-reader that you make a thread on 4chan to ease your incredibly insecure mind?

>>24457471 (OP)
I'm not one of those "EBOOKS ARE NOT REAL™ READING" faggots but the experience of reading a paperback is inherently more enjoyable. Holding it in your hand, folding the spine, making your way through the pages, putting a bank note inside as a bookmark. It's a small stuff but it matters to overall fun of reading.

>>24457471 (OP)
if you're poor then yeah sure get them on .pdf but if your entire library is proprietary then you own nothing and your library is a accounting scandal away from getting terminated

>>24458143
This is the only correct take.

>>24457471 (OP)
Disgusting technocrat you will be lynched with the rest of them

Reading on kindle is for people that are rarely on their computers, otherwise it’s tiring. I have to spend a long time on mine and my pee brain can’t help being on YT shorts, so reading is all I have left besides going outside for a bit every day.

>>24458143
Ebooks are just zip files of html. It's extremely easy to convert them to other formats and DRM is trivial to strip. They're also tiny and easy to edit if that's ever necessary. You can read them anywhere - if your device can read html, it can read an ebook
They're the one media format that they actually got 100% right. They are superior to physical in every single way, particularly if you're looking for a long-term personal library because they are so much more durable and safe than physical books
If a book is meaningful to you, buy physical. But if you want it to last, go ebook

>>24457545
He's Iranian I would guess

>>24458361
>They are superior to physical in every single way,
Spoken like someone who has never smelled an old book

>>24457471 (OP)
I just love the smell and tapping the cover with my finger nails

I do like e-books for night reading but why would you read an ebook on a sunny day in a park or something

>>24457471 (OP)
I read on the train
Im not bringing my laptop or buying a kindle just to read books

>>24457471 (OP)
>secondary literature, quickly out of print
>canon entries

In theory, no personal library is strictly for yourself, but for prospective progeny and their education. A home without a good book selection may as well be Epstein Island. But yes, ideally one would only have authors' complete works for those they loved, and the rest selections as one saw fit.

>>24457471 (OP)
guys im glad the thread is still up

does zlib live and does it still require an account?

>>24458565
maybe look it up yourself instead of relying on spoonfeeding

>>24458894
well I did and it did ask for an account
which is a bummer cause i forgot the email i used for it
it was a throwaway

your kindie won't survive 3+ years lmao.

Using computer or phone screens for a reference book that you are studying/making use of while doing things and learning something is a awful experience compared to having the physical book.

Since I am not poor I can just buy the best tool for the job from the onset and not have to deal with suboptimal conditions getting in the way of my goals. Using worse tools waste time and effort.

>>24458929
howd you treat yours? mine has been going strong since 2015

>>24457471 (OP)
>dude just stare into the blue light LMAO
I read before bed every night, I banish all screens away from me to guarantee quality rest

>>24459025
copium. It doesn't matter. Books survive for a decade or more without any care. Meanwhile who knows any brand sponsored malware can doctorate texts on your ebooks.
I also remember that kinddies can't pirate ebooks anymore cuz of the ban on sharing files with usb.
I don't get how people fell for the bullshit that digital media is better than physical media. It's really not and time will tell.

>>24459167
kindles can share pirated usbs
storage is cheaper than ever before
neither physical nor digital is superior, which is why i use both

I like the physical aspect of reading real books that were printed on real paper
I like that if I lose the book I don't have it anymore
I like to get away from technology at least for short while, I like it analog, it helps me to meditate in a sense

>>24457471 (OP)
>this nigga hasn’t built himself a fine pseudo intellectual library for pennies from thrift stores and library sales
The shit you can get from old timers who are downsizing is usually higher quality than what you can get new anymore

>>24457471 (OP)
100% true

>>24457471 (OP)
I like to remember what I read. Digital reading offers lower retention.

>>24457471 (OP)
Hell nah.
eBooks don't have them vibe and that chill. Imagine drinking some wine, smoking some cigarette or smoking some pretentious pipe while reading on some goddamn eReader. Would feel like shit. But reading it on a book and maybe late at night at the desk is the best way to read.

And most important. If I have a problem or some shit I like to stand before my shelf and just look at the books. I instantly remember the "lessons" they had and then I find the right one I need in that situation. Or maybe take some book out of there and read a bit of it. You can go into your "library". An eReader can't do that. You need to look at some bad designed icons or img. Sounds like bad but cheap experience.

>>24459167
>Books survive for a decade or more without any care.
Nigga, what? Unless you keep it outside books will outlive your grandchildren.

>>24458361
the only way they arent perfect is companies only implementing part of the spec or using a modified version of the spec. you could make something like whispersync or interactive fiction with epub, but no ereader app would support it. I recently digitized a verse with some notes to theright of each stanza and i spent hours banging my head against three wall trying to make something reflowable that looked good on kindles, kobos, koreader, fbreader, readium etc.

>>24458925
anna's archive (type that into google then hit enter)

>>24458929
Mine lasted 5 years. I miss the backlight.

>>24457471 (OP)
I buy books because when I download pdf I hardly read them past a thousand pages but when I purchase them in physical paper the sunk cost makes me read or risk coming to terms with the fact I've wasted my money. Same reason I'm more willing to 100% paid games and just beat pirated ones

>Otherwise, it's just stupidity.

>>24459652
cheers anon

I WILL own things and I WILL be happy
It has always been my dream to have an extensive library and I sure as hell want to see it when I own my own home. Have my kids go through it, and enjoy something I love.

>>24457471 (OP)
What do you fags do when your ereader runs out of charge or you drop and break it? Literally grown up iPad babies.

>>24457580
cheap used books are unironically the way to go because they cost even less than what whoever spends on printing pirated stuff gets

>>24457471 (OP)
>Buying books, physical or digital
You guys don't go to the library? I was actually thinking of buying a little book box and putting it on my front yard for old HS books I haven't touched in years.

>>24457471 (OP)
Incorrect, of course. I collect history books not with the intention of reading them, but rather to cultivate the illusion of erudition for any guest who steps into my home. They serve as props—silent witnesses to a persona I’ve carefully curated—allowing me to fabricate elaborate historical narratives at will.

On one occasion, I even succeeded in convincing someone that the First World War was sparked by a gay sex party gone awry.

I’m keenly aware that none of my friends read. So really—who, I ask, is going to challenge me?

>>24458143
Uhm sissy I have then all stored on my pc as epub files

>>24457476
>>24457481
>t. the threads (they) make get 4 replies at best, three of them off-topic and gets them (at best) only 1 (one) (You).
Damn, I'll run out of brackets at this rate.

>>24457550
>seed oil
Schizoid.

>>24458398
Hopefully not a nuclear engineer, plant employee.

>>24458929
>kindie
I love kids (platonically, off course).

>>24457471 (OP)
my eyes get sore with light

>>24457471 (OP)
>Otherwise, it's just stupidity.
>>24459404
>100% true
Poorfag cope.

>>24457471 (OP)
My local used bookstore often has the books I'm looking for for as little as ONE (1) dollar
There is literally no reason not to buy them