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  • Citizen X
    Diamond Member

    • Sep 2011
    • 3411

    #16
    Originally posted by Hermes14
    My partner & I were having a debate about buying a paper book or a digital book.
    She says that there is nothing better than smelling the paper of a new book & will not change to digital.
    I find there are a lot of pros & cons to both.
    The advantage with ebooks is, when you buy it you can dowload it immediately
    You don't have to worry about it getting stolen in the post.
    There are no added delivery costs.

    The disadvantage is you are restricted to reading it on your commputer or an ereader.
    Ereaders only support certain formats restricting the amount of stores you can buy from.
    Which do you prefer?
    I prefer a paper book. It’s easy to read! I’ll use an e-book only when it’s freely available.
    “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
    Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.
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    • adrianh
      Diamond Member

      • Mar 2010
      • 6328

      #17
      Ebooks ARE freely availabe!

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      • pmbguy
        Platinum Member

        • Apr 2013
        • 2095

        #18
        Don’t your eyes get a bit chewy and soggy from reading page after page on a screen? Mine do a bit. I also prefer a paper book because I like writing notes and highlighting sections
        Even though I like paper books more I read much more online. I have never had to pay for anything. I normally just get the PDF and sometimes I print it out.
        It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin

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        • Citizen X
          Diamond Member

          • Sep 2011
          • 3411

          #19
          Originally posted by adrianh
          Ebooks ARE freely availabe!
          On the contrary, many publishers charge for the downloading of their e-book..About 2 years ago, I bought the e-book, 'The Truth about Abs,' I had to pay for downloading it.

          “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
          Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.
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          • adrianh
            Diamond Member

            • Mar 2010
            • 6328

            #20
            Clearly you don't look in the same places as we do!

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            • Citizen X
              Diamond Member

              • Sep 2011
              • 3411

              #21
              Originally posted by adrianh
              Clearly you don't look in the same places as we do!
              Clearly not, please do share
              “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
              Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.
              Click here
              "Without prejudice and all rights reserved"

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              • adrianh
                Diamond Member

                • Mar 2010
                • 6328

                #22
                Just look up what you need on the internet and see if you can download it. There are many sites that host many publications.

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                • AndyD
                  Diamond Member

                  • Jan 2010
                  • 4946

                  #23
                  Post a wishlist and I'll point you in the right direction.
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                  • Citizen X
                    Diamond Member

                    • Sep 2011
                    • 3411

                    #24
                    My wishlist is rather long, will PM you..
                    “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
                    Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.
                    Click here
                    "Without prejudice and all rights reserved"

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                    • Citizen X
                      Diamond Member

                      • Sep 2011
                      • 3411

                      #25
                      Originally posted by AndyD
                      Post a wishlist and I'll point you in the right direction.
                      Will send you a pm..
                      “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm." Winston Churchill
                      Spelling mistakes and/or typographical errors I found in leading publications.
                      Click here
                      "Without prejudice and all rights reserved"

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                      • wynn
                        Diamond Member

                        • Oct 2006
                        • 3338

                        #26
                        OK so I have published my next book called "The BEAST of BIKO BRIDGE" USD $5.99 as well as a short story "A Real Surprise" you can 100% download for free
                        Attached Files
                        "Nobody who has succeeded has not failed along the way"
                        Arianna Huffington

                        Read the first 10% of my books "Didymus" and "The BEAST of BIKO BRIDGE" for free
                        You can also read and download 100% free my short stories "A Real Surprise" and "Pieces of Eight" at
                        http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/332256

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                        • vieome
                          Email problem

                          • Apr 2012
                          • 540

                          #27
                          @Wynn . If you dont mind me asking have you sold any books through smashwords?

                          @Vanash try and google book title + pdf

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                          • wynn
                            Diamond Member

                            • Oct 2006
                            • 3338

                            #28
                            Originally posted by vieome
                            @Wynn . If you dont mind me asking have you sold any books through smashwords?
                            Yep! you need to remember the exposure and sales are world wide!
                            "Nobody who has succeeded has not failed along the way"
                            Arianna Huffington

                            Read the first 10% of my books "Didymus" and "The BEAST of BIKO BRIDGE" for free
                            You can also read and download 100% free my short stories "A Real Surprise" and "Pieces of Eight" at
                            http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/332256

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                            • kriss page
                              Email problem
                              • Jun 2015
                              • 2

                              #29
                              you could never go wrong with some good old fashioned books, i personally prefer books, the smell new pages, having to dust off dust on those books we keep in our shelves

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                              • Phil Cooper
                                Gold Member

                                • Nov 2010
                                • 645

                                #30
                                Prefer books for one reason only - I cannot read in the bath with electronic device.

                                Other than that, ebooks GREAT - went on 19 day cruise and read something like 28 books - on one small, light device.

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