I also spend quite a lot on books.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:31, 1 reply, 12 years ago)

I used to spend loads on books but seem to have stopped reading
Apart from on the shitter
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:32, Reply)

I spend way too much on books.
Especially since I tend to only buy hardbacks.
( Kroney, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:32, Reply)

I've just read this - amusing & fascinating.
www.amazon.co.uk/Them-Adventures-Extremists-Jon-Ronson-ebook/dp/B004P1JDUI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390923209&sr=8-1&keywords=Jon+Ronson
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:34, Reply)

I just finished one of his
www.amazon.co.uk/Lost-At-Sea-Ronson-Mysteries/dp/1447222571/

Very good, might read again. Just started www.amazon.co.uk/Backroom-Boys-Secret-Return-British-ebook/dp/B004FN1K48/ and am enjoying it.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:41, Reply)

I will read Lost At Sea.
Not too sure about that other one.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:43, Reply)

Ah come on any book named "backroom boys" would surely float your boat

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:58, Reply)

I'm running out of bookshelf space
gonna have to brave Ikea again :-(
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:37, Reply)

e-books are your friend.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:38, Reply)

I have the entire Sherlock Holmes books on my Nexus

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:39, Reply)

weirdly, I have them on phone as well
use fbreader on a HTC one
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:40, Reply)

I have 3 different ebook readers on my phone :/

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:42, Reply)

I just don't understand the attraction of e-books.
At least, not seeing as I don't commute by train.
( Kroney, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:41, Reply)

That is pretty much the attraction
that and nipping out for a cigarette - you don't really want to take a book with you but your phone is fine.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:43, Reply)

I'm really more a propped up in bed reader.
Though I hope to eventually progress to an oxblood wingback reader.
( Kroney, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:44, Reply)

Often cheaper than the printed version & save space.
I still buy printed cookery books & books for micro though.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:44, Reply)

do you really rate buying cookery books, other than that they look nice in the kitchen?
so many of the recipes are online...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:54, Reply)

Yes I do. As I regularly make notes, annotations etc. in them when I have used a particular recipe.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:01, Reply)

I guess you have to quarter all the ingredient amounts

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:04, Reply)

They are also useful for standing on, if he needs to reach something down from one of the high cupboards

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:05, Reply)

*click*

( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:08, Reply)

god no
awful things, you spend your life looking at a computer screen as it is.

although I think part of my antipathy is because I read so quickly. i'd spend my life scrolling.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:43, Reply)

phones aren't really ideal as e-readers, but they work, sort of
the whole usp of the kindle etc is the e-paper screen, long battery life and doesn't wash out in sunlight.
If you like reading on holidays they're ideal.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:47, Reply)

i like the idea of not having 10kg of my 20kg allowance taken up with books
but the tangible pleasure of going to the airport bookshop and choosing 12 books for the week ahead is just NOT the same as a piece of electronic equipment.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:49, Reply)

Plus an e-book is only a licence to read
can't pass it on, and can be taken off you at any time if Amazon decide your payment is dodgy.....
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:54, Reply)

it's not a book
it lacks everything about books that makes them BOOKS. there is nothing bookish about a kindle.

I would only get one if I were going away for more than a week. and then I would burn it when I got home!
( rachelswipe with a fork, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 15:55, Reply)

I prefer them in digital, except for cook books.
With a Retina-type screen, they're better on the eyes, I like knowing how long i've got left in a chapter, I can look up a character/object/place on some books unobtrusivly, I don't do any rich-books but I'd imagine video'n'shit for educational would be good. I like that whatever device i've got, it's got my latest page read too.

Takes some time to get used to, but once you do, you don't look back.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:34, Reply)

A system for some kind of digital signage and transfer of ownership is what they really need.
A way of maybe attaching an autheticated author (say, if they've got an app open and are confirmed to be who they are), where they can add video/sound as well as pictures.

I understand how completely sterial that is, but I think it'll happen.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 28 Jan 2014, 16:35, Reply)