E-book versus Real Book?

I prefer a physical book - you have a lot more flexibility about where to read an actual book than you do an e-book. However, as I am currently working in a foreign country with no English bookstores, at the moment e-books are my only options. I have to say that I'm grateful that they exist, otherwise I would go crazy having no reading material. However, it does mean that instead of curling up on the couch or in bed on a cold winters day, I have to sit in the study at the computer to read.

Absolutely, a physical book for reading. There is just something absolutely addictive in having to physically turn a page. You can take a book anywhere. I know, I know, laptops. But have you ever tried to lie down under the covers with a laptop? Or in a tent? It really doesn't work. Reading isn't just about reading the words, it's about loosing yourself in them. Hard to do that onscreen.

reading a ebook is same for me as reading regular books but the glare from the screen while reading e-books is a negative point. the regular books can also strain eyes but u can freely move to a well lit point in a room.

I definitely prefer a real physical book. Ebooks just don't cut as I don't like to read long chunks of information off my computer screen. But recently that Amazon Kindle just came on and it is supposed to provide a similar reading experience to that of a real book. Granted that the technology is not new but kindle is better due to various reasons. It's a pity there are too few books converted to digital format and that many things are restricted to the USA, else I would drool over getting a kindle in my dreams.:P

i like both because both are valuable things. i prefer a real book because we can read the real book at any time even if we donot have a internet.

e-books are meant for demonstration purpose not for reading them as a regular book. that why electronic copies of popular books are provided free of charge.

Real book is something that is a very classic example. and more savings than using an ebook that requires energy to do so.. same quality and quantity and contents the difference is books are always there..internet.. who knows???

I prefer real books, hands down. Staring at a screen for hours is not the same as stretching out on the couch, under a blanket with a bowl of popcorn on my lap. I like to get comfortable when I am reading, lie down in bed, curl up under a blanket.

I prefer a physical real book because it is a real book and e-book is sometimes hard to find in the net. But sometimes, if I cannot find the book, then I would have to find an e-book. Real book because I do not need to print it, and sometimes the print and the drawings are in color. Unlike in e-book, I have to print the e-book, and what if I do not have a colored printer, then it will a big disadvantage for me. And the cost of the ink and binding is too expensive.