Do you prefer to read E-Books or Text Books???

Where do you get your free e-books? I have read one e-book and I prefer actual books, but I would read e-books if I knew where to download them for free, since I am more bothered about money saving than the type of book.

I prefer text books, because I can always take it with me. I am not confined in our living room to read whatever I need to read.

I prefer reading printed books. I like to snuggle up comfortable and really get into them. I find with E Books that you can easily lose the thread with the distractions on your computer, and I like to lounge in the garden and read in the sunshine. So... it's printed books all the way, for me. Brightest Blessings.

There is nothing more enjoyable than curling up in a chair and reading a good book, I don't bother with e-books at all.

I understand what you are saying, but here in the states a "text book" refers more to a book you get to take a class with. We'd probably refer to them as "hard copy" "hardbacks" "paperbacks" or "real books." I don't have an e-book reader, so I guess I'm stuck with the real thing....

I much prefer to read bounded books rather than e-books. I got some e-books at home but I usually convert it to .txt format and transfer download it to my phone where I read them. Textbooks or bounded books are nice to bring unlike those ebooks you'll need a pc or devices that could play them to read. And my eyes got sore when reading them on the pc screen.

since I am on the internet almost all the time, I prefer e-books, my second book angels watching over me by carol roach is in print and e-book formatt.

Indeed, when I was studying, I kept waiting for someone to invent the "find" button for the textbook. But if we just talk about reading, I really prefer the "real" textbooks. Just my own preference, I guess.

E-books are certainly very good ways to store your information. because you don't need very large bookshelves to store thousands of books. a small flash disk would store as many as you could store in a large library. But there is another point. when it comes to reading the book, personally I don't think ebooks are very functional. It makes your eyes tired earlier and you (personally I) can't read an e-book for hours but I can do that for a text book because it is not sending electrons into my eyes constantly. ALso, I think reading ebooks all the time is probably dangerous for your eye health. in addition to your overall health. as you already know the people who has to study with their pc all the time has some problems such as headache, backache, eye problems etc. So, while I am already doing so many things with my pc I would be happy if I wouldn't do the reading thing on my pc too. I prefer to print out the pages I would read and read them from the paper. but if it is something which won't be read for hours,than it is ok to use ebook version.

Text Books please. im considering E-books if i dont usually getting cross-eyed reading it. lol. im not good at reading small letters so text books suits me better. and i like something that i can flip back and forth, if that reason counts. hehe

E-book is convenient, easy to collect, and they take even no space u can also find out what u want in few seconds from e-book. But, i still like text books. em, I like to touch the papers when i am reading someting, and to use a pen to write down at anytime, even then i like the smell of the printing ink And also the e-books, if reading for a long time without a break, will make my eys pain. But ,the e-book is charming when i take off my lights in the night, i can lie in my bed reading till i sleep it may be beautiful

I prefer reading text books. I usually print out pdfs I have to read. I find it very difficult reading off the computer screen for any length of time. Maybe I should look into getting a Kindle?

I don't like to read E-books. I spend too much time on the computer already. When I read a book I like to lay back and relax.

I would rather listen to a book that read one, unless I really want to take the time and absorb the writers work. Being a writer, this is probably a bad dig for those who write. I've never read an E-Book, I grew up on text books and if I want to do research I have to read a printed page. I agree with mnsrwt123 because once you download an E-Book you can search it faster that a text book but if you read the book you can discuss it better. I've spent many years in the law profession and reading something from start to finish is a requirement, if you try to skip a step it will always come back to bite you. I learned that the hard way. E-Books are good for those who can speed read, text books are the foundation for learning, the electronic age will only produce triva giants. Those who read the written word will be able to apply it better.

I like text book as it is easy as compared to ebooks, with ebooks we have to have laptop or desktop and constantly give trouble to eyes and it is not good for health though we can save money by reading ebooks.

I have done both but over all I prefer the old fashioned normal books. The reasons for this are actually fairly practical. I take a regular book with me anywhere where as an E-Book I have to have it on something else. Also if the power goes out I can't read an E-Book but I can read a normal book without a problem. Now one nice thing with e-books is I don't have to hold the book, which for me is an advantage due to neck and shoulder problems. Still though if I have to choose one over the other I will go with a normal one.

I prefer text books, e-books are not that good for the eyes, I suppose. But if e-books can be download and then be printed out as books, then I have no probs. But that is expensive!

I prefer E-books as I can put it in my PDA and its more handy than textbooks. Searcing is also easier. There are already PDA phones so I am hoping to have that one so that I would only have to carry one gadget.

Sitting at a computer doesn't feel as relaxing as sitting down to a book but I do like the new book OnDemand idea where you can order a book and have it printed right away. The only ebook I ever get is for my classes and thats only when I know my textbook is coming in late. Another thing is that I would find it hard to put all my attention on a ebook when I could be surfing the web so it works to eliminate that pressure all together and read paper--but kudos, I admire that you can do that.

I read for pleasure and don't find ebooks pleasurable at all. I use the internet for all sorts of research (and get paid for searching - see my profile if you want to know how!), but I like to be comfortable when reading. I read mostly in bed so I can get to sleep right away, but occasionally I'll sit on the couch and read, curled up with an afghan (that I made . I get the majority of my books from the library, so they don't cost me a thing.