Post #897422
2026-03-17 21:05 UTC
Replies (14)
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@pruwyben@social.ridetrans.it 2026-03-17 21:51
@realsimon@mastodon.green I've shifted from finding cheap ebook sales to just checking out everything from the library. Gives me an excuse to walk, and having the physical book is a good reminder to read it.
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@luc@chaos.social 2026-03-17 22:37
@realsimon@mastodon.green do audiobooks count as ebooks or as neither? I'd assume neither, but not sure
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@wooramel@furries.club 2026-03-17 23:06
@realsimon@mastodon.green I cant read eBooks. I just can't. I bought the highest quality Kindle because it's closest to actual paper than any other device screen. And still the technology 'gets in the way' of me reading. With a paper book I vanish into the world. I'm no longer reading words, I'm living in the world spun by the author - people and actions happen around me. But with the e-reader I'm stuck in words. I'll read three pages and realize I haven't remembered a single event from two pages ago. It's a hollow, empty experience that leaves me unfulfilled. Paper books are far superior in every way.
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@catmisgivings@stranger.social 2026-03-18 00:06
@realsimon@mastodon.green I'm counting audiobooks under ebooks cos they're not physical media? I guess? I also want this poll but for "seated at a table, " "on treadmill, " "lying down holding the book above your face," etc.
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@yildo@cosocial.ca 2026-03-18 00:50
@realsimon@mastodon.green I went through a kindle phase way back, but then went back to paper. Perhaps I should have gotten another generation of ereader. I have the self-knowledge to know that I personally cannot read books on my phone
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@joat@mastodon.scot 2026-03-18 01:16
@realsimon@mastodon.green my early onset arthritis makes it difficult to hold books, my Boox e-reader is physically much easier
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@dandrumheller@mstdn.social 2026-03-18 01:22
@realsimon@mastodon.green I read far more ebooks than paper books, so I voted only ebooks. The nearest library with a wide selection (that I have access to) is nearly an hour away. But I can borrow ebooks from that one and 3 others without having to leave the house.
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@Uniflame@beige.party 2026-03-18 01:28
@realsimon@mastodon.green audiobooks
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@CommonSparrow@mindly.social 2026-03-18 03:56
@realsimon@mastodon.green Mostly physical books for me, but I also listen to audiobooks sometimes.
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@deborahh@cosocial.ca 2026-03-18 04:43
@realsimon@mastodon.green @cargot_robbie@urbanists.social I'm dyslexic and old. Ebooks give me accessibility options, and so much less eye strain! (I drastically filter, to keep blue light from messing with my sleep, tho.)
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@dexternemrod@troet.cafe 2026-03-18 06:22
@realsimon@mastodon.green I fear we need a fifth option: - Summarized by AI
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@pussreboots@sfba.social 2026-03-18 06:59
@realsimon@mastodon.green ebooks, audio, and physical.
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@michaelharley@infosec.exchange 2026-03-18 09:21
@realsimon@mastodon.green ebooks and audiobooks. I find digital readers superior to physical books. I can increase the brightness and font size. I can long press a word to learn about it. Many books can fit in my ereader. I do make it s point to remove DRM from the books I can so I can read my books on any device I choose. I avoid Amazon as much as possible.
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@geraldew@fosstodon.org 2026-03-18 10:22
@realsimon@mastodon.green though I think this is a misleading question. As someone old enough to have been reading books since long before ebooks became a thing, the big change is that I now read more in small pieces online than I do in books, but I never read ebooks.