I have hundreds of pdf books, and merely browsed. Nothing beats a physical book. Screens aren't fun to stare at.

I travel daily a lot so I started preferring ereading, since I got kindle on xmas

Main advantage of paper books is that in bright sunlight you can still easily read them and they do not require being charged.

Ebooks. Love having a library in my pocket on my mobile which I can read on larger displays as well. Walking / driving my mobile can read to me any book I like. I control the fonts and sizes. I can highlight terms for quick looks or notes. Full text search is easy inside the books. To quote or share passages from ebooks is easy.

Paper book vs ebook question is like question of typewriter vs word processor. If you are used to the older technologies you may be fond of them despite even because of their limitations simply because how they make you “feel”.

I’m currently writing my master’s thesis in literature. While working on it, I much prefer digital books for ease of copying quotations, especially as I generally use them with GoodNotes.

For leisure reading, I prefer physical books. Partly because my eyes get less tired, but mostly because I like to read in stupid places. I have destroyed more than one book by dropping it in the bath. Replacing a book is generally much cheaper than replacing a Kindle or iPad!

The other day, I bought my first physical book in years as it wasn't available in digital format. It was big and awkward to hold and the text formatting was just acceptable. There was lots of flipping between the text and footnotes rather than just pressing the screen link to the reference.

It was nice holding a real book again but I feel more immersed in a digital book.

E-books when I’m commuting to work. It’s very crowded and books take up space. Otherwise physical books are preferred. It just feels more real.

Personally I prefer the feel of a physical book. Though since I moved around a lot I have a lot of ebooks so I can read on the go.

I have gone fully digital in my reading. Only the device is different. For leisure reading, I read on e-readers. For references and study, I read on my iPad. As it is easier to create notes, move the notes to a central database and better for flipping through pages.

Physical books are more convenient and more portable than a laptop. Physical books are less expensive to replace when damaged or stolen than an electronic device. The text in a physical books doesn't "disappear" in bright sunlight. Reading a printed page is less tiring for the eyes than looking at an electric screen.

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