kindle vs physical books

My room is stacked pretty heavily with books...mainly philosophy, maths , physics and literature. At least 500 books I reckon.

I bought these books when I was unrealistic and thought I'd read them all.

They mostly just sit on my shelves reminding me of how ignorant and poor (from spending all my money) I am.

Is this good for me?

Should I have got a kindle instead? Do they support maths texts very well?

Reply 1

username1214455

Books are better. They don't fail you when technology does.

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Reply 2

Andy98

Original post by mathsmathsmaths

Kindles aren't so good for maths, however for other I actually prefer the kindle

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Reply 3

mathsmathsmaths

Original post by Obiejess

Books are better. They don't fail you when technology does.

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True enough!

But books are costly and get creased etc

Also my room makes me look like a nerd and physically seeing all the books I haven't read is stressful... Plus they get in the way sometimes

Reply 4

username1214455

Original post by mathsmathsmaths

True enough!

But books are costly and get creased etc

Also my room makes me look like a nerd and physically seeing all the books I haven't read is stressful... Plus they get in the way sometimes

What's wrong with being a nerd :biggrin:

Books last for ages though, and a Kindle can never replace the smell of a new book as you curl up to read it.

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Reply 5

Andy98

Original post by mathsmathsmaths

True enough!

But books are costly and get creased etc

Also my room makes me look like a nerd and physically seeing all the books I haven't read is stressful... Plus they get in the way sometimes

Original post by Obiejess

What's wrong with being a nerd :biggrin:

Books last for ages though, and a Kindle can never replace the smell of a new book as you curl up to read it.

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Fair points. I just fine kindles easier to read because books the words seem to move and I just can't get into it. Whereas with kindles they stay still and I can get into it

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Reply 6

ByronicHero

I have the same issue. I recently gave away a few hundred books to charity and it hurt my soul. Considering doing the same with the rest of my books soon but I really must read them all first.

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STUDYREVISE

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Reply 8

xJessx

It depends on whether you have enough space and if you are going to actually read them or not. Why not see it as a challenge to read them all and after you've read each one, give it away to charity if you don't want it?

Personally, I prefer books but I have a kindle because I travel a lot.

Reply 9

RF_PineMarten

I prefer real books. I like the feeling of the paper, technology can fail sometimes, and not all books are available as ebooks. I also like to build up a very visible book collection.

Not all of my books would work on stuff like Kindle. I have a very good book with some beautiful photos in it, and a kindle would be too small for it to work as an ebook. Probably why not all books are available in that format.

Reply 10

Studentboy783

I personally prefer a kindle by a mile. I don’t have to hold a heavy book, I can buy a new one whenever I want, i can bring multiple books with me, I read more than ever with my kindle. Kindles are just better. I got the first game of thrones book and read the first chapter which took me ages to. When I got my kindle I read through multiple chapters in a day