Ask HN: Printed Books Purchased After Reading the Digital Version 2 points by betterquitnow 6 days ago What printed books did you buy after reading the digital version?
reify 5 days ago I love real books. I love the smell and turning real pagesyou can leave them on the coffee table, the kitchen table or the toilet to read when reading calls.I generally have a quick read through E-books first on my old A7 samsung Tab, with lineage installed, so it is just an ebook reader.If I get excited about a book I buy it.most recent:Lacanian Psychotherapy: Theory and Practical Applications Michael J Miller (2011 Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group)a fabulous book to explain the great masters process
keyle 6 days ago crafting interpreters https://craftinginterpreters.com comes to mind.The main benefit of the digital version is search. Then I bought the paper version, and I don't read it. Why? It's a huge brick!I love having it on the shelf though and I find reading printed book a lot easier to get sucked into.
I love real books. I love the smell and turning real pages
you can leave them on the coffee table, the kitchen table or the toilet to read when reading calls.
I generally have a quick read through E-books first on my old A7 samsung Tab, with lineage installed, so it is just an ebook reader.
If I get excited about a book I buy it.
most recent:
Lacanian Psychotherapy: Theory and Practical Applications Michael J Miller (2011 Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group)
a fabulous book to explain the great masters process
crafting interpreters https://craftinginterpreters.com comes to mind.
The main benefit of the digital version is search. Then I bought the paper version, and I don't read it. Why? It's a huge brick!
I love having it on the shelf though and I find reading printed book a lot easier to get sucked into.