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The death of the mass market paperback, the people’s books (nikdirga.com)
submitted 6 months ago by themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/books@lemmy.world
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Books themselves aren’t going anywhere, or so I keep telling myself and fervently hoping despite all the evidence humanity’s collective brains are dissolving into a stew of slop and influence.

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[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I like paperbacks, but I don’t have the physical room for physical books. I have a decent library, but it’s digital, and yes, it’s DRM free. Even with an iPhone, historically considered the more tightly controlled phone, they just work. I open the book on my Mac, then, with my iPhone on the same WiFi network, I open Books on the phone and it’s linked, one tap and my Mac beams it up to the iPhone somehow (Bluetooth? WiFi? Airdrop? Doesn’t matter, it works.) And I can read it on that. Bonus: Don’t need a bookmark. It remembers my place. I can digitally bookmark things but I never use that feature.

Note: Wife and I do have physical books. We just can’t keep getting more. She reads physical and electronic. I’m full digital.

[–] themachinestops@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Since you mainly read digital why not get an E-Ink device, battery lasts longer and it is easier on the eyes.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 months ago

Because I don't need another device. My iPhone battery lasts all day (it's a 16 Pro Max). I do agree eInk is easier on the eyes.

I have thought about it. Whenever I think about something like an iPad, the rational part of my mind says "why not just get a reader instead?". Well, the iPad would do more. Turns out, I don't need (or even really want) either. Though, my wife has an iPad and it has manga and books on it, but I never feel the need to reach for it over my phone.