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Do you prefer digital or physical books? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Waker@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think I overall prefer digital, but on e-ink devices mostly.

I like that they don't take up space, I can download them quickly and not have to go to the bookstore or order it online and wait for it to be delivered. Also I can sync it on multiple devices and read on my kindle when I really want to have a good reading experience but if I forget it or am waiting for the bus or something, just pull up the kindle app on my phone and everything is synced.

On the other hand, growing up with a lot of books I kinda miss the feel and smell of physical books. Also I feel like they are a bit more... "permanent".