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[โ€“] tomjuggler@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Digital. I've been reading ebooks for years, starting on my flip phone back in the day. The best part to me is being able to seamlessly switch from reading with my eyes to being read to (tts - I'm used to it now and it's waaaay better than it was).

I do a lot of driving for work so I can get a ton of reading done on the road ๐Ÿ˜

[โ€“] popcorp@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 7 months ago

I pirate most of the books I read. I am not a millionaire and space on the bookshelf is limited. I only buy physical if I want to treat myself with special edition or a book not available digitally.

God bless Anna's archive!

[โ€“] eatham@aussie.zone 1 points 7 months ago

Physical, i like reading it more than stareing at a screen

[โ€“] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 7 months ago

Physical, though I usually get them from the library. When I do buy them, it's physical too, so I can lend them out, or give them away.

Maybe a third of the books I read are gifts or loaners from friends.

[โ€“] Jedi@bolha.forum 1 points 7 months ago

Yes. I like to read.

[โ€“] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

I aquire thrm digitally... In the high seas.

[โ€“] fievel@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I purchase mostly digital books because I use to read at night next to my sleeping partner and e-reader is the easiest way for me. Also O don't have a very big house to store all. Now from a piracy vs purchase point of view: I actually buy ebooks as a mark of support to authors I like very much. Now I must confess that for some very popular authors, I trend to think that one book pirated or one book bought won't change a lot for them. So I buy mostly less known or indie authors at the end.

[โ€“] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

I tend to buy ebooks nowadays just because it's convenient. I find ereader experience nowadays is pretty much the same as reading a regular book.

[โ€“] Starb3an@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 months ago

Audiobooks mainly. I fix machines or create my own diy projects with my hands so I can continue it's much easier to consume.

If the series I'm listening to is really good, I end up subscribing to their patreon and reading chapters as soon as they release them.

[โ€“] pelletbucket@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago
[โ€“] skybreaker@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Physical. But only after I've pirated it digitally if I enjoyed it enough

[โ€“] XEAL@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

eMule, for my partner's e-reader

[โ€“] Drz@feddit.uk 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 1 points 7 months ago

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[โ€“] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca -1 points 7 months ago
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