"Renting" Books

[LouisIX]

Yeah, I super don't like them. I also like being able to flip quickly back to something I read earlier to compare it to what I just read. You know, "Oh, that symbol (or whatever) popped up earlier in the book, too; let me flip back and find it."

I agree with you for non-fiction or academic reading.  The one thing I use an e-reader for is lighter fiction. 

[Lynne]

I could never just rent a book, even if the rental period was long enough to read the entire thing. I like to write in my books, dog-ear the pages, etc.

You can highlight passages and make notes that are stored in the cloud. You can make as many bookmarks as you like...They're just virtual...   

[Penelope]

I could never just rent a book, even if the rental period was long enough to read the entire thing. I like to write in my books, dog-ear the pages, etc.

You can highlight passages and make notes that are stored in the cloud. You can make as many bookmarks as you like...They're just virtual...   

The thought makes my blood run cold. *Shudder*

[Kaesekopf]

I enjoy the convenience of e-books and e-readers, but I do find myself missing hardcopies/print. 

Which is why Half Price Books is so great...... 

[Lynne]

Penelope:

hahaha You Luddite! ;-)

(should have quoted you)

[LouisIX]

There's nothing inherently wrong with electronic books.  In fact, having a PDF of a text is much better when working intimately with the text since it is immediately and perfectly searchable.

The physical book is aesthetically pleasing and I think it will remain important for a long, long time, but it's not perfect.

[Lynne]

I'm a packrat. So are my husband and daughter. Every room in our house has books all over the place.

[Kaesekopf]

I'm a packrat. So are my husband and daughter. Every room in our house has books all over the place.

You make this sound like a bad thing?

[maryslittlegarden]

I've rented books on my kindle for a month from Amazon.

You can borrow books on Amazon for free.  Not sure about text books, though.

[piabee]

I could never just rent a book, even if the rental period was long enough to read the entire thing. I like to write in my books, dog-ear the pages, etc.

You wouldn't like an e-reader then.

I am a librarian's daughter and would burn before marking a book, but I love highlighting in my Kindle.

I also like being able to flip quickly back to something I read earlier to compare it to what I just read. You know, "Oh, that symbol (or whatever) popped up earlier in the book, too; let me flip back and find it."

This is trickier on the Kindle but I've usually been able to find stuff using a word search.

[LouisIX]

You didn't mark in your books during college?

[LouisIX]

I've rented books on my kindle for a month from Amazon.

You can borrow books on Amazon for free.  Not sure about text books, though.

Yeah.  It wasn't a textbook but it was a somewhat expensive, academic text.  I think they charge for renting those since many would not spend $100 or more on a book if they can temporarily rent it.

[OCLittleFlower]

Yeah, I super don't like them. I also like being able to flip quickly back to something I read earlier to compare it to what I just read. You know, "Oh, that symbol (or whatever) popped up earlier in the book, too; let me flip back and find it."

This is me, 100%.  I don't write in my books, but I do love the ease of a physical book when it comes to finding things that were mentioned in earlier chapters.

[OCLittleFlower]

You didn't mark in your books during college?

Gosh no!  My mother would have sensed it, driven to the college, and tanned my hide.

[LouisIX]

You didn't mark in your books during college?

Gosh no!  My mother would have sensed it, driven to the college, and tanned my hide.

You know that books have margins solely so that you can write in them, right?