e-books, real books or both?

Do I waste valuable bookshelf space or clutter up my hard drive or both?

You cant beat a nicely bound book with crisp pages, but on the other hand, the ability to quickly search an e-book for that all important reference is also invaluable.

I am ashamed to say that not only did I download an e-book (now out of copyright), but I also bought the very same book from the shop.

I feel dirty.
😞😞😞

Edit: For those that also share this dirty secret, post a link to an e-book with a short description and 5 smiley rating (don't waste my time or I will hack your face off, also, books about love also get a face hacking).

Originally posted by Woodgie
Do I waste valuable bookshelf space or clutter up my hard drive or both?

You cant beat a nicely bound book with crisp pages, but on the other hand, the ability to quickly search an e-book for that all important reference is also invaluable.

I am ashamed to say that not only did I download an e-book (now out of copyright), but I also bought the very same book from the shop.

I feel dirty.
😞😞😞

Originally posted by Nordlys
Why? Was it a dirty book? 😲

Originally posted by Woodgie
http://www.pdf-search-engine.com/507-mechanical-movements-pdf.html

😀😀😀😀😲

There, now you know how bad I can be.

I download books ALL THE TIME. Especially medical textbooks. Why should I pay $300 for a "new edition" for class when all that was changed was one paragraph and a new cover? I have saved probably $6000 in my years of school thus far doing this.

A book is for reading and turning pages.


Easy refernce is provided by the "Index". Found in non-fiction at the end of the volume. (At least in the better ones 🙂 )

Real, my screen is too big & expensive to fall asleep with.

Originally posted by Woodgie
Do I waste valuable bookshelf space or clutter up my hard drive or both?

You cant beat a nicely bound book with crisp pages, but on the other hand, the ability to quickly search an e-book for that all important reference is also invaluable.

I am ashamed to say that not only did I download an e-book (now out of copyright), but I also bought the very sam ...[text shortened]... 't waste my time or I will hack your face off, also, books about love also get a face hacking).

Originally posted by Lukerik
Please can I have my face hacked off?

That's me, covered in the blood of my opponents.

Originally posted by Lukerik
That's me, covered in the blood of my opponents.

Throw in a free gourd and you've got yourself a deal.

O wn exactly one e-book. Its a refernce book, and invaluable. However, I wish I had bought the actual book instead... I guess I'm hopelessly old fashioned😞

Originally posted by Lukerik
Throw in a free gourd and you've got yourself a deal.

Originally posted by Woodgie
I do apologise, I am unable to respond as I am currently on a bus to Braz......Australia.

There are a couple of Gourds in my old squat in Truro, Cornwall if the council haven't stolen them, follow the road to Tescos and it is the house with "Can't pay, won't pay" written in revolutionary red on the front window.