Books

Ebooks, because I can pirate that way (Kobo Clara BW). That way I can also take a light e-book reader for traveling and not read it instead of taking a heavier book and not read it.

I've been reducing my small paper book collection.

• E-mailing my library and asking if they are interested in any and they picked up four (still can't believe they didn't want "Algeria: France's Undeclared War" wtf)
• Putting them up on a local auction site (if they aren't already oversaturated with copies of what I have)
• For the ones where there are already many copies on the auction sites, I donate them to my library's "give away a book" shelf, where other librarygoers just take them. Apparently the books disappear pretty quickly

I prefer paper books, don't care about the smell, but it's just the tactical feel of paper book vs ebook.

eBooks. I have close to 400 books on my kobo, and it takes up no extra physical space.

I don’t really care but it's significantly more convenient to use eBook, especially if you're not reading at home.

I went back to paper because I value (my) privacy and (true) ownership.

Ebook. Specially epub format.

I prefer paper, but since my wife claims 90% of the shelf space I usually read ebooks.

Paper

I see ebooks and paper in much the same way I see streaming music and vinyl.

I love my vinyl collection. I love the feeling of putting on a record, the old school analogue nature of it. There's a kind of ritual in dropping the needle.

But I can't bring vinyl in the car or on a plane.

I love paper books, but they're not always the most practical thing. So ebooks are often a better solution. Which is better is really situational.

Personally, as someone who has published, a couldn't care less what medium someone uses to enjoy my novel. Ebook, paper, audiobook; the words are the same, and the words are what matter. How those words are delivered is not important.

As I get older ebooks are simply better. I can adjust font, font size, line height, kerning, leading, margins, backlight warmth on a device that can carry all the thousands of books I have and which weighs ounces.

I've got over a thousand paperbacks on my shelves, and I'm realizing that I just have too many to move house or to make someone deal with when I die. I don't like ebooks, but I think I'll switch just to reduce how much STUFF I have.

Ebooks. Much more accessible just by virtue of being able to change the font, size of text, colour, etc. Can also fit a whole lot more books into a much smaller space.

Paper is always preferred but as others have said, ebooks don't take up any space so I end up owning a lot more of them.

My dream invention would be a blank book that would let you download texts. Feels and smells like paper, but with the advantages of an Ereader.

Until then, I'll stick with paper.

ebooks are more convenient, paper is more nostalgic

Paper.

Ebooks don't have the right smell.

It depends on the book.

If it's a book I will be cherishing and valuing, paper. If it's a book I'm just going to read and toss, or if it's a book I'm going to use for reference purposes, ebook.

Physical book to support the author.

Ebook to actually read the book .

Both lol.

Hardcopy for ensuring I actually own the book and an ebook version for convenience.

Plus, it's hard to fill up a physical shelf with ebooks.

Ebook for fiction books. The convenience is amazing and i don’t have enough space for all the books as physical copies in my place. Plus generally much cheaper to buy.

I do however buy some non-fiction books (ex. books on writing/editing/crafting techniques/etc.) as physical copies as I reference them more often and searching is much easier in physical format.

I recently bought a Ereader. It’s really convenient and I think that’s its biggest forte. I think I prefer reading on paper however

I still prefer paper books. I'm behind a computer all day long so it's a nice break. Just ordered Good Omens so I'm excited about that.

Ebooks since 2007, I just don't get people that insist on dead trees and give some bullshit justifications.