Speaking of the move from traditional publishing to eBooks, Douglas Adams wrote, "Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food." What do you think about that? Do you enjoy eBooks as much as print copies?

Ebooks are convenient for travelling. (And in a latter part of my life I spent time creating them, so I ought to like them). But a real book, that you can hold, read in bed, fold over a corner and put on a shelf (and in a small way is a little work of art (or craft at least)) is just SOHH much nicer. I have nearly 2300 books around the house. Sadly, I have to "lose" over half of them in the next few months. Anyone want some books?

Paper books for me. Reading eBooks to me is like drinking a fine wine from a beer can.

Dozy you can get just as drunk on rotgut...but I will still take my Courvoisier, thank you very much. (At least when I can't get Otis' 'shine..)

I can't read too much at the moment because of the issue with my eye muscles. I'd choose paper books, not a fan of electronic screens. You can't sniff an ebook, and I love the library and old antique book shops. Picking up a book written in the 1500's or 1800s is an experience in of itself, just holding it and wondering who else has? Fantastic feeling, almost like time travel. It will be a sad day if those shops ever close, I could spend all day in them reading through ancient and unusual text, an ebook could never give you that magical experience. 

Yes, right now I do. I have a whole library of books, but I have only been buying ebooks for about 6 years now. There are 3 reasons why I prefer ebooks. I can hear about a book, buy it, download it and start reading it, all under 2 minutes. I have a library of 1000 books on my cloud and on my device, it takes up no physical room. My kindle has a light, so I can read anywhere at night.

I will always love the smell and the feel of a book, but the above reasons are just too convenient to ignore. However, I will never read a magazine from my kindle. I must feel a glossy magazine page. So, in my mind I've compromised. I'm not completely lost to the virtual world.

Very interesting question and beautiful answers for both sides! WOW! I like physical books but won't hesitate to try an e-book if I ever get a chance. 😆

Not only is a paper book a sensory joy, but it is much more comfortable to curl up with on the sofa on a rainy afternoon.  Also, if it isn't all that good, you can still use it as a coastger..

Nope. I like print books better than e-books. Ray's answer sums it up for me.

Listen to this song---it's a short one.

Then see if you can replace one line of the lyrics "leather bound books with the pages all curled" with something that refers to an eBook.

http://www.famousfix.com/topic/ed-ames-the-color-of-snow

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Also, I suspect that Douglas Adams is as unaware of the relationship between various wines and the shape of the containers in which they are presented to an appreciative oenologist as he of of the relationship of a bibliophile to his beloved printed books.

Breathes there the man with soul so dead ???  I guess so.