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This makes /lit/ seethe with rage

>> No.17821754

>>17821742
Not really, /lit/ likes e-readers. They're convenient, and really useful especially for poorfags like myself.

>> No.17821766

E-readers have their uses. Mine was invaluable when I was abroad for a few months and had no access to English-language books.

>> No.17821788

>>17821742
Nope, I had one in the backpack during my bicycle pilgrimage to Rome.
Was a great companion during the nights in tend.

>> No.17821793

What’s that site you get free books from again?

>> No.17821796

>>17821754
Based, but I hate the slow page flipping

>> No.17821854

>>17821793
b-ok.cc

>> No.17821868

Anyone who actually enjoys reading can see the undeniable appeal and value of an e-reader.

Anyone who's just obsessed with aesthetics and likes to consoom will not. It's really that simple.

>> No.17821884

>This makes /lit/ seethe with rage
a (non white) woman?
yes. incredibly.

>> No.17821921

>>17821793
libgen.rs and z-lib.org; the former has many things and no download limits, the latter mirrors all of libgen's content but has download limits afaik

>> No.17822261

>>17821754
E-readers are for boomers

>> No.17822268

>>17821788
Pilgrimage from where?

>> No.17822408

>>17821868
>>17821868
>>17821868

>> No.17822440

E-readers should go to /g/, otherwise let's start discussing monitors, pc, tablets and phones since you can use them to read too

>> No.17822455

I can lie on my side and read, I can make notes on the reader without vandalising a book, cheaper/free access to literature, and comfiest way to read academic articles.

>> No.17822470

It's really good if you're learning a language and need to look up words

>> No.17822485 [DELETED] 

>>17822268
my small hometown near the eastern Italian border.
I didn't cross the Alps, put the Apennines and some rivers. (11 days from my home to the Vatican City).

>> No.17822494

>>17821742
Is tea good for you?

>> No.17822498

>>17821742
/Lit/ got me into e readers, they are far superior to the blue light jew

>> No.17822514

>>17822268
my small hometown near the eastern Italian border. I didn't cross the Alps, instead the Apennines and some rivers. (11 days from my home to the Vatican city)

>> No.17822516

>>17822440
Ok. What sort of phone you got?

>> No.17822530

>>17822408
>>17821868
>>17822498

Can you make marginalia and unattached drawings that rest in the designated book, in ereaders? Can ereaders survive through a weaponized EMP and global mandatory censorship?

>> No.17822556

>>17822530
>Can ereaders survive through a weaponized EMP and global mandatory censorship?
Dunno but you definitely can't survive through the day without meds, so take em

>> No.17822575

>>17822530

1. Yes, with the one I use at least. 2. Nope, that's why I keep Montaigne's essays in physical form.

>> No.17822593
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17822593

>>17822440

>> No.17823011

>>17822530
>Can ereaders survive through a weaponized EMP and global mandatory censorship?
You are correct, I usually buy physical copies of books I read on my e reader later on because they look nice.

>> No.17823044

I have a kindle on my phone which makes it easy to read white male authors on the subway without being attacked for the lack of diversity in my reading material

>> No.17823063

>>17821921
then again, if you have a vpn you can get around the download limits

>> No.17823201

>>17821742
Correct. E-readers are garbage

>> No.17823267

>>17821742
I like them. The price is lower in books, and also you can read at night. When i went to France for an internship. This was my only thing I used for reading. But in my country, I try to buy books.

>> No.17823678

>>17822530
^this guy gets it

>> No.17823685

>>17821921
>the latter mirrors all of libgen's content but has download limits
what's the point then?

>> No.17823880

>>17823685
The point of libgen? It freely provides its content to be mirrored, for redundancy/safety and because it's part of their ethos.
The point of z-lib? It has a few extra books.
If libgen accepted donations, like z-lib does, then there'd be an argument about how z-lib is using libgen's idea to make money, but libgen explicitly doesn't accept donations.

>> No.17823926

I love my kobo. I enjoy reading books on it. I especially like the fact that it has 700+ books on it that I never paid for.
If I have an inclination to read a book I just pirate it and start reading.
Instant gratification.

I have 1000+ physical books that I've paid for. I've spent enough on books and don't have any more room to store them

>> No.17823942

>>17822440
U r retard

>> No.17824827

>>17821742
Not really, anon.

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17824888

>>17821742
>buy used ereader
>after months, touchscreen stops responding

it hurts so much bros

>> No.17824896

>>17822261
your brain doesn't work

>> No.17824949

Any opinions on Kobo readers? I'm looking at a refurbished one.

>> No.17825311

>>17822530
An EMP, no. Totalitarian censorship? Absolutely.

>> No.17825333

>>17822516
>>17823942
>>17822593
Fuck off with your toys, retards

>> No.17825339

>>17821742
Why is she not drinking coffee

REEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>> No.17825340

>>17824888
kindle fire works fine and costs $50 or less (on sale). Don't buy a fuckin used one

>> No.17825346

>>17823044
Same here except I don't ride the subway or care if I get into fights for reading whatever.

>> No.17826173

>>17824949
Great for epubs, and the older ones tend to have internal SD cards so you can make the storage bigger
Utter dogshit for most scanned PDFs though
t. Clara HD owner

>> No.17826231
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17826231

I like it because I can increase the font size easily when I take off my glasses. Also I can download web articles like Stanford Encyclopedia, I can copy and paste the text and turn it into an epub, then read them later. If I'm doing serious analyzing of a book, I'll take a paperback since turning pages much quicker

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>>17821742
No.

>> No.17827313

>>17821742
Nah, but only for fiction.
Buying a non-popsci non-fiction book on a kindle is definitely not kosher, like eating Jewish girl coochie.

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17827975

>>17821742
Imagine complicating something as simple as reading because muh tech. Imagine if e-readers were books.

>Gotta update muh book
>Gotta charge muh book
>Gotta swipe away the ads in my free version of muh book
>Whoops I dropped muh book now I can't read

Jesus Christ! Do e-readers sound retarded yet? It's a solution in search of a problem. Just pick up a book and read. Not everything needs to have a tech variant.

>> No.17827990

>>17827975
>Gotta update muh book
never done it
>Gotta charge muh book
oh no I gotta plug it in for a few hours once every 3-4 months!
>Gotta swipe away the ads in my free version of muh book
I pirate everything
>Whoops I dropped muh book now I can't read
I dropped mine a million times, works fine

>> No.17828032

>>17822494
Green tea is insanely good for you. Also tastes good if you do it correctly

>> No.17828092

>>17827975
Ok boomer.

>> No.17828093

>>17822530
Kek if a weaponized EMP and global mandatory censorship happened you would have better stuff to care about than books

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17828110

>>17828032
benefits of tea are largely overstated
also most people don't do green tea "correctly." if you use bags, you've automatically reversed any latent health benefits

>> No.17828114

>>17821742
Yes, women shouldn't be taught how to read.

>> No.17828221

Are kindles the best e-readers now? I bought the second generation one when it came out, but am in the market for a new one.

>> No.17828242

>>17828110
no one on /lit/ use bags

>> No.17828248

>>17828221
my advice is "Kobo Aura One"

>> No.17828416

>>17828114
was the industrial revolution a mistake then?

>> No.17828495

>>17824888
might be fixable with a battery change.
https://youtu.be/Ferz6Dy73_I?t=16

>> No.17828679

>>17828416
The industrial revolution and its consequences have been a disaster for the human race.

>> No.17828724

>sets smartphone to reading mode
Whoa it's almost like I never had to waste money on a gimmicky device like a consoomer retard.

>> No.17828736

>>17821742
not at all. $30 on sale Kindle Fire has blue light removal built in and is an all around pleasant experience which allows you to read 99% of all published works for free. It's truly amazing

>> No.17828741

>>17828724
Lol it's not even close.

>> No.17828857

>>17828741
Whatever fag, I bet you have a smart watch telling you when it's time to poopoo

>> No.17828923

>>17828857
not him but wow this is a weird take. We like a device made for reading on a board about reading. WOOOOOW. So crazy right?

>> No.17828969

>>17828857
maybe if you had such a smart watch you wouldn't be so asspained

>> No.17829009

>>17822530
>global mandatory censorship?
I get my books through IPFS you get yours from shops

>> No.17829012

>>17821793
standardebooks.org. Only public domain stuff, but it's actually well formatted.

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>>17828221
I got a kindle oasis fire new gen and it’s really nice, battery could be better on it though. It can handle PDF’s to a reasonable extent, not amazing but not unusable.

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17829123

My only issue with kindles are how slow they turn the pages.
How fucking hard is it for a hardware solely dedicated for reading have input lag between pages and books?

>> No.17829145

>>17829123
Have you used a recent Kindle? The newest generations will finish turning a page less than half a second after you press the button.

>> No.17829197

>>17829145
Actually I haven't. It was because of my old one I held off buying a new one. I remember making a thread about it on this board.

>> No.17829449

>>17827975
gr8 b8 m8

>> No.17829917

>>17828248
Thanks, I remember Kobo were seen as competition back in the day, but they didn't seem to be able to keep up with Amazon.

>>17829078
Thanks. It's been so long since I used an e-reader that I wouldn't even know what constituted a good battery.

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17830085

>>17821742
>oh i could never use an e-reader because it just doesnt FEEL the same
>also, dresses like pic related
>also, probably only reads in public
I think you're thinking of Reddit, op

>> No.17831545

nobody that matters cares what you read on cope harder

>> No.17831680

>>17823044
Same here except except nobody actually cares what I'm reading and your scene of victim hood is entirely in your head

>> No.17831708

>>17827975
why are there so many literal boomers on my 4channel