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18457098 No.18457098[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

Why did I waste so much money on physical books when pdfs are free and I don't even have to get off my computer to read them?

>> No.18457101

I'll buy books when I get money of my own
till then pdf it is
nothing beats a physical book

>> No.18457103

>>18457098
Enjoy your 20% retention rate, frogposter

>> No.18457118

>>18457103
ok I am this guy>>18457101

but this is cope
retention is based on you not your fucking screen dumbass
you gonna be the facebook aunty and link yaada yaada articles isn't gonna change this fact
pay attention and you'll retain

>> No.18457119

Well I use an e-readers but I think reading books on a computer is very uncomfortable
Also after using e-readers for a few years I've honestly kind of wanted to go back to books, bought a book yesterday for $10 and i'm ok with it

>> No.18457159

I'm not sure about you but reading on a computer, or any electronic device for that matter, isn't as engrossing as reading a physical book. They don't have the smell and the feel of a physical book and therefore makes reading less intimate and personal.

>> No.18457164

I read on my phone and it's better than a physical book.

>> No.18457166

>>18457159
>muh smell and feel

You don't read at all faggot

>> No.18457338

Good luck putting your pdfs on a shelf to flex on non-readers.

>> No.18457345

>>18457098

For 5 years in college I've read from PDFs on computer and phone. I'm tired of reading from frying my eyes on screens so I'd rather have books now.

>> No.18457371

>>18457345

I'm tired of frying my eyes on*

>> No.18457388

>>18457098
i dont like using my pc for reading because the light makes me horny but I do download books onto my kindle :)

>> No.18457430

>>18457101
Correction: nothing beats hardcover books. Paperbacks are worthless

>> No.18457442

life is good right now huh. you can pirate video games,movies,books free. the world is literally at your finger tips

>> No.18457460

>>18457098
Because it forces you to get off your computer to read them.

>> No.18457478

>>18457098
I have to because i'm leeching amazon prime off my parents by them adding me as a child account, and amazon literally does not let you buy books on that account.

>> No.18457532

>>18457430
Durable paperbacks are better than hardcovers

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>>18457159
>the smell and the feel of a physical book

>> No.18458080

>>18457118
Very scientific conclusion you've drawn there.

>> No.18458088

>>18458080
science is irrelevant when the matters of my heart and individuality are concerned