150 thoughts on “Ebook or print? A poll”

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   • 1. I have bought the print versions of all your Erevis Cale novels. Going forward I may be making the switch to electronic books as my shelves are now overflowing and I am out of room. Probably will stick to a single format, although would likely buy print versions of books I previously purchased in electronic format when the opportunity for autographs arose.

   • I bought all print versions of the Ervis cale novels.

2. I bought print version of all of the books, but if I had the means I would also buy electronic versions.

3. Print versions. No interest in e-readers/ e-versions.

4. I just bought print. I hate electronic.

5. 1. Purchased only print version of all the books.

6. 1. Purchase only print versions.

   you can smell and feel the book in your hands.. and don’t need to stare at a screen.

7. I purchased only print versions. I would only buy e-versions if I were traveling a lot. As it were more convenient.

   Or to save wear and tear on my print versions.

8. Only print. I won’t invest in ebooks until there is a standard format and can find the same book anywhere and not be subject to the whims of a seller/publisher (i.e. Amazon yanking book titles from your kindle after you have purchased them), some exclusive publishing/resale deal or some copy right tussle. If it doesn’t happen for real books, it shouldn’t be happening for ebooks. Why is it I can read a book, pass it to a friend(s), keep it for 20 years, let my kids/grandkids inherit it but an ebook I can’t even transfer to another computer when my old one dies? Stupid!

   I would have bought a kindle long time ago but there was a very limited (IMO) of back catalog/hard to find books. For example, only 6-12 Wotc books on it and then only current ones. If the entire back catalog of wotc books had been available, that would have sealed the deal…

9. 3. Purchase both ebook and print versions of the same novel(s). * I bought the print books when they came out, my wife bought a Nook for me on Father’s Day, so I am currently buying your books in ebook format(makes travelling so much easier)

10. All print as well. My favorite authors (such as yourself), I like to see on my shelf. Most of the ebooks I own were free from authors who I haven’t read before and are just PDFs or Word files. Though I love the idea of having a library of books on one device the size of a trade paperback, I’m just not ready to make the jump yet.

11. So far only print versions. But I’m not adverse to buying Ebooks once I can get a reader.

12. All print here

13. Currently, I own only print versions of all books in the series. I’m a student and single mother, so while I’d love to have an e-reader of some sort, it’s still out of my budget for both the purchase of the reader and e-book, while an $5-8 print book isn’t.

    Also, Matt A addressed two of my biggest issues with all e-readers: no standard format that all sellers should adhere to and the inability to transfer books to other computers/formats.

14. 1. // I’ve always enjoyed having a physical copy of the books. I’ve never really got into the e-book format.

15. Print versions, although I do have an ereader. For novels I really like I always go with paperback.

16. I only bought the print versions. Like someone said above, I like to see my favorite authors on my bookshelf. This way when people come to my house, they see the books and I can tell them all about Cale!

    Honestly, it’s a lot more fun to hold a heavy book in my hand and turn the pages with my fingers. It’s also really nice to watch the pages flicker in candlelight as I read late at night. That’s not really as effective with e-ink: screen glare. It makes me feel like I’m in Ender’s Game or something.

17. I started Cale in print, so I’m sticking with print. I do a lot of e-reading, and have for years, but I don’t want to have an incomplete series on the shelf.

18. I own the print versions of both the Erevis Cale and Twilight War trilogies, which is enough for me at the time being. However, if I invest in an e-reader of some sort, I may be inclined to also purchase the ebook versions.

19. only print versions

20. Print version. I am unable to read anuthing and enjoy it without having the book in my hands.

21. Print. 🙂 I like the feel of the books.

22. Print version…best books I stumbled upon since reading the Drizzt Series and DragonLance my favs!

23. Print Versions only. 🙂 Try reading an ebook in a bathtub 🙂

24. I usually only buy print versions of the books I read. So it was the same with yours.

25. Print only. I didn’t own an e reader when I purchased your novels

26. Print only for me. I am slightly interested in the ebook format, but so far the books seem to be cheaper when they are sold in print. I would think that the ebook format should be significantly less cost to produce then a physical book….

27. Print.

28. Print. No batteries to worry about.

29. #1.

    I have only purchased print versions of the books. In the future, I anticipate print versions being my primary source of reading material. I do not read at home (mostly on planes or in cars) so a physical, nd non-electronic, copy works best for me.

    In the next year or two, I anticipate moving towards a mix of print and ebook formats as more robust reading devices become available.

30. I purchased the print versions, I would also have purchased audio versions were they to be produced.

31. Print only. I like turning pages.

32. Hey Paul. Print versions.

33. Print versions. Trying to read over the computer hurts my eyes and limits my ability to change positions for comfort:P

34. print, always print

35. 1 print print print

36. only Print for me

    • I only have the print version of your books. but would purchase and electronic version if it was released first. would the electronic version speed up the release? if so I’m in.

37. 1

38. I’m going to have to say print books. I guess I just like having the feel of a book in my hand, along with the feel of turning pages. Plus you can’t replicate the smell of a new book.

    With an e-book, I just have too many distractions and I would find it hard to focus on reading. Plus I just don’t care for the reader. I should try out an e-book though before I jump to conclusions…

39. Print initially..though I plan to pick up the ebook versions of the 2nd trilogy sometime this fall as I am trying to cover some older and more recent series that haven’t gotten much blog coverage. And one of the requirements for my new review “challenge” is to read only ebook (epub) versions..so that everything I review can easily be bought (more important when I review 1980s fantasy stuff). Also, I will probably pick up your omnibus and donate the 3 mmpb editions of the first trilogy.

40. I had the Cale Trilogy and the Twilight War in print, though all six were replaced by a copy of your signed compendium.
    I dither about purchasing e-books from Amazon, since I don’t own a Kindle, and have no plans to. If your books were available on Apple’s bookstore (as Ephemera is) i’d purchase them in a heartbeat (as I did with Ephemera). I may yet give in and purchase a couple of books on Kindle’s service for my iDevices, but as of this moment, i have only purchased the print editions.

41. I purchased the printed edition of the Erevis Cale trilogy, but I probably would’ve purchased the ebook edition had I acquired my iPad sooner. Reason being, they’re just easier to cart around these days than hefty print books.

42. I bought the print versions only. I’m still one of the old holdouts that like to have a physical copy in my library that I share out or reread on occasion.

    Until ebook formats are universal and I can have an actual copy on my computer that I can move where I like, I’m a print only kind of guy. Even then, the digital version would not be my preferred media.

43. 1. I purchased of the the Erevis Cale books in print.

44. Print only, both series. I’m still waiting for a cheaper, better, faster, e-reader than what’s currently available.

45. Nothing but print. Will never go ebook unless I specifically have to. I prefer and love the feel of a book in my hand, the smell of the pages, and the opportunity to have my book even when the power’s out during the zombie apocalypse.

    😀

    ~Epheros

46. I bought all print versions, the trilogy twice in fact o.O

47. 1 I own all the Cale books in printed form.

    I do own a kindle (I needed one for Ephemera), but I find it better on my eyes to read printed books over an E-reader.

    That and my bookshelf would be awfully sad if I didn’t put as many of your books on it as I can. It’s also easier to lend out a book over my kindle in order to spread your wonderful stories around my small part of the world.

48. (3) I love to have the box sets of Series for Collecting, and EBooks when they very first come out!

49. I only bought the print versions. Nothing beats a book in your hands.

50. i prefer the printed versions.

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