i dont like ebook ... it hurt my eyes more when reading on screen

photostat boooks ... dont like it also .. no feeling of reading a book

haha, found this thread when doing a search on google about photostating books

I'm a student and most of my historical/factual books are photostated/printed. of course i would prefer the book in it's original form but alot of books aren't available in malaysia or they arent pressed anymore.

students shouldnt be paying for knowledge you know, it's something to be shared!!

sharing is caring... ^^

but who's gonna pay the hard working authors who did all those research? ^^

when i was a student before. almost 90% of my books were imported from either the UK or US. the chances of getting it is either from the online payment or get a 2nd hand one from ancorp mall where u can find all kinds of book sold there. i also got the hard cover copy of greenmile there although it's kinda hard to find it at major bookstore nowdays

well, as long as i get to read my stuff, i is enjoice.

if i really want to support the author i will buy original.

I have photocopied books before, i'll admit it; but those are engineering study books and they are very hard to find here. Nevertheless, i buy ori whenever i can.

Story books no compromise... Must buy ori wan! There's just no feeling of true ownership and satisfaction unless u buy the real deal.

Definitely a big NO NO to piracy books.
Agreed with PrinceHamsap.

I'm probably one of the few who will acknowledge that I do download ebooks at times. For me, if the contents of the books are appealing to me then I will buy the paperbook regardless of the fact that I've already read it. Can't really say I don't support my favourite author by not buying her books.Some books,that I bought looked really interesting so I bought it, but when I go home and look at it, I realize that theres really nothing in it worth buying so there goes my money. Also, it's not a problem of being kedekut or not. Books are more expensive here than they are over there. Of course people over there don't mind paying $20 for a hardcover. Heck, if a hardcover costs 20ringgit here also I don't mind buying.
Again, to me if I think the book is good, I will buy it even though I've read it regardless of where I first read it,whether I d/led or borrowed from a friend or library( library here is really bad. Nothing worth going there for leisure reading. Over there, the library will get newly released books and people will line up and have a queuing order to borrow. Their text are also uptodate)

well....with e-book piracy around, popular authors are probably going to favour pushing the sales of their physical books more

looks like technology tried to make life easier for people, but it backfired

I still prefer real book as its better for eyes.. Reading novel on a computer or pmp or hp really take strain in eyes. As you read more words compare to normal website.

And book smell is still the best ^^

Nah, people I talked to still buy their ebooks from ebooks retailer. And more and more authors are also releasing ebook formats at the same time as their paperbook release. But then most of them I talked to are from the US and they are more advanced in using ebook reader compared to us. Plus 7bucks to them isn't that expensive.

ya lah still nice to hold the book and rifle through the pages yourself. But ebooks enthusiast will argue that it saves paper thus the environment plus cheaper depending where you buy it from in the net.

This post has been edited by urahara_shoten: Oct 22 2009, 10:49 AM

It's just the same with Touch-screen phones vs. Old-fashioned phones, I guess. Depends on personal preferences. hehe

I admit to photocopying some books back when I was in uni, but then those books are usually nowhere to be found in Malaysia (lecturer even asked us to photocopy it because it was too old an edition to try and find it here!)

But I try to get original books as much as possible now. Novels / storybooks especially. I agree with FidelisGVR that having a book nicely printed and pressed is truly satisfying. Most of the books I like to read don't have an ebook version anyways, so no hope in getting an ebook.

you know ,mobipocket.com offers free software download. You can install an ebook reader on your smartphone and put your ebooks there. Depending on your screen size it might be a strain on your eyes. But if you're stuck somewhere and have nothing to do, reading from your mobile could take a bit edge off your boringness. No need to bring bulky book or ebook , what I hate about carrying books is that it usually gets smooshed in my bag and I go 'my book!!!!' everytime the cover is dented or gets folded . I hate it when my books gets injured

Just like many of you here, I've only ever photocopied books when I was in uni. Up until recently, all the books in my library are originals. However, that means that I actually read less than I would like to given the high cost of books in Malaysia and the unavailability (I had to place orders for some books I wanted through Borders and those cost me a bomb). I scoured Ebay to get a cheaper alternative to buying brand new books but the shipping charges meant that the difference usually wasn't that great (Ebay MY is HOPELESS when it comes to reading material).

After I discovered that I could get ebooks off the internet for free, I've had a much wider range available to me. I have no problems with reading ebooks - a book is a book is a book - although I must agree that there is nothing like holding the physical book in your hands and flipping through the pages.

One of my favourite authors supports piracy. And interesting viewpoint from him:-
http://www.newsweek.com/id/108715/page/1

(I think it is pertinent to add here that I own almost all of his books - in original hard copy).

You could try renting books...that's another cheaper alternative!

We rent out books for RM6 each, at Book X-Change

Right now I don't see any titles that I want but will keep checking back. I'm not in KL ... do you guys have alternatives for those from other states?

1) I've downloaded lots of ebooks, but not pirated ones. Do you know that not all are illegal?

2) join a library to get free books.

3) if your library is not getting the latest free stuff, start your own private paying library. Your members can then collectively decide on what to buy. Ben Franklin had one.

a lot of people do it. i am okay with people doing it as long as they dont attempt to cover their ass and justify their crimes.