e-Readers Vs Print Books

Patter

jhsurti 25-5-2018 12:10 PM
One place where the seniors prefer technology! I think there may be reasons for them like - light w ...

Oh yes, e-readers are a blessing for (mostly older) people who have problems with eye-sight! It's actually very good for dyslectic people as well since you can put bigger spacing between lines, making it easier for the eye to follow.

cynic

jhsurti 25-5-2018 12:10 PM
One place where the seniors prefer technology! I think there may be reasons for them like - light w ...

All in all, seniors go for practicality. With millennials, according to the study, it has more to to with psychological ownership.

The statement "...they use their physical books collections to express their identity to others who might be perusing their shelves" raises a question - are millennial reading the books they want to read, or ones they should be reading?

Patter

cynic 25-5-2018 07:45 PM
All in all, seniors go for practicality. With millennials, according to the study, it has more to  ...

I have three nieces and nephews (aged 16-19) who are avid readers (and then some who aren't, at all). They read a mix of paper books and ebooks. As far as i know, the paper books they have are ones they've actually read and are enthousiastic about. They just don't even have the budget (as students) to buy books that don't interest them i think...

jhsurti

And then there is another group I have identified possessing physical books but seldom reading them. The books adorn their shelves. They kind of like flaunting I guess.

cynic

@Patter We've all been there. Resorting to the Daryaganj sunday book bazaar or the "patris".

Like @jhsurti said, there is the other millennial group that can afford to buy the books, but choose to purchase the "coffee table" ones, than those they actually want to read. I think the author of the article was referring to them.

Patter

Agreed there are such millennials, but then it isnt much different from the upper class and their coffee table parents, and not representative of MOST millennials i think.

arunasahu95

I like ebook as of is easy to read at anytime and anywhere

arunasahu95

Ebook is easy to find through and tts reading facility. I use moon reader to listen e books

cynic

Patter 26-5-2018 09:02 PM
Agreed there are such millennials, but then it isnt much different from the upper class and their co ...

You have a point. I agree it is unfair to paint all millennials with the same brush.

Mandwanikamlesh

I use kindle paperwhite from more than 2 years. And the experience is really great.