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Books Kindle
Debate Score:29
Arguments:19
Total Votes:30
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 Books (15)
 
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Books or Kindle?

Which do you prefer reading from?

Books

Side Score: 25
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Kindle

Side Score: 4
3 points

You can hug a book, sleep on a book, sniff a book... now I'm just sounding like the wrong kind of pervert. It looks like bibliophile took on a whole new meaning.

I swear it's not what it looks like!

Side: Books
2 points

I prefer old fashioned books! Old school FTW!!

Side: Books
2 points

I don't have a Kindle, but I do have an iPad. They both have their pros and cons. The thing I like about reading on the ipad is that I can click any word and get the definition. But what I don't like, is the strain it puts on my eyes.

I like books because not only are they easier on my eyes, but they're like trophies when I'm finished with them lol.

Side: Books
2 points

Books have a better smell for starters...

Side: Books
2 points

I prefer books, reading to much on a screen like a book really hurts my eyes and gives me headaches >.<

Side: Books
2 points

I like both, the Kindle is great for travelling and now I've got the app on my phone its even easier when travelling but you can't beat having a good old fashioned book, so I download old books I enjoyed as a kid or trashy books for reading on holiday or stuff its hard to find in the bookshop but the really good books and biographies things like that I buy for the shelf

Side: Books
1 point

Books! Fuck yeah!

Books! Fuck yeah!
Side: Books
1 point

books. preferably older ones. that's one reason i like reading classics. they smell and look amazing. especially with the hard bind. ;)

Side: Books
2 points

Yes.. Books smell nice, this guy gets it ;)

Side: Books
1 point

and they have a combination of smells too.. like one page might smell of chocolates while another could smell of shampoo.. i don't know where the shampoo smell comes in from, but its good to have it there anyway. ;)

Side: Books
1 point

its true that kindle might never be able to replace real books, however it does help you to get access to books that are quite difficult to get. hence for a reader real books and kindle both have a great significance.

Side: Kindle
mitgag(1652) Disputed
1 point

i see your point.

but the feeling that you get after finding the book you'd been looking for for a long while can never be replaced by kindle.

Side: Books
2 points

I think it has a lot to do with nostalgia. I have many fond memories of reading from books, most take place at night as I tried to position my gameboy light attachment to light the pages. Even as enamored with technology as I am, I still prefer a physical book.

I have similar nostalgia for cartridge games, something today's children will likely not understand due to the increasing popularity of just downloading games straight to your consoles. The is a gaming bar I go to that has a Super Nintendo, I know the feeling you are talking about, I had it when I requested one of my favorite games and they brought out the original cartridge version of if, downloading it to my 3DS would never give me that feeling.

Not really sure why I replied, I usually don't unless to dispute. I guess I want people to understand that your statement is accurate.

Side: Books
shivi(22) Disputed
1 point

think about this-

you need to travel for a couple of months. you have five books you wanna read while you travel. now think about the space needed by these books and its weight. i guess its far better to carry a kindle.

Side: Kindle
1 point

I say use both.

However the Kindle has a lot of advantages. You can carry hundreds of books, magazines and newspapers with you at one time. Access to immediate reference such as dictionaries and thesaurus. The screen on the paperwhite and kindle original use e-ink so read like a regular book and not a glossy screen like a tablet.

It can make reading more accessible for people by having really cheap books or free books.

Side: Kindle

Kindle can store so many books on one device. Books are sometimes hard to read with their small print.

Side: Kindle