/lit/ - Literature

Purchasing things will not make you a better person, and electronics cannot do work for you.
Read some books, and then get an e-Reader if you think it will be convenient. I myself have a Nook Glowlight --- it's not perfect, but it was free, and it is very convenient.

>>5373453
Just read a paper book before you drop money on something you'll never use.

If you want to get into/get back into (depending on how active you were before) reading, here's something from the /lit/ wiki that you should take a look at.

>>5373467
this list is so shit. if the first things i read getting into literature were 1984 and the Catcher in the Rye I would think all fiction was garbage

>>5373474
It's the wiki's list. I don't agree with much of it either, but it serves its purpose in that it's filled with easy books that can teach one how to properly read and analyze better literature.

O got an ereader a few years ago, and I've read a lot more--both ebooks and physical books--since then.

>>5373485
it would have taught me to give up on literature and have sex with girls instead

>>5373453
I won an eReader tablet as part of a trivia tournament after planning to get one for a while. It's probably one of my top 5 most valued objects. I can download books, movies, music, and games for free of the internet, and I have a ePub translator that lets me read them as if they were pdfs. The amount of I've saved since switching pales in comparison to the sheer amount of books I can consume. Whereas before I read a paperback maybe once or twice a week for an hour before bed, I find myself constantly consuming, on the bus, in the washroom, when I wake up, and etc. This summer alone I've read 15 books on the /lit/ top 100 list, all for free. It's true that reading on a screen is not as memorable as reading on a page, but if I really like something i'll go out and buy it. I strongly recommend that anyone who wants to read more starts by buying the cheapest Kobo, Kindle, Nook, or whatever the fuck your local bookstore owns and just start downloading; you'll find time to read it later.

>>5373453
Got a Paperwhite for Christmas and already I've read more books this year than I did in the previous 6 or 7 put together. It's comfy to be able to fit it in a cargo pocket or small pack and not need a light source to read in bed at night.

For me, it was more about finding an author with easily digestible stuff I enjoyed and reading several novels back to back. Then I had rebooted myself into reading as a hobby and dug into heavier books. Could have done this without an e-reader, but for whatever reason I didn't until I got one.

They're not terribly expensive. Just try it. Also, if you have flexible morality, pirate stuff for minimum investment.

Hey guys.

I decided to take a leap after about 2 years of considering an ebook reader. I'm pretty excited as I have a kindle on the way.

I travel for 6 months-a year a time and work somewhere new each time, so it's pretty much perfect for me.

As much as it pains me to say this: I was wondering where my best bet would be for downloading new ebooks for free? It seems that the more popular, newer books can sometimes be hard to find as they get taken down fairly quickly. I was looking through the wiki and it seems like I'd have to pay for quite a lot of the books that I want.

For what it's worth, I have a massive book collection where I used to live and will continue building it once I get this travel thing out of my system. I buy books that I love because I believe the Author deserves to get paid. I'm just at a point in my life where traveling's a priority and although it bothers me a little, I'm okay with pirating books for the next couple of years if it means I'll buy them when I find a place to settle down again.

>>5373453
Start with the Greeks.

I started reading again after downloading a bunch of ebooks. I mostly read books now because I only liked reading ebooks at night.

>>5373453
>i want to be a plebian
Suit yourself OP. You'll probably end up buying shit you'll never read.

>>5374543
eReaders aren't for plebs, you idiot. They are a magnificent invention. Sorry that it doesn't allow you to show off your books in Starbucks and have a pretentious bookshelf.

>>5374553
The type of people who use ebooks are exactly the Starbucks hipsters you are talking about. Modernist looking shits the whole lot of them. Enjoy having a backlog or whatever they call it.

>>5374562
>modernism is bad
Except for the internet, right? How about you stop wasting paper and get with the times, gramps?

>>5374562
The type of people who reject ebooks are exactly the Starbucks hipsters you are talking about. The ones who rejected the ipod and insist on using vinyl or wax cylinders, the ones who won't write on a laptop and use a typewriter 'coz the clacking is authentic, man.'

>>5374571
>implying Ishit and Starbucks aren't like synonims
Please stop posting idiocy.

>>5374580
>implying hipsters aren't known for their rejection of modern fashion

I was very anti-ereader for awhile but I got a Kobo for xmas (Canadian based ereader) and love it. The major con is not collecting physical copies as often but it is handy. It is a tablet aswell so good for mult purpose. I can also find books anywhere, so as soon as I am done one I can instantly get another. So I read much more.

They are very inexpensive and a good investment imo

>>5374580
Stop fucking my democracy asshole.

>>5374517
bump. interested in this as well!

I'm a kindle faggot for several years now. Bloody comfy and allows you to read books you didn't even buy (har har). The only thing I miss was the ability to quick-search the book for a thing I missed before without mashing the fucking buttons all day.

>>5373453
>if i get an ereader/kindle will that make me read more books?

It did for me, I used to dislike reading completely but now I read every day

>>5373474
le patrician face

>>5373474
this

>bought a kobo a few years ago because kindle is garbage
>realized that i could just use the library instead
>use that
life's good

>>5376009
>because kindle is garbage

There's barely any difference you contrarian autist

>>5376017
kindle plebs pls go.

>>5376017
kindle is better

seriously, amazon is a wonderful piece of shit, they've replaced my kindles 4 times now

first of them had a screen freeze
second of them I soaked in milk accidently
third had a software bug
fourth had a screen freeze

>>5376030
How does that prove kindle is better?

Ive never had an issue with my kobo

>>5373453
I bought a Kindle half a year ago and I've been reading much more than before. It's mostly genre fiction and uni assignments, but hey, it's more than I used to.
I don't know if it will work for you, but it did for me.

>>5373453
Since I bought an Ereader I have read way more. Best €130 I have spent. Btw I have a Kobo Aura HD.

>>5376021
Wow looks like you should given the other posts

Definitely. I don't want to be redundant, though admittedly not enough to read the other replies, but I got an e-reader, torrented lots of good books and began reading profusely. It's easy when you have 1000 books in your pocket

>>5373453
>>5373453

i love reading on my tablet and i think it actually did get me to read more.

my only concern is i once saw a study saying that you dont retain as much if you use an ereader or anything. prolly nothing but if anyone can back that up, post som links

after college, never really read books anymore. Got a kobo aura and it has rekindled my desire to read. Guess my issue was my complete dissatisfaction of the space-eating clutter that is a musty old book

>>5378411

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/aug/19/readers-absorb-less-kindles-paper-study-plot-ereader-digitisation

If this was the study, I'd argue that it was incredibly biased. 50 people on a terrible book, and 70ish 10th graders on "text to read." This small of a test is hardly conclusive, and likely funded by an anti-amazon group.

Considering I have more options to customize text weight/font/margins/etc on an ereader than I do with a text book, this study is definitely not a concern of mine

I used to read one or two books a year until my gf gifted me a Kobo Touch last Christmas.

Since then I have read 41 books and have spent 428 hours on it.

Definitely recommend getting an e-reader.