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How do you respond when you tell someone that you buy books and they go LMAO BUYING BOOOOOOKS?
YOU CAN JUST READ PDF RETARD
like, how?

>> No.16320509

>>16320503
you don't
they're right

>> No.16320513

>>16320503
I agree with them because they are right
Who the fuck doesn't have an ereader and download epubs in 2020? lmao

>> No.16320549

I just smile and nod because I don’t want to hear some sperg meltdown over my refusal to use their favorite gay device.

>> No.16320552

>>16320503
I tell them I'm a richfag so money is no concern. Not that this would ever happen because most people IRL in the /lit/ department just read books. Actual books.

>> No.16320554

>>16320503
"I don't care"

>> No.16320556

>>16320513
Someone with an ereader that handles PDFs.

>> No.16320561

>>16320503
Stop caring or try to explain what you like about physical books. You shouldn't be ashamed on what you spend your money on.

>> No.16320615

>>16320503
Tell them why you buy instead of pirating. Socialization 101

>> No.16320635

>>16320561
I give money to twitch thots.

>> No.16320646

>>16320503
start crying. works every time.

>> No.16320653

>>16320503
I don't because explaining the tactile response my brain has to reading a physical book is unknowable to a retina-fried epub reader. It would also be useless to explain why I prefer to not read serious texts online, as I have conditioned myself through years of 4chan posting to disregard most online information as gibberish written by 15 year olds. Then I would crush their skull with a hammer, because they a bug to me.

>> No.16320664

>>16320503
I want my children to be able to read what i read some day.

>> No.16320681

>>16320509
bad for your eyes bro

>> No.16320692

>>16320513
I'm not OP this is just my take. I have an e-reader and it works fine for travel and work but I like reading physical copies a lot more. Tactile experience of turning the pages is nice. It's easy to flip through to exactly where I want to be if I'm re-reading. Plus you can annotate.

>> No.16320701

>>16320503
i'm kind of self-conscious about mostly buying ebooks nowadays but i'm lazy

>> No.16320736

Buy a book specifically for clubbing them with.

>> No.16320744

>>16320503
There is literally no reason to abstain from buying actual books if you have the money and are able to control your expenses.
No one with a home library has ever been called consumerist before the 4chan memes.

>> No.16320776

>>16320692
I understand the rest but no the flipping argument. Surely it's much easier to type a page number or do a crtl+f in a digital book than flipping through pages manually?

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16320797

>>16320503
I like paper.

>> No.16320801

>>16320503
Everything is a service nowadays; games, movies, etc. have all become almost completely digital.

Let me have my fucking books in peace. I don't want to become the slave to yet another digital jew in yet another aspect of my life.

>> No.16320844

>>16320776
It's easier to get a sense of where you are in the book when you read off a physical copy based on the thickness. So when you need to find something, it's really easy to just flip to that general area and scan pages as opposed to typing in a page number that may or may not be the one you're looking for, and then tapping your finger on the side of the device a bunch to refresh and load pages as fast as possible. The ctrl-f thing is a really good point, I hadn't thought of that. Does that work on PDFs as well or just epubs/mobi?

>> No.16320854

Op here
I wasn't talking abour e-readers
I was talking about accual PDF files
And some of my frends call me a retard for wasting money
Then again, they pirate all their shit and live in a 1 bedroom apartment

>> No.16320857

>>16320801
>>16320554
These are the only answers

>> No.16320874

>>16320844
I don't know with e-readers, I read pdfs on my pc which obviously has ctrl+f. But good point about book thickness, although I usually get an idea of where something is by page number (like, "I'm sure that thing was after 150 but before the 200s").

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>>16320854
PDF? More like pretty dumb friends, zing!

>> No.16321144

>>16320854
>they live in a 1 bedroom apartment
what a judgemental asshole you are

>> No.16321160

>not smelling books
You faggots.

>> No.16321163

>>16320503
Same rule in life as on 4chan, if an annoying person makes you mad say nothing and don't react.

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16321205

Both buying books and reading ebooks are retarded. Go to a library you fucks

>> No.16321235

>>16321144
Fuck off, if they can judge me for buying something i'll judge them for having shit jobs

>> No.16321259

>>16321235
https://youtu.be/WmgHAT7IdDQ

>> No.16321264

Books are a tool to adjust your senses. Your brain associates the turning of the pages with the joy of progress, something a screen can never replicate. There is no physical, visual progress in PDFs.

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16321295

>>16320503
Sounds like an feely ouchies

>> No.16321323

>>16321259
T.neet

>> No.16321370

Surprised no one has brought up retention has been proven to be better when reading physical books.

>> No.16321606

>>16321323
a neet that uses their clown ass degree

>> No.16321619

>>16320503
hit em with a dab then crip walk str8 outta there

>> No.16321627

>>16321619
dick all the way fucking out

>> No.16321644

I like the physical aspects. It looks cooler. I like flipping pages. I like storing them on my shelf. I find reading less tedious because I dislike screen staring all day.
I have a kindle paperwhite and I went back to real books. Although in the end it really doesn't matter. Being overly vocal for either side is cringe

>> No.16321661

Its the only media I bother with in physical form anymore, why would you care?

>> No.16322908

>>16320556
Holy Based.