10 Funny Reasons Why I prefer Physical Books
So today I don’t have anything to post (yup, no reviews! I’m also surprised) and I had this idea to write why I prefer physical books over ebooks for some time but wanted to make it different. Luckily (or not if I fail to make it as fun as I thought) here is what my brain came up with at 2 a.m. when I couldn’t sleep….
Why I prefer Physical Books
1. Papers smell good. Devices… I don’t know! Have you tried smelling your device? I don’t have sweaty hands and I’m pretty hygienic but it only takes imagination.
2. No screen glares/ brightness adjustment with physical books – Do you know how much trouble it is to adjust brightness when your kindle or tab or phone suddenly goes bright or so dark you can barely read? It interrupts reading.
3. No battery issues with physical book– I can’t say how many times I have stopped reading in the middle of an exciting scene because the battery of e-reader is low.
4. No WiFi issue! WiFi is must and if it doesn’t work you can’t download the book you wish to read or continue in another device when one device’s battery dies…
5. No Plugging require on every wall of your house! And then there is the case when the electric plug/socket for charging your device is not near to the bed or sofa and you want to read at the same time!
6. Kids and devices don’t go along well, you know!
Picture my kid instead of that book in 4th pic of this meme when she realizes there is no Youtube in the device.
It’s even bad when a kid snatches the device from your hand and throws it. You should see cracks on my kindle (there are no corners undamaged!!).
Even worst when a kid keeps pressing on the screen while you’re reading and you don’t know the location of the page you’re reading!!
7. No Distractions of social media.
8. You can’t annotate ebooks the way you can physical books.
9. You can easily find your book, unlike your devices…
10. As for the font issue with a physical book, there is a magnifying glass to solve the problem...
And that’s it! I know there are lots of cons of physical books too and I can already think of a similar post but for now, let’s just be happy with this…!
Thank you for reading! Let’s chat..,
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Hi, I'm Yesha, an Indian book blogger. Avid and eclectic reader who loves to read with a cup of tea. Not born reader but I don't think I’m going to stop reading books in this life. “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
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Carla
Such fun, Yesha. I will never get the smelling of books, just not something I ever did. 😁
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Thank you, Carla! 😁
Lashaan Balasingam @ Roars and Echoes
Awesome post, Yesha! I had fun going through the list hahah Books will always win this war!!! 😀
Inge | The Belgian Reviewer
Such a fun post! You don’t have to convince me of the benefits of paper copies :-). They look so great in my library and the ecopies are like hidden inside a device, another reason to add 🙂
Books Teacup and Reviews
Thank you, Inge! Perfect reason and because they are hidden inside I’m less likely opening the book again to reread so I make sure my favorites are there on the shelf.
David Leonhardt
Hi Yesha.
Those are a whole lot of reasons I never thought of when I assembled my pros and cons of ebooks ( https://thgmwriters.com/blog/18-pros-cons-ebooks/ ). I guess the format of the ebook also makes a difference, but not for about half your reasons.
And jeesh, do your kids really fling your kindle around like frisbee? And it still works?
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Thank you, David! I enjoyed your post as well. My reasons are not far from traditional pros and cons, I just twisted them by making it fun and from my perspective.
Oh yes, she throws my devices even phone and luckily they’re working. I keep my iPad locked in cabinet. 😁
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WendyW
This was a lot of fun! I can just imagine your daughter wondering why your eReader doesn’t get cartoons! LOL. My mother always had a huge magnifying glass on her table next to her recliner. But, I’ll still stick with my kindle!
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Thank you, Wendy!
Oh she thought that a year ago but now that she knows, it’s a book, she try reading few words and then she wants to turn to next page and I can’t possibly finish reading page in her two words! 😅
That’s lovely. I might be like her when I’m old.
I like to have my favorite books in physical format as somehow I don’t re-read ebooks.
Rosepoint Publishing
You are too funny yesha. And I loved the little graphics too.
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Thank you, Virginia! I’m glad you enjoyed the post.
Bookstooge
Ahhhh, this was very amusing. Good job! 🙂
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Goal accomplished, thank you! 😃