caedmyn Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 The cheap part of me is conflicting with the part that really prefers books over e-books! And of course you can't re-sell an e-book... If you prefer "real" books over e-books, how much cheaper would the e-book have to be before you'd buy that instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelsi Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 It would have to be A LOT cheaper for me! I actually use my kindle all the time for my own personal reading. However no matter how hard I try, I can not use a reference book of any kind in e-book format. My brain just does not absorb the information at all whereas in a "real" book not only can I usually flip right to the section I need to when looking up something but I can recite entire paragraphs word for word (which often got me into trouble for "cheating" in high school until I would sit down and re-write it again word for word in front of the teacher lol). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 At least half. I prefer a hard copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BibleBeltCatholicMom Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 They'd have to pay me . . . and even at that only for certain books, like mommy twaddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 At least half. I prefer a hard copy. :iagree: Although I have to say that I am using Fallacy Detective which was free from amazon prime really effectively. I have it on my fire and reader--same account. While reading from one, I have the answers up on the other. It is acctually easier then page flipping.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraidycat Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 A LOT. I much prefer physical books. I can and do read Chick Lit on an e-reader, but I need real books for anything that I want to reference or retain, or even use for read alouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruthie in MS Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I am learning my lesson about not buying ebooks. I have so many wonderful ebooks that I have bought during the Scholastic dollar days sales but I hate sitting at a computer to read them!! I don't use them when it's in ebook format and I don't want to PRINT IT ALL OUT. Mow I would only buy them REALLY cheap (maybe to preview or if it has a lot of printables) and still have the hard copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAutumnOak Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I would never buy an ebook of something that just had to be read, like a story...I prefer actual books...That being said, I would almost always buy the ebook version of something the children need to write on, something that needs to be photocopied like a workbook...I don't like making copies from books and would rather print sheets off of my computer...So when I bought Math Mammoth and Elemental Science, I bought the ebook versions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in MS Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 The only way I would purchase an e-book is if it was not available in print or had a suitable substitute, and it was very cheap. I get FREE downloads and print them because I don't like reading from a screen any more than necessary. So I have the expense of printing. Since I use inexpensive toner refill kits I can print an average 200-300 page book for about $2 (paper, toner, cardstock and duct tape) when done in booklet setting. But I wouldn't buy an e-book for the cost of a new book to add to that expense. I never could understand it when I see e-books for $1 less than a printed version. Each to his own I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I buy pdf formats fairly easily, but actual ebooks... I've bought one - Getting Started With Latin. It's $10 as an ebook or $20 as a real book. I looked at used prices and decided to just get the ebook. My son and I snuggle on the couch and read it from my tablet. If I didn't have a device for reading an ebook, I would have done hard copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Way less than half. I prefer a real book. The only electronic "books" I've bought are Math Mammoth and student pages for Peace Hill Press items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tammyw Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Well I buy the "real thing" even when you can get the e-book free. E-books just aren't for me. I can't even imagine keeping it all straight - I'd lose too much if I went e-book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
................... Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 It depends on the TYPE of book. FOr example if it's any kind of homeschooling how-to book, then I prefer a real copy that I can either A: Decide is extremely useful, and mark it, highlight it, underline it, and take it with me any where including the pool or park. B. OR if I don't think it's too useful, I can re-sell most homeschool how-to books for a good chunk of the original cost. For novels, If it's a special book that can't easily be found at the library, that I'm almost certain we will love, such as Betsy-Tacy, for example, I buy a real book. If not, the e-book of a novel in general needs to be about 40% less than the regular book for me to buy the e-version. Since I can't re-sell, or lend e-books and I can't take them to the pool, and I have to squint over a bright screen...they just really have to be quite a savings for me to buy them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffeemama Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I would never buy an ebook of something that just had to be read, like a story...I prefer actual books...That being said, I would almost always buy the ebook version of something the children need to write on, something that needs to be photocopied like a workbook...I don't like making copies from books and would rather print sheets off of my computer...So when I bought Math Mammoth and Elemental Science, I bought the ebook versions... :iagree: it's easier to print off the worksheets than to photocopy, but I prefer to hold a hard copy of a book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverMoon Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Nearly free or better, to make up for the cost of printing it. I won't read books off the computer, or print them out in little bits throughout the year. If it's truly worth using I will print it all at once and put it in a prong folder or binder, thus turning it into a hard copy. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoot Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Depending on the type of book, it would have to be practically free. Some ebooks I can get really cheap and then have them printed at Staples. If that isn't cheaper, I'll just pay the extra to buy it as a physical book. I really, REALLY dislike ebooks so the deal would have to be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kesmom Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I like PDF's for workbooks because I can easily print more for the younger siblings. I also bought SOTW for the kindle app as an experiment and it's going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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