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All equally.

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I started ebooks years ago when I travelled a lot--easy to carry.

Now retired and my sight getting older along with the rest of me, about all I can read is ebooks, with the text size cranked up more each year.

To the point that I have to edit most ebooks. All that fancy "enhanced typography" and so on is just horrible when cranked up to 36 points or so.

I'd love to see 'accessible' versions of ebooks: nice simple typography, nearly plain text, small headers and so on.

@bibliolater @bookstodon In my case, the choices fall on e-books and audiobooks. Less mental 'stress' for maintaining paper books, immediate availability, and all the simpler and more immediate management of digital formats.

I have replaced paper books with e-books and many podcasts with audiobooks in the evening before going to bed.

@bibliolater About 80/20 ebooks and audiobook. Purchased from ebooks.com, DRM removed with calibre and read on a kindle paperwhite. I’ve read zero physical books in the past 2 years. I find the reading experience of ebooks just so much nicer than physical books.

Audiobooks from Audible.

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i have been reading ebooks more in the last few years due to space, ability to check out from library remotely, handy for things where i need to change fonts easily, for cooking.

i personally like the tactical experience of physical books more and do still purchase books i know i will reread, reference works with pictures/charts, but space/cost/convenience wind up with ebooks winning a lot more often then they used to.

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I use all three. I prefer an actual hard back book, because I find it easier to go back and refresh for clarity. Ebooks are useful for traveling. I love listening to audiobooks for boring or monotonous activities, such as: housework, driving, applying makeup, waiting in the doctor or dentist office.

@templetongate @bibliolater I prefer e-ink books over hardcopy almost always, too. I mainly read novels, so illustrations and jumping back and forth aren't issues. Hardcopy I find more awkward to hold, too, particularly in bed, plus no back light ~ and if you hold your finger down on an unfamiliar word it doesn't pop up with the definition and etymology 🤣

The #Danish prepositions "af" and "ad" are both usually pronounced [æ] and have been so for over 100 years - but are still written diffferently to this day.

"Af" is probably as wide in meaning as English "of", "ad" is more restricted, in meaning close to "along, at, to".

@bibliolater @bookstodon Electronic books for the most part, either those I have bought or through the library. I read some in print, but my aging eyes appreciate being able to enlarge the font of an ebook.

@bibliolater @bookstodon I am close between physical and electronic, as I alternate them. But when I am away or on the train, I always use my Kindle. So it probably just wins.

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Yes. :D

All of them for different purposes. :D

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You would probably like Nebula.

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What kinds of videos do you enjoy?

@bibliolater mostly notifications actually 🥴

@bibliolater That calls for a poll.