Which do you prefer when you read ? E-books or real books?

I like to read real books because I like feeling the weight of the book as well as the grittiness of the cheap paper of the pages. The smell of a well read, old book is also something that draws me into the pages. I also have a bunch of old bookmarks, can't use them on an e-reader.

Definitely real books.

Granted the E-book is more compact and easy to store in smaller spaces but NOTHING beats the feel and smell of an actual book :D

Surely nothing beats a real book, there's some things that using it in an actual way feels more good, but we can't ignore the importance of E-books as well, E.Book exist for solutions. It's not usually a usage for home, but when you go somewhere that you like to travel lightly, you can have it on your laptop or even phone & read it on the way, on the waiting inside the airport, ect . . Also so many other circumstances, for example myself, i enjoy real books, but i mentioned to you before as well, looking at pages constantly makes me to look blur & my eyes get tired but with screen i don't have that problem. I don't know the reason!

Well I'm kinda different I guess...I enjoy real books also....but I do use my Kindle more, I download books from the library and I can read at night while I'm in bed without a light on, helps me relax when the room is dark and I change my Kindle page color to black.

I prefer real books. I have tried reading on the computer, even borrowed my daughters kindle and tried it out. But the real books are the ones that get read, while the E books just sit unfinished.

Love them both. I am proud of my library in my home. Each book a memory. When I need space, I love the library. Love to bring home a book I've been waiting for.

Five years ago I received a kindle as a gift. Wow. Now I'm just as proud of my virtual library, and it takes up NO space. I can store unlimited books in my cloud. I have been able to find books that I had only heard about. I have access to libraries of books. I can receive a book recommendation and be reading that book within a few minutes. Way too easy. I love reading in the dark. I can change, light dimmer, screen color, font, and font size. On my newer kindle Fire, I can listen to music while reading.

I've not used an e-Reader, however I love the real thing. Real books, real newspaper, real magazines. When I find a really good book, I underline my favorite passages. I re-read books often, as each time I re-read them, I discover something new. Hope this helps. Good question.

I like real books; the feeling of the paper, the smell of a new book, and it's easier on my eyes. I also like to write notes in the margines of my more intellectual books.

Real books, hands down. I hate reading off screens, and I'm looking at screens all day, so its nice to take a break and read from an actual book. I also love how they take up space, for example, by my bed I have several piles of around 3-7 books that I use mostly to balance stuff on (alarm clock, water bottles, spare pens) and it just makes the room look kind of cluttered but in an organised kind of way.

I usually use both to the same extent. If I can't find/afford a real book, I see if I can get it for free online (: Effective! But overall, nothing beats a good real book!

We don't quite have consensus but the vast majority are in favour of real books. Me too. Yes, I've read a few e-Books and you can't beat them for convenience, and even cost, but it's just not as satisfying as holding a real book in your hands.

Real books. I have never read any other way.

I never owned an e-reader, but let's get things straight - physical books are awesome. E-readers are awesome, too if you are on the move. Like, if you go somewhere for a few days, you won't bring 5 books with you. Another plus of the reader is the cheaper books.

But yeah, prefer real ones.

That smell of an old book... Nothing can ever beat it.