Who else hates reading on eDevices?

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IPC in my near future.

I need to "brush up" on my GPS's "buttonology".

I have a PDF of my GPS's "pilot's guide and reference" on my iPad.

I still drove 30 minutes to get the paper copy out of the plane because I hate reading manuals on an iPad.

Anyone else?
 
I'm the opposite way. I prefer having things like that on my ipad. I like that it's all on the device so I don't loose it and I am carrying it with me everywhere.
 
I always prefer a paper copy of anything. The wife keeps buying me ebooks and then gets mad when I do not read them.
 
I find some material seem better suited to paper, some better on e-readers. Really depends.
 
Why do you guys like paper so much? I find it annoying and cumbersome.
 
cowman said:
I'm the opposite way. I prefer having things like that on my ipad. I like that it's all on the device so I don't loose it and I am carrying it with me everywhere.
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Yep.

I like instant answers. Gone are the days of "that's a good question. I will look it up when I get to where the book is, and get back to you with an answer."
 
eman1200 said:
Because it can be folded up into a little square sectional. Try folding your iPad!
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I use a mini, so it's already not much bigger than a typical folded sectional... and no folding required.
 
cowman said:
Why do you guys like paper so much? I find it annoying and cumbersome.
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I can reference back and forth from one section to another far easier.

I can flip a hundred pages forward and back easier.

I can find info easier.

It's tactile and smells moldy, keeps me awake.

It doesn't break when I drop it.
 
timwinters said:
I can reference back and forth from one section to another far easier.

I can flip a hundred pages forward and back easier.

I can find info easier.

It's tactile and smells moldy, keeps me awake.

It doesn't break when I drop it.
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Yes, all of this and...

It is easier on my eyes.

Less energy use at my house(I bet a lot more though to make a book).

No interruptions with emails, low batteries, etc.

Leave it anywhere, who wants to steal an ancient book?
 
I like paper. Books, magazines, maps.

But when I travel, my kindle is far lighter than a stack of books, and my iPad mini is much more convenient than paper options.
 
Much prefer eBooks. You can always have them with you to look up things where necessary.
 
Well I will say one thing for the paper sectional- I can't use the ipad as a sun shield when parked on the ramp.
 
My ipad3 with FF is barely visible in the cockpit unless it is an overcast day.
 
I USED to be a paper-only reader, but I've seen the light.

I now love using an iPad app called "PDF Expert" in conjunction with synced folders on DropBox. That way I can actively highlight, annotate, and bookmark the same PDFs on the iPad or any convenient PC, and it all automatically syncs.
 
Both. Paper is better for some things, iPad is better for others. The "electronic ink" Kindle now mostly collects dust unless I know I'll be somewhere without a way to charge things for a long time.
 
I enjoy a lot of the technology, but I really can't stand reading on tablets, or even on a full-size computer screen. I find it more cumbersome than reading real paper. I seem to have a harder time staying on track, and staring at the backlight is fatiguing.
 
timwinters said:
I can reference back and forth from one section to another far easier.

I can flip a hundred pages forward and back easier.

I can find info easier.
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This I agree with.

timwinters said:
It's tactile and smells moldy, keeps me awake.

It doesn't break when I drop it.
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True, but these have not been an issue for me.

The big plus to eDevices is that they don't take up much space and are lighter than a stack of books.
 
I prefer reading on paper if the book is large. Paperbacks are annoying to hold open. But ultimately, I love reading because I love reading, and I am going to consume literature however I can. Since it is easiest to get books on my kindle, and in the Kindle app on my iPad and phone, I buy about 95% of my books that way. I believe I have 400 books in my kindle library, but I would have to double check.
 
I prefer paper as well, especially my college textbooks. I always like to have a physical copy of it.
 
I like reading on my Kindle. It's a good size for holding with one hand, and the screen can't be beat when reading with lots of light. But it's a PITA to skip around, so it works best with novels, or anything else you'd read linearly.

We've got iPads at work, and it's nice not having to thumb through manuals or the Jepp binders, but when the sunlight enters the cockpit in certain directions, they become next to impossible to read.

But as others have said, I find it strangely rewarding to have a physical copy of something.
 
kayoh190 said:
But it's a PITA to skip around, so it works best with novels, or anything else you'd read linearly.
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Exactly. In my first post I was talking about manuals, not books.

With that said, as someone pointed out, even when reading books, I find eReaders to stain my eyes more and subsequently they're more tiring. I typically can't read on an eReader for over 30 minutes or an hour without snoozing off...regardless of the time of day. A real book...I can go for hours without being fatigued.

My iPad works great to put me back to sleep when I wake up at 2 AM though! :)
 
IamNabil said:
I prefer reading on paper if the book is large.
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Wow - exact opposite here.

I recently wanted to revisit "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich". Over 1,000 pages.

I found a copy and started reading it in bed at night.

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WHAT A PAIN!!!

That photo is taken in the parking lot of McKay's Used Books in Knoxville where I sold it to them.

In any case, I found a pdf of it online and finished it on my iPad and found it a much more pleasant experience.

But That's Just Me™!
 
timwinters said:
Exactly. In my first post I was talking about manuals, not books.

With that said, as someone pointed out, even when reading books, I find eReaders to stain my eyes more and subsequently they're more tiring. I typically can't read on an eReader for over 30 minutes or an hour without snoozing off...regardless of the time of day. A real book...I can go for hours without being fatigued.

My iPad works great to put me back to sleep when I wake up at 2 AM though! :)
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Spend your teen, college, and early adult years behind old school CRT monitors. All those screen fatigue nerves get burnt out and you don't feel it anymore :lol:
 
For straight PDFs, yeah, I don't like eReaders or iPads. But for properly formatted text/books, my Kindle is the best thing going. When I first got a Kindle some years back I read 13 books in three months. It's easy to hold, easy on the eyes, and the perfect tool for reading. I love it and will never go back to physical books when an eBook is available.
 
I've tried reading books on an ereader and it was hard on my eyes and I found that I just wasn't enjoying the story as well. They salesman told me it would take some getting used to, but I'm just not there yet. When I read for pleasure I want it to be pleasurable and don't want to have to get used to something to enjoy it. It should just be instantly enjoyable.

With that said, we used to have nothing but huge, thick manuals here at the office. Over the years 100% of it has been moved to electronic storage. I hated it at first. Now you couldn't pay me to go back. Probably because the search functions are so much easier to use.
 
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