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Old 03-19-2016   #34
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Re: Print vs. EBooks

Almost all the fancy tech I own I have got it as gifts from my family; ipods, ipads and kindles. I'm not one to spend money on that, but when the gizmo is given to me, I make the best out of it. I own a kindle, and honestly, I don't mind reading on it if I haven't been able to find a book I am looking for. I even read Justin's first short story collection there.

Like many, I prefer printed books, and I have a growing library that I take pride on. But sometimes I do go back to the kindle. I own some titles from Tartarus press in my unit because the physical ones are so limited and hard to come by here in Spain, and ordering them is out of the question, considering some of the horrible experiences I have had.

However I agree with what has been said regarding a book's format. Today I bought a beautifully illustrated hardcover edition of Lautremont's Chants de Maldoror that Valdemar (the same guys who publish Ligotti in Spanish) recently released. I can't imagine how horrid that book would be in digital format.

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