should I get one of these if I'm not a pirate, or stick with used physical copies?
Main advantages:
- Many books in your pocket
- No need to head to a store for new books or to wait ordering
- People can't see what you are reading if you are around normies
- If you are renting a flat then it makes it easier to move
- More compact than any decent read
- Many free classics
Disadvantages:
- Cannot donate books you have read
- Lack of feel
- Need to charge on occasion
- Can't share unless you temporarily give up your entire library
- Not all libraries can rent out ebooks
- Can't buy secondhand ebooks
Personally I have a Kindle Voyage and use it for most books, but the ones that matter the most to me I buy in hardback to keep for ever.
>>8961554
You should get one.
There are loads of books you can get for free legally.
https://www.gutenberg.org/
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/
http://www.openculture.com/
Now this way you only need to purchase physical copies of books you want to make permanent additions to your library, or books which you can't find for free legally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWE17GqibI
>>8961554
I've an old Kobo glo and it's a life changer. Nothing will stop you from getting real books when you want (library, buying an edition etc etc).
yeah what everyone else said, ereader's are great even if you aren't into piracy or still don't want to give up real books
thousands of free books available, and then you can find a lot of books on the Amazon store for like 99 cents.
i still think newer full-price ebooks are way too expensive though ( i pirate the expensive ones and buy the physical if i like it)
get a kobo
why the fuck arent you a pirate lad
spend your money on something worthwhile