@templetongate @bookstodon I know the feeling about some small print and eyesight, I wear reading glasses; however, I prefer printed #books.

@bibliolater @bookstodon I have worn glasses for over 60 years, adding bifocal strength about 20 years ago. My latest prescription came this year. I do fine with adequate font size in print books, but others really strain my eyes. In much the same way I don't care what type of print book it is, could be an old mmpb almost falling apart or a new first edition. The words inside are the most important part, and if it takes an ebook for me to read them then that is what I will do.

@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 🤣

@templetongate @bibliolater @bookstodon

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.

@demerara Are you reading on a Kindle, Nook, Kobo...? Or mostly ePUBs on a tablet?

@himantra
Kobo...all epubs kept in #Calibre and flashed to "kepub" when sent to the reader.

@demerara I don't know much about Kobo, unfortunately (out of the Big 3, it's the only one I haven't owned). I know there's options in most readers (I think Calibre included) that let's you override the default book settings with your own. I like big fonts when I'm reading to reduce eye strain.

@himantra

The Kobo has excellent controls to change text size, line spacing, margins, brightness and more. It's an excellent ereader. I got it after buying a Kindle Oasis and hating it.

@simonemargio @bibliolater @bookstodon

Yes! I love books right until the time I have to move them.

I have had to sell or donate more than I’d like to recall and all that I own are always available.

I have found that textbooks are much more useful with electronic copies and TTS as well.

@PChoate @bookstodon @bibliolater I’ve purchased more physical books in the last 3 years than I did total in the last 10 years. I forget the ebooks I purchase but my bookshelf is easy to see. there are some books that I just do better with physical (especially if it has a map). Plus my head has less headaches when I balance out between screens and not. I think theres a lot of people like me. But costs to print keep rising so it feels like it’s becoming a privilege to own

@bibliolater @bookstodon @KristinaWKelly

That made me think! I still *buy* books, I’m just not reading them as much. I think I’ve been buying or receiving about two or three books a month or so from various sources. Put a new bookshelf in a bedroom to handle everything I collected in the last couple years. Almost all are reference or nonfiction of some sort.