View Poll Results: Do you prefer books or Ebook format?
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I like a book I can open up and leave on the stand
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I use the convenience of electronic media.
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I'd get both if the book was really a must have
11 28.95%
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Originally Posted by Dave70
My preference is for spiral or comb bound. I repeat- spiral or comb bound. Seriously, for studying musicians who use these on their music stands, why would you consider anything else? I'm at the point if the publisher does not use spiral or comb bound-they must not want my $$$. PDF's are a joke if you use your device for any other practice function (iRealb, metronomes, etc.)
Also, rust? REALLY PEOPLE? I've never ever seen staples or spirals rust, and even if they did, the book would have outlived its usefulness by then....Utility is KING! If I can't use it on the music stand, the publisher/author must not have intended it to be used. We're not talking about novels and magazines, folks. SMH.Last edited by Broyale; 07-06-2014 at 05:09 PM.
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07-06-2014 04:59 PM
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Also, its a f**kin pain in the ass to have to crease a 200+ page book to use on my music stand. Stopping to readjust the flaps is not an efficient use of my practice time. Can someone please PLEASE explain why publishers of musical reference material don't consider this when they put out their books?
Last edited by Broyale; 07-06-2014 at 05:28 PM.
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
Yes, this works for small amounts if pages, because they can make the spirals smaller in order to coordinate.
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Hello.
Give me a book every time.
It seems to me that with e-books that, 'you pays your money... and gets nothing for it.'
Call me mean, but if I spend my hard-earned cash, I want something tangible in return, something I can touch, hold and, if I wish, write, draw or do with whatever I want.
Music is the key that can open strange rooms in the house of memoryLlewelyn Wyn Griffiths.
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What am I missing? An eBook I hold it in the Nook or kindle or iPad.
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
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Originally Posted by henryrobinett
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I know! I got that. I think I answered that a while back. I was responding to rhodericks post above mine. That "seems to me that with e-books that, 'you pays your money... and gets nothing for it.'
Call me mean, but if I spend my hard-earned cash, I want something tangible in return, something I can touch, hold and, if I wish, write, draw or do with whatever I want. "
That's what I was responding to.
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Hello.
Good morning Henry.
It is just me, I love books but on the two occasions I have bought an e-book, I have felt cheated. They do not feel like books, they do not smell like books and in both the spelling and grammar is appalling.
Music is the key that can open strange rooms in the house of memoryLlewelyn Wyn Griffiths.
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Ebooks work really well: just a brush of the finger to turn the page, no wind problems, can carry as many as you want in one device. Prices are generally quite a bit lower than paper books, as well. A 10" dedicated device such as a refurbished (inexpensive) iPad 1 work perfectly. In my studio, two screens for my computer allow multi-tasking: book on one screen, metronome or timer on another. Scanning music in allows me to resell books, getting rid of clutter.
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Originally Posted by Rhoderick
But the content is what I'm after. And portability and convenience. I have about 100 books in my little nook which is quite small and portable. And that does scratch the surface of reaching anywhere near its capacity. And when I'm done and need another book, no matter where I am in the world, I shop for another and am reading a new one within 5 minutes. Great. I love it.
That said, I'm talking about actual BOOKS, novels, historical and bios. I don't buy instructional guitar books. I can see that advantage of paper. But I'd prefer printing PDFs, then I can print the specific pages I want and not have to open a book, crease it and try to keep it on the stand.Last edited by henryrobinett; 07-09-2014 at 09:36 AM.
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