Tom Peters Quotes

I will always prefer a hardback book, but I'm drawn to digital because it's so easy to acquire them when I'm having a need-to-read moment.

They have increased readership, which is good, but I personally am not very turned on by e-books. The physical book has always meant something to me. I'm like the horse who goes back to the stall. I'm not that adventurous.

I'm entirely of the mindset that when it comes to books, they've got to be paper.

I read on my iPad. But honestly, I prefer print.

Like people would ever want to read books on an electronic screen.

The problem with digital books is that you can always find what you are looking for but you need to go to a bookstore to find what you weren't looking for.

Books should cost less and they should be digital.

I am a big fan of the electronic book. I hate to see the old bookstores close, but they have to reinvent themselves. I believe the First Edition bookstore will be the next thing. People will read electronically, then decide they want to own that book. The author will then be invited to the old bookstores to sign. I think books will always be with us, but they will fill a different need.

First, people don't read novels off screens, and they don't have a tendency to shell out real money for books when they don't retain anything physically for their money.

I read a lot of research notes about the countries I visit, and my mum and dad bought me a Kindle, but I'm still getting to grips with it. I prefer paper books.

The age of the book is almost gone.

I read actual physical books and have thus far avoided the electronic lure.

I hate those e-books. They cannot be the future. They may well be.

I got my iPad, and I'm trying to buy books on that, but I kind of like a book. At the end of my life, when I'm old, I want to have all these shelves full of books. So I'm just gonna do the book thing.

I still enjoy the tactile sensation of holding a book. But when I need to read fast for work, I use the Kindle App on my iPad.

I have the Sony Reader; I have the Kindle as well. I don't really use either of them, to be honest. I'd rather sit down with a cup of coffee and a newspaper than read all my digital books.

Will I switch to E-reading? I won't, mainly because I love the look and feel of books - particularly hardbacks. I love them enough to put up with the minor hassles of lugging them around and maneuvering them in my lap and having to set them aside while I eat my cheeseburger.

I would always want printed books.

It's very difficult to read a book on your computer.

Physical books are still my favorite, but I own an e-book reader. They're convenient for travel.

I'm not a massive reader of traditional books.

I'm a digital reader. When I travel abroad, I don't want to pack physical books, and I even like reading on my smartphone.

I'm much more willing to buy a novel electronically by someone I don't know. Because if halfway through I think, I don't really like this, I can just stop. I can't throw books out, even if I think they're crummy. I feel like I've got to give it to the library. I've got to loan it to somebody, or I keep it on my shelf. It's like a plant.

People read every thing nowadays, except books.

I don't know exactly how long the book as we know it will exist, but I fully expect to make it to my death without having to give up on books.