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I don’t normally comment about booktube here. But I’ve just seen a video and I have to get some comments off my chest.
This video was about e-readers. And while the person has a huge collection of books behind them, goes on to explain that e-readers are so unnecessary, cause they are expensive. And if you are going to buy an e-reader, just buy an iPad cause they are similar in price….
I’m sorry but in what world is an iPad and an e-reader the same price?? (Or yk other tablets of a similar nature).
This person goes on to talk about how e-readers can’t install apps like Libby etc…are we just going to ignore the e-readers that run on android?? That function like a regular phone just with an e-ink screen??
I honestly gave up watching this video cause this person just sounded like they were pretty single minded on the topic. So here’s my two cents.
Pro’s for an ereader: (at least in my case)
1. E-reader’s are amazing for portability. Physical books can get very heavy, and although I love them, I hate taking physical books out with me cause I’m terrified of damaging them.
2. Books in my country, are incredibly expensive. You can go to the bookstore, and end up spending $50 AUD and get 1-2 books depending on what you get. Hard covers are usually $40+! Paperbacks can range between $17-$40 also. And if it doesn’t get printed in Australia?? Good luck. The only way I could get Hunting Adeline was to pay $65. Because whenever I ordered it from Amazon at $35, from America, it would come absolutely obliterated because they don’t package it in anything but a basic plastic mailer bag. No protection at all.
3. E-readers are much better for your eyes and don’t have constant distracting notifications and people trying to ring you. I have weak eye muscles. Always have. I wear glasses for this. And I used to read on my phone cause it’s what I have with me while I was out. But once I got an e-reader, I realised just how bad my eye strain was from my phone. E-readers have seriously improved my reading stamina especially since mine has the orange light feature. It’s not like we all don’t have an internet or phone addiction anyway. At least according to statistics I’ve seen in the past. Majority of us are trying to spend less time on our phones and more time doing what we love. And e-readers absolutely help with that. (Much better for my ADHD too honestly.)
4. I live with roommates, I have very limited space. So big book collections is just not something that’s possible for me. I’d love to, but again, space and money.
5. E-readers have given me the opportunity to read books that I’d never be able to get. Because of space reasons, money reasons, and the fact that Australia just does not get the wide selection of books that other countries do. We miss out so much. Some books, we have to wait YEARS for, while everyone else gets them on release dates. My e-reader has been such a huge investment for me, as well as an opportunity maker to give me the option to read books I’d never be able to get other wise.
I will clarify this by saying yes, I do have an iPad. But that was a gift. I didn’t buy it for myself. My mother very graciously bought it for me with her inheritance money. She went out of her way to make sure I had a good working device for university. That iPad was over $2,000 aud. My e-reader?? $250!!! HUGE price difference. And it has helped me save so much money in the process. Cause if I read the ebook, and don’t like it, that’s okay, refund. If I do??? Then I can absolutely go out and hopefully track down a physical copy. If that’s not possible?? I still have the digital version. That I can enjoy over and over.
No, I’m not ignoring the cons to do with DRM, and companies censoring ebooks, not at all. But I feel like either way there is still more pros then what this person was giving e-readers credit for. She sounded privileged honestly, she may not have a use for e-readers. But to be saying that you don’t need one, and that they are completely unnecessary….its just incorrect.
I haven’t even touched on how e-readers help others with disabilities to be able to access books. I have a friend for example that has been very unwell for many years now. And because of this, she has fatigue and strength issues. She at one stage could barely hold a book. But once she got her kindle, she was so over joyed cause she could finally enjoy books again. Kindles are so light, they have stands etc. It honestly reminds me of the people that say audiobooks arnt counted as reading and you shouldn’t do it. Sure, let’s just alienate all the people that can’t read or have vision impairment right? (For clarity, I’m being sarcastic.) Or how about all the cultures that past on the culture, history, legends etc all by word of mouth?? For centuries, way before anyone invented written script. But that’s a whole other tangent I can go off about later.
If e-readers arnt for you, that’s totally fine. But to say no one has a need for them, because physical books exist, is just closed minded. Just because you have the privilege of a huge book library and may not have use of an e-reader, doesn’t not mean that other people don’t have a great use for them.
Anyway, that’s my rant. I don’t like ranting online. But this just frustrated me so much. No hate to this person personally, I just think they weren’t open to the possibilities of how these devices are used and fulfil needs for other people that live differently.
If you read this, cool! I hope you have a good day. And enjoy reading what you are currently 💝
I’m stuck on what to choose.
Linux Mint Cinnamon
Or
Fedora Workstation
IDK WHAT TO CHOOSE
Okay so my romance book taste is changing. Or maybe I’m just experiencing more frustration by it as time goes on. Idk.
I love romance. The yearning. Ect.
But tell me, why the fuck does everything have to be insta lust? And a sex scene of whatever kind within the first 10 chapters. Like I’m sorry you have only known each other not even 24 hours yet and you’re already desperately touching yourselves and wanting to jump each other? Just ugh.
I’m all for smut, all for some dirty joking and sassy back and forth. But fuck sake this is just too much.
So many men in these books are written like they are 14 year olds going through puberty with completely uncontrollable erections.
I swear, people say men don’t know how to write women. And honestly, I don’t think women know how to write men either half the time.
And people wonder why Australians dont use things like Etsy and small business websites and prefer using Aliexpress and Shein. This is why!
I tried to buy a $5 sticker the other day and the shipping to Australia was $20......FOR A SINGLE STICKER!!! Bruh I hate this so much.
It annoys me cause you can literally send an envelope to America for $4 aud...I sent a bunch of christmas cards to the US and other countries last year so I know for a FACT that its not that much. Just utter bullshit. Oh also, the screen shot in this post was for a single kindle case I was looking into buying. And they dont weigh much at all. So its not a weight issue.
Officially a Kobo Girlie 🥰💕
Okay, Im going to be so real here. I am genuinely pretty lonely. Ive tried most my adult life it make friends. And sure I've made some good ones. But there is always some sort of disconnect. Some sort of wall. Like sure people are friendly. But even when I try to hang out with people, its all just....screen time. It always just scrolling even if you are talking to them. Some of my best friends are online too, so I need to look at a screen to talk to them. But I cant hang out with them irl. Which doesnt help with the loneliness. I cant just plan a coffee date and hang out. I cant go and play games with them either cause unfortunately we all need to be working constantly to be able to pay for rent, and food.
Is this just what adulthood is?? Being constantly lonely no matter how many years of genuine effort you put into a friendship?? I was thinking the other day of maybe trying to join a outside hobby. But 1, do they event exist now without spending heaps of money?? 2, do they even exist in general?? I know it's a tad different, but when I was a kid my grandparents would take me to their events with their friends. Im talking morning teas, singing groups, plays, drama groups, luncheons, balls where they would get all fancy and dressed up, craft groups. And everyone would know everyone, or at least most people. I really yearn for something like that. And it sucks cause in the rare moments I find an event like that for my age group, its in another country, or paywalled in the hundreds. Im just lonely, and tired, and dont know how Im going to spend the rest of my life without proper, real human connections.
So I’m having a problem. For uni, besides our main projects we have to also work on a main portfolio piece. And I’m excited for it….except it’s become the biggest fucking hassle.
I wanna make a character. And really put my all into it. And I thought since game arts usually work from concept art, I should try choosing a character concept sheet from someone online and really trying to practice and mimic everything about the character to show I can make the concept art come alive…
What’s the problem??? All the characters I end up liking, upon closer inspection, ALL END UP BEING AI!!!! How am I supposed to do detailed clothing work, when all the images smaller details are all just sludge. I need a front and back character sheet, as well as preferably a side profile also. Why is it so hard to find something that’s not AI anymore??? Where have all the super cool character sheets gone off to?? I’m trying to work within my skill level but to also push myself. But with these sludge concept sheets, that’s proving to be INCREDIBLY HARD.
I’m at the point I’m close to just making my own character cause at least then I have control over the details. I’ve worked from an AI reference before and it’s just 10 times more work cause you have to redo the concept art to work out all the details. I initially didn’t realise the concept was AI until I’d already started and realised the mess I’d gotten myself into. Never wanna do that again.