Paper or Plastic, which is your favorite? (Electronic or hard copy?)

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Iron_Donkey said:
For finding stuff, definitely plastic. For just reading, paper.

But if I had to choose - plastic. I can never remember where anything is, and the ability to search is awesome. Not to mention that while reading on a standard LCD computer/tablet screen for extended periods can lead to that whole want to claw your eyes out feeling, the kindle style e-ink things are actually extremely readable.

So - plastic. I prefer my dead trees to be a few million years old.
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I have to agree, the kindle basic reader has ink style is so good, and combined with large print, I am able to read a long time on it without getting tired. I prefer to read big books on it over paper, but when it comes to sitting down with a nice Bible I have to stick with paper!
 
CalCatholic said:
Hold on!!! Before you notify the moderators about spam, I am not asking you how your groceries are bagged!

I, like many people on this forum have many Bibles which I use. I have numerous physical Bibles on my bookshelves (Paper) but I also have numerous Bibles that I have collected on my ipad and kindle (Plastic).

Now I use both paper and plastic Bibles because they both have their pluses (and minuses). But that is not the question; It is Paper or Plastic? :confused: Not both! :eek:

So if you could only choose one, which would it be???
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At least we can still ask the question. I fear one day there will be no more books or bookstores as there are already hardly any records, CD’s, or music shops. Everything will eventually be online. As for me, as with any book, the Bible would have to be made of physical paper, the real thing.
 
meltzerboy said:
At least we can still ask the question. I fear one day there will be no more books or bookstores as there are already hardly any records, CD’s, or music shops. Everything will eventually be online. As for me, as with any book, the Bible would have to be made of physical paper, the real thing.
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I agree, I think paper Bibles will always have a place judging by the overwhelming lead of paper over plastic so far!
 
I firmly believe in reading a real (paper) Bible only. I would only ever use an online version if I needed to reference a Bible verse but do not have a physical copy. The same goes for other books as well–I always use paper if I can help it.
 
I prefer books, no matter what. I don’t know what it is about holding a book and the smell of the pages. It helps me focus better than a computer screen.
 
Generally paper. But I will say that plastic is getting a good workout this week while bear hunting.

(Yes… I am serious… smartphone apps for offline reading works great waiting for Yogi or Boo-Boo to come by).
 
A few people have mentioned iBreviary. Even though that’s the version I use – I’m afraid my print version is just gathering dust at this point – I have to admit the print has one advantage the electronic just can’t match: it gives you a place to put the cards you get at funerals which in turn remind you to pray for the person who has died.
 
tvknight415 said:
Generally paper. But I will say that plastic is getting a good workout this week while bear hunting.

(Yes… I am serious… smartphone apps for offline reading works great waiting for Yogi or Boo-Boo to come by).
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Ah yes, the convenience of plastic; you can carry in your pocket a multitude of Bible translations, Bible commentaries, the Catechism, the LOTH and an audio NT.
Hmmm… I love Plastic 😊 wait :eek: NO!!! Paper, Paper, yes Paper!!!
 
CalCatholic said:
Ah yes, the convenience of plastic; you can carry in your pocket a multitude of Bible translations, Bible commentaries, the Catechism, the LOTH and an audio NT.
Hmmm… I love Plastic 😊 wait :eek: NO!!! Paper, Paper, yes Paper!!!
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I used to be a paper person, too but after having to juggle more than one book just to do the LOTH and the daily Mass readings it was just too much for me. Thank God for the internet because I can sit at my desk, pray my office, read my readings and never have to balance books or flip pages. What a godsend it’s been for me and other senior citizens! :yup:
 
Della said:
I used to be a paper person, too but after having to juggle more than one book just to do the LOTH and the daily Mass readings it was just too much for me. Thank God for the internet because I can sit at my desk, pray my office, read my readings and never have to balance books or flip pages. What a godsend it’s been for me and other senior citizens! :yup:
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What do you mean Della?!? You don’t lug around that HB copy of the Jerusalem Bible (15lbs, 4 inches thick) from room to room with you where ever you go? 🤷
 
Della said:
I used to be a paper person, too but after having to juggle more than one book just to do the LOTH and the daily Mass readings it was just too much for me. Thank God for the internet because I can sit at my desk, pray my office, read my readings and never have to balance books or flip pages. What a godsend it’s been for me and other senior citizens! :yup:
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This is pretty much me. I have a disability, so I cannot carry too much weight and I usually have to use a backpack to distribute the load better unless it is more than a book or two and essentials. I have my paper LOTH and I love it, and I will use it any day over plastic when I’m not carrying school books, but you have to love the plastic convenience. I can carry around the LOTH, Catechism, Compendium, a missal, Bible, etc., and it all weighs as much as my iPad Mini. 😃
 
Definitely paper. It’s the old familiar way for me and I have a habit of bookmarking special passages with prayer cards.
 
Paper all the way. I will always be that kind of person who just can’t have “electronic books” to carry around with me; I prefer a hard copy, the “real thing.”

I can maybe understand people liking their “e-books” if they travel all the time or do not have a lot of space, but nothing beats laying down and reading your favorite book, flipping through the pages, etc. One thing I do like about online/PC Bibles is that I can compare several translations verse by verse without having to open 10 different Bibles in real life, so this is an advantage.

Anyone who thinks that books are a relic of bygone days make me terribly sad.
 
i prefer paper or a similar material nearly all of the time unless the bible is rare enough that one has to go to a place to retrieve the bible and at the moment too inaccessible or inconvenient and one has to use the internets or something similar to read or browse God’s word.

Also why do you not have oral transmission or tradition as an option that is one of the ways known that the bible was probably passed on and survived?

God bless
 
Tous_Logous said:
Paper all the way. I will always be that kind of person who just can’t have “electronic books” to carry around with me; I prefer a hard copy, the “real thing.”

I can maybe understand people liking their “e-books” if they travel all the time or do not have a lot of space, but nothing beats laying down and reading your favorite book, flipping through the pages, etc. One thing I do like about online/PC Bibles is that I can compare several translations verse by verse without having to open 10 different Bibles in real life, so this is an advantage.

Anyone who thinks that books are a relic of bygone days make me terribly sad.
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Yes,

And one can have a healthy attachment or fascination with the book, author, etc…
Amoung other benefits, choices, and things…

God bless
 
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