Do people still read printed books?

The other evening, Novel Tea Book Shop, one of our local indie book stores, hosted its Boozy Book Fair at the local brewery. 

I found out too late to get a booth, but I still went to check it out, take photos, etc. 

Answer: Despite the weather–wet–lots of people were picking up books. In fact, I had trouble finding a place to park. 

I exclusively read printed books. Those E-reader things just ain't for me.

NickD said:

I exclusively read printed books. Those E-reader things just ain't for me.

This, times a googol.  I often frequent our local public library, and often leave carrying, *gasp!* actual books!

I do, too.  But I also have an e-reader, since packing multiple books in your carry on is virtually impossible.

But it's cool to see more and more independent book stores.

Yep. Although I don't read near as much as I should. Does listening to podcasts count? 

Personally, unfortunately, I don't have much time to read for myself, but I do have a long commute, so my list of completed audio books is ever-expanding.

But I've read probably hundreds of actual books to my daughters so far. Hundreds. We're going to do Harry Potter soon (we managed our way through the first one, but little one is still too little to really follow along). We're getting the big hard-cover, illustrated ones. The rule there, is that they can't watch one of the films until they've gotten through the book.

Does it count that I read the print version Grassroots Motorsports to them?  ... OK, maybe not to them, but I read them!

Books only.

Edit:   " Answer: Despite the weather–wet–lots of people were picking up books. In fact, I had trouble finding a place to park".    That's cool!

I mostly read on an e-reader as I always have it on me and I can read at night without disturbing my wife. I do have a few print books underway right now, but I effectively have less time to read them. The book is the words, not the mechanism by which they're delivered.

The house is full of bookshelves with print books, though. Some of them are getting pretty rare because they're long out of print and the information inside isn't found on Google.

I'm not an e-reader fan, but I totally understand the appeal and convenience.

DW and I read printed books every day.  It's part of the bedtime ritual, and how we spend an hour or two every weekend morning.  I'm looking forward to retirement so I can make that morning hour every day.

We go to the library 3-4 times a month at least.

I've been an avid reader my whole life. I'm mostly Kindle-based now because of the convenience. I can read the same book on my tablet, phone, or computer, and it remembers my place whichever device I used last. Also, I can browse Amazon, pick something, and be reading it 30 seconds later.

Having said that, I do still buy some paper books. For one thing, older stuff just isn't available on e-readers. I'm reading "The Only Way to Cross", which is a history of ocean liners, on paperback because that's the only way I could find it. But I'm also reading Ron Chernow's "House of Morgan" on Kindle at the same time. But also, sometimes you want the paper copy because of illustrations or other physical features.

NickD said:

I exclusively read printed books. Those E-reader things just ain't for me.

QFT

Much of my reading has been on planes and books work better for me in that situation.

However, I have Stage 2 Fuchs Dystrophy and I can no longer manage typical print font size comfortably.

Stage 3 involves eye pain and headaches so my reading may be limited to medicine bottles and beer can labels going forward 

In my capacity as a low-tech old guy with a flip phone, Yes, I read books. BUT, I have also recently grabbed several old, obscure books off the web as PDFs because they were right there, right then – not to mention what my Dad would have called "advantageously priced."

Now I may have to buy a laptop or a tablet for easier reading than my desktop monitor. It's apparently a slippery slope....

I prefer paper but I am trying to mostly just get e-books to save space and make it harder to not "bring a book" when I'm on a trip or really any time.  

I wish I actually read more books, e or paper.

My brain seems scattered lately - focus on reading harder.....I blame the internet with a short attention span.  Here's in my que.