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0 pointscollyw7y ago0 comments

Really? I like ebooks for novel style format, but for technical books - where I don't necessarily them read in a linear manner - I find them way worse to browse.

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pferde7y ago· 1 in thread

Likewise. Physical books simply lack the Ctrl+F key combo.

collywOP7y ago

Ctrl + F feels like going to the index and looking something up. In that case its faster with an ebook.

However scrolling through / flipping through pages to find something feels much more effective with a real book.

tgragnato7y ago

TBH the index feels well-curated. It’s not one of those cases when you have hundreds of pages just tied together in a pdf.

https://imgur.com/a/BPNCBnp

fernandotakai7y ago

honestly, same for me. i really like to write on technical books (i know, i know) and highlight parts.

i tried doing the same with pdfs... and it's just not the same thing.

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