stony 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 Well, the other day I went ahead and purchased the FTBSR on CD. It was about $30 cheaper than the book itself so I figured what the hey. I have been wanting this book for awhile and have heard nothing but great things about it. Anyways I pop the CD in to start perusing and I realized I should have bought the book instead. This is my first e-book and it's in PDF format and it's just hard to peruse. It's hard to explain but I think I am more attuned to reading things out of a paper style book. Anybody else have this problem with e-books? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redwings1 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 I am stuck on a computer all day at work going through orders and emails, so when I get home I like to have my books in print form. I find something nice about sitting down and leafing through a book instead of scrolling with a mouse. :dunno: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ol_grayfeather 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 Thanks for the heads up, I have been looking at getting this book or CD for a while... I will be getting the book now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Hard 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 Why not print off a few pages at a time. Sometimes I wished I worked in an office. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iowaflyguy 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 For what it's worth the book is available on Amazon for $66 including free shipping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phg 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 Ditto Amazon. Had mine for 2 years now. Great "investment." I stayed glued to a computer screen 12 to 14 hours a day. I don't want to read books on it too. For reference works especially, I like being able to flip pages, stick my finger in, scan ahead, etc., etc. all of which doesn't work so hot in pdf format. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billb 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 I'm with Redwings and phg -- fun stuff should be in hard copy! Bill Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stonefly1 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 I have had the book since it was published and for $66 it is a steal. I paid $90 9 years ago. The CD would be a good thing to have when travelling, the book is a monster! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the rod tosser 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 Can always take a book with you. :ripped: Can't alsways take a computer onless you have a lap top . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stony 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2007 I'd be willing to trade.............I'll throw in a few flies too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JSzymczyk 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2007 I hate PDFs.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisedie 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2007 "For what it's worth the book is available on Amazon for $66 including free shipping." Unfortunately not to Australia. I'd kill for a paper copy but it will cost as much agin to ship to Tasmania. I even left hints all round the house at Christmas, circled magazines etc.... Nothing!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steeldrifter 0 Report post Posted February 8, 2007 I had both. I still have the book but I ended up giving the CD to a friend. I found the CD just way to hard to search and use. Book is much better IMO. You can always print off the CD pages, but the book is huge so if you printed off alot of it you would end up spending $500 in ink cartridges Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
