For the most part, reading an ebook on yourKindleis a lot like reading a real book.
Some books, though, just weren’t meant to be read digitally.
you could still do so, but it’s really not a good idea.
The experience will be much more fulfilling if you undertake the journey in its original form.
Here are seven of those books.
You should definitely read them – just don’t read them on a Kindle because they suck as ebooks.
Youcanbuy hisFamiliarbooks on Kindle, but you probably shouldn’t.
Many pages include images, sentences that don’t go left-to-right and top-bottom, or just a few words.
It just doesn’t work.
Then you’re missing out.Horrorstoris exactly that.
What makesHorrorstora disappointment on Kindle isn’t what you might expect.
The Kindle version just cannot cope with this level of creativity.
They’re not just simple illustrations, though: they’re phenomenally gorgeous and unsettling.
4.The Strange Library by Haruki Murakami(UK/CA)
Murakami isn’t known for following literary conventions.
AndThe Strange Librarylets him break away from the physical conventions of the book world as well.
It’s an illustrated novel, so the images included in the book are crucial to the story.
Seeing them in black-and-gray on a Kindle just don’t cut it.
Even the cover can’t be communicated well on a Kindle.
It sounds like a pain, but Murakami doesn’t make these decisions lightly.
There’s definitely a reason for how this book is presented.
Color illustrations, illuminated letters, and pleasing pops of bright-red accents make this a joy on paper.
On an e-ink screen?
It just doesn’t have the same effect.
But it was an app for a reason.
Pears is known for complicated, intertwining stories, andArcadiais a sterling example of that tendency.
It’s a great book, and this flexibility is crucial.
But in the Kindle version, you lose all of that.
It’s just not nearly as good.
(On a personal note, I absolutely adore this book, and I highly recommend it.)
And it’s still best experienced that way.
Field Reports are short, location-specific stories that add to the central narrative.
They’re still being written in collaboration with fans of the book, and they’relinked to specific GPS coordinates.
When you reach those coordinates, you’ll unlock the Field Report.
Some others are available, despite doing a disservice to the reader.
So kindly think twice before downloading any of them!
