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Sarako	Buying Manga Or Downloading?		Lead	[-]
Posts: 57 Jul 6 07 4:19 PM	Tags : None 1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} 1-sorry but i prefer downloading^^'..........i know how buying helps the mangakas and they deserve it so much....but i'm not the buying type cause after i buy and finish reading im like "AW MAN......so what do i do with the book now after i read it"=\ but i dont say that i dont change books in the LibararyXD..... download is just i dont know.......faster and easier way.......{?} 2-god this is SUCH A HARD QUESTION.........whos the baka that asked?!{me}XD um...........well i like reading in bed^-^ but after a while that i read many many mangas on the computer i got used to it to......but still i preffer the old fasioned "read-in-bed" XD 3- {putting out the issue of the mangakas} there are people who think its more worthy to buy the manga like its more worthy to by the origin the the copy......i dont see the diference sorry.....either way you read the same thing^^' does it matter if u bought it or have it in the folder? 4-books- you wont believe me...oh well.....i have 5^^' BUT BUT BUT!!{trying to save my reputation}I have read about 10 bought mangs from friends...gulp Mangas on computer-I wont even begin counting.......about 150-200^^() 5-um.....................manga on the computer?i think you find on the internet more in a store like utako {utao fans dont kill meX__X} 6-In the past i would save ALL!!! and wow how many space got takenXD but then i decide to do a BIG BIG BIG cleaning.......like for some-including me have this RUSH of "need to orginize and clean the WHOLE room" once in a year or two? so i had it also on my folder..and boy......i earsed TONES!from the on i only save those that i really really like.....so if u ask me how many i read.....i have know idea cause i dont really rememberXD Lol sorry for this LONG LONG POST.
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rin		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 564 Jul 7 07 1:32 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? My preference is to buy manga! I'm into libraries, so I love to see books stacked in shelves, my dream is to have a room dedicated as a library for all things related to manga and anime. It'll also be my studio where I can work on my art. 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? Sitting in front of the computer for long periods of time is bad for your posture and eyes (from personal experience, haha!), so I'd go for reading from the book itself. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? I know it's against the copyright laws to scan manga and scanlate them. But since I'm not that rich and can't read Japanese/Korean, I think getting it off the web is really handy and if it's really good, I would go and buy it! I did that for mangas such as Skip Beat!, Basara, Meru Puri, Ultramaniac, etc. So I believe in supporting my favourite mangakas! 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD I actually never counted them till now but oh my god, I have about 500 tankoubons! No, truly, I'm not rich, the collection just grew over a long period of time! Ummm, I might have just as many on my computer but can't be sure. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Downloading is easier when you want to get manga which hasn't been translated by a publishing company. Thank god for scanlations! 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} Ummm, these days, I just save the good ones! ps: maybe we can add a poll to this thread? With the choices: Buy manga, Download Manga, Both, Neither. Just a suggestion! beginning is easy, continuing is hard - kotowazahttp://ari-rin.com
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MioDC		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 30 Jul 7 07 11:29 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? I do prefere buying mangas. 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? Well I like it better to read from a book, I mean it is not so uncomfortable to read it from the PC ,but it is more fun for me personally. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? No I don´t think so, because I think it is really great that there are so many people out there who help people like me to get the opportunity to read so many great mangas. Because I can´t read japanes, but a real tiny bit and korean as well. 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD Well I posses around 920 books itself, but when you count it in different series it is about 150 . And mangas in folder are around 250 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? It is sure easier to get mangas by downloading it,cause I just have to go to my pc 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer Well I save my favourite ones
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RainbowCrayon		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 128 Jul 8 07 2:43 AM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga?: Downloading. The books here cost a lot more than the books in the US, seeing as they're imported from the US. And I'm not rich. I'll be in the US soon, so I'm quite sure I'll go on a manga spree there. That's what I saved up all my money for XD 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself?: Although I don't have many books, reading from the book itself. Then I can read it anywhere. LOL. I read manga in english class.. since I already know everything they teach. XD 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer?: Must agree with what Rin says. [I just loove agreeing with people XD] Im not japanese, so no, I can't read japanese manga, although I really wish I could. So if the title isn't licensed and I really want to read it, but I can't read japanese, what do you expect me to do? Buy the japanese version and not enjoy it because I can't understand a thing? Thats why they have scanlation groups who translate the mangas. Yeah, it's wrong. But they do it for us manga fans. I'd tell the US to start translating all my favorite shoujo manga if I could, then I'd buy it. For example, I download Lovely Complex, But I AM planning on buying the first volume that the US released a bit ago, and Koukou Debut, and Cherry Juice, Special A, all those. 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD: Err. LOOOOL. Books - 29. Computer - 59 completed series 270 Oneshots [COUGH] 101 Ongoing series. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas?: Obviously downloading. Don't need to get off your lazy ass. And you don't waste money. 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc}: Save em' all. Although I'll probably burn all my completed series and oneshots onto a CD/DVD sometime. - i see you, living happily with somebody who really suits you, someone like me.
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Fuzz		#4	[url]	[-]
Pollinating Stage Posts: 132 Jul 8 07 1:16 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? - downloading because I couldn't afford to buy many and not liking it after... 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? - doesn't matter for me. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? - nope and sometimes the versions i download are edited so well they seem clearer than the book. - although i do wish i could help out the mangakas.... 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD - books or mangas? if it's mangas 0 (I go to the library or borrow from friends) and I don't know how many I have downloaded, but definitely not as much as everyone else (interested, but not really an addict, sorry). 5-Which way is easier to get mangas? - depends - some licensed would be easeir if i got in book forms, but not all the licensed ones i would like. and of course, the unlicensed ones you can't find except on the internet. 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{erase all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} - i save it, but delete ones i don't like although it makes me kinda sad because my computer is slow at downloading and i don't want to delete it after the time it took up to download. and then if i'm interested in the series later, i'll have to re-download. >< ~Murple* - there is no English word that rhymes with purple.~
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7882081		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 41 Jul 9 07 9:19 AM	1. Do you prefer buying or downloading manga? I prefer buying manga, because I like reading manga from a book rather than from a computer. I also belive that the manga artists deserve their money. 2. Is it more comfortable to read from a book or the computer? Definitely book. I can read it anywhere, and there's never the issue of the page being too small to read. 3. Is it really a question of worthiness if you download the manga? For manga that is licensed in the US, I would say yes. It's copyright infringement. For manga that's not licensed in the US......well, it still might be copyright infringement, but I don't think the mangaka is losing any money. And I would think that a true artist would be happy to know that their work is being spread outside of Japan. 4. How many manga books do you have compared to the number of files on your computer? I have 44 books, which is 242 chapters, with 12 different series. On my computer, I have 188 chapters, with 27 different series. 5. Which way is it easier to get manga? I think we all know the answer to that. 6. What do you do with the manga once you read them? I keep my favorites.
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Sarako		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 57 Jul 9 07 2:09 PM	wow you guys have SO MUCH BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!0
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NightLizard		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 620 Jul 10 07 1:28 AM	1. Do you prefer buying or downloading manga? I prefer downloading, just because it is faster, we don't have manga in the shops in our country, so when I want to buy it, I do it via internet, so it's take to much time. BUT, I like reading manga from a book rather than from PC. You can take it with you anywhere. ^______^ 2. Is it more comfortable to read from a book or the computer? From book. Like I said I can read it anywhere, and my eyes are not getting tired. 3. Is it really a question of worthiness if you download the manga? Well, I don't know really... I think no. $)))))))) 4. How many manga books do you have compared to the number of files on your computer? I have tones of different manga, in different languages in my PC, I try to burn it on CD time to time. And I have about 31 books of manga. 5. Which way is it easier to get manga? Download, download, download... ^_________________^ 6. What do you do with the manga once you read them? I keep my favorites and I keep some with good art, even if I don't like the story.
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7882081		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 41 Jul 12 07 7:23 PM	We have tons of books, but we also have a lot less money.
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hiwassabe		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5 Jul 17 07 7:59 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? downloading because its cheaper and u can find more manga online then book stores. 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? - doesn't matter 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? - not really 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD - i borrow from the library. and to the other part idl 5-Which way is easier to get mangas? - i think both depending on the series 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{erase all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} - i delete
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7882007		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5 Jul 18 07 8:01 AM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? I wish I had the money to buy all the manga I want but since I don't I mainly stick with downloading. 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? The book itself which is why I try to borrow from the library if I can. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? Yes. If I buy a manga book I will read it no matter what. If it's in my computer files I don't care when I get to it. 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD I have 15 books. I always delete the mangas I have on my computer when I'm done. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Downloading. 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} Delete. I burn the good ones on a disk.
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7881973		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 44 Jul 23 07 11:22 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? i prefer to download manga because it is much faster and you can delete anytime if you don't want to read it anymore. but it also takes some spaces in my computer... 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? i think that reading from the computer is more comfortable than from the book itself because i can manify the page if i can't see what the character are trying to say. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? hmm... i don't think so.. 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD i don't own manga books so i guess that is a zero out of 22 manga in my folder.. :(yes it is very sad.. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? downloading is much more easier to get mangas because it is faster... 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} let me see... after i read a manga on the computer i earse some of them if i think they are boring.. and i save all the good ones on my desktop since i ran out of C.D. burner... isn't it cute!!
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7881965		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 64 Aug 4 07 2:52 AM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? Usually I buy the manga if it is in stores but if it's a really long series and takes lot of money then i'll think twise... But I AM buying a long manga series (Bleach) but I'm not going to buy Naruto 'cos it's so long and I already started reading it in computer... I like downloading (saves money)... 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? Reading in book itsolf is more comfortable 'cos your eyes get tired when you read it from computer... 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? Well yeah... 'Cos we don't have so much money (talks a person that have already spent over 780 euro on manga in 2 years) .... But I can't buy all the manga I want so then I'll read it from computer... 4-How many Books do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder ? I have 78 books of manga... But in computer... I think about 60... not so sure about that... 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Downloading.... in a way... But buying is easy too... I'll say downloading! 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer? I delete the ones that are complete (that I don't to save. I save all the good ones) And the series that are still active.. I save them ^^
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samarky		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 11 Aug 7 07 1:02 AM	1. What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? Well, I buy AND download manga. So I guess both. 2. What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? My eyes have gotten used to the computer so I'm actually fine with both ways.. 3. Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? Depends on the economy fluctuations and how much money you have in your pocket. 4. How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number}? Rofl. 200+ bought mangas compared to 4 downloaded manga series. >_> 5. Which way is more easier to get mangas? Again, it depends on your money.. and your patience. I prefer getting releases online. 6. What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} I delete what I've finished reading unless it's a chapter for one of the series I really enjoy.
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soullessfool		#14	[url]	[-]
Posts: 25 Aug 11 07 6:55 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? I really prefer to buy the manga, but mangas cost about 8-10 dollars, so I can't spend too much money on it. xDD;; 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? Reading it from the book is more confortable, but I really don't like to bend the book out of shape, so I normally read the book once or twice after I buy it, then I keep it in some storage bags, all taped up. :] Otherwise, I mostly read the mangas online, even if they hurt my eyes. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? No? xD I don't really know~~ 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD 54 english mangas and 4 japanese. =/ I don't even know why I bought the japanese. xD And in my folder...umm...I just know I have more. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Online most of the time. I like getting the books however, because I don't have to wait for my computer to load and all that. 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} Save the ones I like, put them on CDs when I think they are in the way and they are complete and I would most likely read it again and earse all the ones I don't really like or though that they were boring.
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7882145		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 12 Aug 12 07 5:41 PM	1) i prefer download. you don't wast money 2)although i prefer download, i prefer read the book itself 3)yes 4) 40 5) buy the book but i am not money 6) i read again the manga, lol
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icemilk		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6 Aug 13 07 11:33 AM	I buy and download manga is part of my collection of those things
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Mei91		#17	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6 Aug 22 07 6:02 AM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? Buying coz i want the real deal! Between me hands , the feeling of hte pages!! The smell of manga wafting as i flip the pages!! I want the damn real deal!! But if i cant buy it cuz it's like exspensive or if it's unavailable the downloading is much much better! 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? AGAIN... I will say.... The real deal... the smell, the texture of the book the feeling of it in my hands! And reading from the computer kind of hurts my eyes sometimes..... i gotta give my eyes a rest from using the comp like kind of 24/7 sometimes!! 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? No..... 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD Umm i have like 14 mangas...... the files in my folder uhhhh i already have 3 files to put where my manga is..... and currently 1st folder contains like 100 files 2nd has like 150... and 3rd has like 65 files.... 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Downloading is much easier... it's difficult to buy mangas in our place cuz its not commonly sold and people can't afford it 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} SAve all the good ones.... one shots will be deleted hehehehehehe depends if its good or not... delete button will always be blinking! wahahaha LOLZ
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Kin		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 18 Aug 22 07 6:33 AM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? I prefer buying. I really like watching at my collection of mangas and animanga gadgets . 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? Both are comfortable imo. But when I'm eating something and reading manga from book itself, I can dirty my manga... xD'' 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? Honestly no. 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD um... maybe 67? Dunno. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Of corse downloading I'm living in small village and I can't often buy manga... 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} I always save all, but when there's no place for new mangas, I must delete something, what I don't like so much as other.
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SabishiiHana		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6 Aug 22 07 1:50 PM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? Ah, recently I've preferred downloading, especially considering I'm rather poor. I do, however, buy the manga of the ones I like the most, if they are published here in the US that is. If I can afford it, I like to buy some, too. 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? Well, reading from the book is much more comfortable. I like to lie down while I read, so using a computer isn't much help. I have a laptop, so I technically could, but it's easier not to move it around so much. I just like being able to hold it in my hand, but if I can't get the book, I'm comfortable enough on the computer. 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? For some there is, I guess. It's mainly determined by how much money I have... 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD Um, I actually used to have quite a lot of manga, but I sold most of them recently because I needed a lot of money to buy gifts and things...I have no idea how many are in my folder, but it's quite a lot at the moment. 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Downloading is easier, at least for the unlicensed manga definitely. There are a lot of big bookstores around, like Borders and Books-a-million, so I buy some from there. 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} I like to save them all as long as I have room. I delete the ones I don't like or most likely won't read again. I like to reread manga after a while.
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litohikari		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 6 Sep 16 07 11:36 AM	1-What do you prefer most? Buying or Downloading Manga? I prefer both. >.> As long as its manga 2-What is more comfortable? Reading from the computer or from the book itself? The book 3-Is there really a question of worthiness if you buy a manga or read it on the computer? Um yea kinda...i onli buy the ones i realli realli love 4-How many Books{number} do you have compared to the Mangas in your folder{number} ?XD I have like 50 books and like around 100+ files >.> 5-Which way is more easier to get mangas? Downloading 6-What do you do after you read a manga on the computer?{earse all/save all/save the good ones and the others earse/burn a CD.....etc} Lol i usualli delete ._.
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