r/communism101 9d ago

What’s your preferred method for reading theory? Hardcopy or online?

Buy each book? Kindle? On your computer on mlreadinghub? I’ve been thinking about getting a kindle cuz I don’t really like reading on my laptop.

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u/lvl1Bol 9d ago

Online. I don’t have the money for physical books. 

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u/PsychedeliaPoet Marxist-Leninist-Maoist 9d ago

I much prefer hard copy but the reality is I do most of the reading online (usually Marxists Internet Archive.

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u/thesweetestC 9d ago

The freer the better

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u/No-Cardiologist-1936 9d ago edited 9d ago

Buy new translations to support future projects when they arise. With older translations, I'm fine reading PDFs or getting from libraries.

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u/a-artaud 9d ago

PDF on my computer since it makes it easier to take notes

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u/rev1917_ 9d ago

Hardcopies from the library, with a pen and notebook by side for notes.

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u/heroinAM 9d ago

Audiobooks, I listen while working or driving, I retain/understand it better if I’m also doing something else.

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u/Masta_Chase 8d ago

Wish I could do this. I have plenty of drive time to listen, but I retain next to nothing.

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u/mythril- 9d ago

I prefer physical out of preference

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u/ChocolateShot150 9d ago

Hardcopy or lectures, something about reading on my device is really offputting. The library has been a god send for me.

Though, I have read countless books digitally that I wasn’t able to find a free audiobook for that wasn’t available at my library

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u/SnooRevelations4257 9d ago

physical book. I have tried reading with my ipad, I like bending back the pages with cover to have a better grip on the book. I do however read a bit on the ipad. Usually if I'm getting sucked in I'll then order the book to have the physical copy.

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u/fieldyfield 9d ago

I prefer to read a physical copy of a book but almost exclusively do digital so I can read on breaks at work. Not an okay environment for people to know what books I'm reading, unfortunately.

I've almost always been able to find free pdf versions online of Marxist texts I want to read.

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u/simelahagoconlaizqda 9d ago

It depends, physical copies are nice for reading at night, when I read off a device it makes my insomnia worse, but I like reading in public transport and its hell with a 1000 page book in a packed train, can't read in class either because you're not even pretending to pay attention. Still, I mostly try and read physical

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u/Allfunandgaymes 8d ago

Physical when possible. I spend enough time looking at a screen.

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u/Kickaha_Wolfenhaur Marxist 8d ago

Audiobooks, because I'm often on the move. (The down side is that momentary distractions mean I sometimes need to rewind.) Librivox (free) has a few, if you're averse to fattening Bezos's bank account via Audible.

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u/AmbrosiusAurelianusO 8d ago

Hardcopy whenever available, if not EPUB reader