43 Ebook Quotes

In the vast sea of literature, eBooks have carved a special niche, offering a portable and convenient way to dive into the world of words. Whether you’re a seasoned reader or just dipping your toes into digital reading, there’s something truly magical about discovering a poignant quote that resonates deeply. We've delved into numerous eBooks to bring you a curated collection of the top 43 eBook quotes that capture the essence of human experience, creativity, and wisdom. These quotes are more than just words on a screen; they are nuggets of inspiration, reflection, and sometimes, solace. So, get comfortable and prepare to be inspired by the powerful snippets from some of the most compelling eBooks ever written.

1. “...Something we once loved, and love now, in the shape of a book. Maybe eBooks are going to take over, one day, but not until those whizzkids in Silicon Valley invent a way to bend the corners, fold the spine, yellow the pages, add a coffee ring or two and allow the plastic tablet to fall open at a favorite page.” - Russell T. Davies

2. “Technological change is discontinuous. The monks in their scriptoria did not invent the printing press, horse breeders did not invent the motorcar, and the music industry did not invent the iPod or launch iTunes. Early in the new century book publishers, confined within their history and outflanked by unencumbered digital innovators, missed yet another critical opportunity, seized once again by Amazon, this time to build their own universal digital catalog, serving e-book users directly and on their own terms while collecting the names, e-mail addresses, and preferences of their customers. This strategic error will have large consequences.” - Jason Epstein

3. “And so many of the indies have partnered with Google to sell ebooks right from their own websites. These stores are embracing the “new technology” instead of hiding from it, because they realize it’s about the story, not the ink on paper. If you want ebooks, your local indie can sell you ebooks. If your local independent is hanging up posters saying that ebooks will kill everything, you should tag that bookstore as a favorite in your GPS doohickey. You’ll get great deals, because that store will have a going-out-of-business sale soon. Yes, even though you try to save it with a letter-writing campaign.” - Steve Weddle

4. “It seems to me that anyone whose library consists of a Kindle lying on a table is some sort of bloodless nerd.” - Penelope Lively

5. “Life without a Kindle is like life without a library nearby.” - Franz McLaren

6. “Back in August, I wrote a post about the supposed race to the bottom with ebooks, refuting some nonsense written by an establishment bonehead.This meme won't die. People are still convinced that new ebooks are going to be priced at ten cents, and writers will starve, and this will cause a second Great Depression where banks will close and people will be forced to buy Kindles with food stamps, and then the earth will enter another ice age where all the bunnies will freeze to death.” - J.A. Konrath

7. “Be the winner in your life!” - Dr. Tae Yun Kim

8. “... the Kindle is a "roach motel" device: its license terms and DRM ensure that books can check in, but they can't check out.” - Cory Doctorow

9. “What's cheaper than a gallon of gas? An ebook. Save a dollar, stay home and read!” - Shandy L. Kurth

10. “My name is Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac--you can imagine why I went by the name Ryan.” - Priya Ardis

11. “Do I look like I want to be involved in your teen love saga? Ask someone who cares.” - Priya Ardis

12. “Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth?” - Priya Ardis

13. “He’s so powerful. Who knows maybe he’s advanced past eating” - Priya Ardis

14. “Soft sun shone down on a misty cathedral at the opposite end of a football-field length courtyard. The cathedral had a long pointed tower with beautiful rose and ivory stained glass windows. Pink-petal flowers and deep green ivy climbed the stones from the ground to it’s roof. A large fountain stood in the middle of the courtyard with water falling from several lion’s heads. Between the misty air and rolling slope of the earth, the grounds reminded me of a long lost fairy tale.” - Priya Ardis

15. “Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you're wearing?” - Priya Ardis

16. “Marilynn...passed out black cases to everyone. I opened mine to find an iPad inside. Several candidates whistled. Despite my agitated state, it impressed me too. Maybe wizard school wasn’t going to be as lame as I had thought.“All of your schedules and assignments will be done on these,” Marilynn explained. “The whole school is on these. We’ve had them for awhile now.” - Priya Ardis

17. “Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.” - Douglas Adams

18. “Until recently, I was an ebook sceptic, see; one of those people who harrumphs about the “physical pleasure of turning actual pages” and how ebook will “never replace the real thing”. Then I was given a Kindle as a present. That shut me up. Stock complaints about the inherent pleasure of ye olde format are bandied about whenever some new upstart invention comes along. Each moan is nothing more than a little foetus of nostalgia jerking in your gut. First they said CDs were no match for vinyl. Then they said MP3s were no match for CDs. Now they say streaming music services are no match for MP3s. They’re only happy looking in the rear-view mirror.” - Charlie Brooker

19. “I would rather ride on the far distant coattails of established authors than to follow the inexperienced whose whims change with the direction of the wind.” - Peggy Randall-Martin

20. “F**k them is what I say. I hate those ebooks. They can not be the future. They may well be. I will be dead. I won't give a s**t.” - Maurice Sendak

21. “Plus, I happened to be a history nerd. Why else would I be interested in a guy born in the year 519?” - Priya Ardis

22. “The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.” - Priya Ardis

23. “Well, can you tell her that?"He looked down at his feet. "I will. I will."Guy-speak for, "I plan to keep avoiding her until she gives up.” - Priya Ardis

24. “You'll get fired if anyone finds out about us!""So many rules in this century," Vane muttered.” - Priya Ardis

25. “If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.” - Priya Ardis

26. “The last declaration he'd made to me hung between us. The L word. The one that had nothing to do with like.” - Priya Ardis

27. “The first step to Happiness is deciding exactly what kind of life you want. That kinda comes from experience.” - I.B. Opene

28. “Detective Inspector Eccles sighed. He may ordinarily have met his sigh with the question of why the newly appointed Superintendent Dickinson was turning up to this late hour crime scene, he may also ordinarily question why his superior officer was dressed as Julius Caesar, in full tunic and green leafy wreath, yet ever since the new and youngest-ever-appointed superintendent had arrived at the Met it had been all too clear he was an officer who didn’t quite do things by the eBook.” - Tom Conrad

29. “The Girlfriend 911 Proven Program:1) How to stop making decisions based on the fear of being alone 
2) How to set standards and boundaries and avoid being taken for granted3)How your “Smartphone” can lead to not-so-smart relationship decisions4)How your actions can actually cause the opposite reaction you’re hoping for5)How to spell out exactly what you want from the relationship6)How to really deal with a man who can’t commit – without compromise” - jacquee Kahn

30. “To hell with you. To hell with you and to hell with the Internet.” - Ray Bradbury

31. “How do you press a wildflower into the pages of an e-book?” - Lewis Buzbee

32. “A computer does not smell ... if a book is new, it smells great. If a book is old, it smells even better… And it stays with you forever. But the computer doesn’t do that for you. I’m sorry.” - Ray Bradbury

33. “I love books. I’m giving some hard copies of the Sacerdos Mysteries book away because I think there’s something so brilliant about them. The digitisation trend is the future but people will still want the feel and smell of real books.” - Elizabeth Amisu

34. “Ah yes, now you’re beginning to feel it. It’s so satisfying to see my best efforts coming to fruition. Undoubtedly one of the most gratifying rewards of my profession. It would warm my heart—if I had one.” - Jaye Frances

35. “Oh, I don’t mean to infer that you’re not a great guy. I’m sure you’re the exception to the rule.” - Jaye Frances

36. “All cats are gray in the dark. And besides, her actions have less to do with her, and everything to do with you.” - Jaye Frances

37. “We may need to put down the book from time to time, but we should make sure not to let the computer become the new book. The universal medium, like the universal library, is a dream that does more harm than good.” - Andrew Piper

38. “Consider the millions who are buying those modern Aladdin’s lamps called e-readers. These magical devices, ever more beautiful and nimble in design, have only to be lightly rubbed for the genie of literature to be summoned.” - Steve Wasserman

39. “Electronic books are ideal for people who value the information contained in them, or who have vision problems, or who like to read on the subway, or who do not want other people to see how they are amusing themselves, or who have storage and clutter issues, but they are useless for people who are engaged in an intense, lifelong love affair with books. Books that we can touch; books that we can smell; books that we can depend on.” - Joe Queenan

40. “Op visite in zo'n ongestoffeerd huis kun je moeilijk aan de gastheer vragen of u even op zijn iPad mag kijken wat hij de laatste tijd zoal gelezen heeft.” - Kees van Kooten

41. “Fanfiction belongs online, books are published to be held.” - Sky Diamond

42. “Amazon is winning the ebook revolution, but it may lose the war.” - Jason Merkoski

43. “You don't see people getting pulled over by the police for reading ebooks on their smartphones.” - Jason Merkoski