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I know a couple of time before this has been asked but on items in particular but in general what do you perfer to use books or dvds

Books. I'm old school when it comes to learning. I want to get the gen then sit and play until I'e got it right for me. I've got a few DVDs, but I end up just copying what I see rather than learning and making something my own.

This post has been done many many times before...I can't find one of the topics now though .

Anyway, my opinion would be that DVDs are better for sleights and books for routines/effects: a book can't show the sleight in action so you have to deduce it from a series of pictures whereas a DVD tends to serve up an entire routine so none of your own personality is left in it.

Kati

I have voted for Books although Ecko will scorn me as we were actually talking about this last night. I think dvd's (as said previously) are better for learning sleights etc because, in my case at least, I find it easier to learn from a picture in that way. Perhaps a book could have photos but the whole motion would be in a dvd and with a sleight it makes it easier to mimik.

However, books allow you bring a personal touch as with dvd's I think many, without knowing, would mimik things too much and its left without any of your own personality. I try to use dvd/film etc to learn sleights but I prefer books when actually learning effects/tricks and routines.

(which was what i was trying to explain last night ecko)

I have DVD's and books. I will echo the words above about learning sleights better from DVD's. I do find though, that when I look through books, I can sometimes join a couple of ideas together to come up with a different way of doing something. It might not be new, but it just isn't done the way people learn it. This makes a more origional routine. I don't tend to be able to think the same way when watching DVD's.

I have, therefore, gone with books, although I will use both.