We have a Kindle that hasn’t been much used. Jake received it from friends as a going away present to Afghanistan. For some crazy reason — like, being stuck in a war zone — he rarely got around to using it.
He recently handed it off to me, thinking I’d get more use out of it. I still haven’t plugged it in. All of my friends who own one say the screen is crystal clear and unobtrusive yet I’m hesitant.
I’m so conditioned to reading on-screen that I find it impossible not to speed read, not to scan, not to skim wide swaths of digitized text. I can’t tell you the last time I sat down and read-read an online newspaper article. Whereas there are few things more pleasurable than reading the same article in print form.
I’m concerned e-books will be the same; reading without really reading. Besides, I’m not wild about the prospect of staring at another screen. That’s all I do! I stare at my laptop screen, iPod, iPhone and most recently, an iPad screen (Jake WON a brand new 16GB iPad at a BEEF EXPO, of all places, two weeks ago). Sometimes I feel like Apple is rewiring my brain.
E-readers out there, what do you think? Do you find you reserve your e-reader for a certain type of reading and paper books for other kinds? As for me, I like that Kindle books are less expensive and less wasteful than paper books (assuming you don’t throw your Kindle away for the newest model every other year). I can see the merits of using an e-reader for research; books I don’t necessarily want taking up precious space in my already cramped shelves. But I dislike that you can’t write in the margins, fold down pages and, most importantly, lend them.
What do you think? Or is this another example of my encroaching decrepitude?
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Jessie, I am an avid reader. I was reluctant to get one because I love the “feel” of a book but now “have Kindle will read” is one of my favorite things. I really love my Kindle — it is easily portable (I need more than one book at a time). You can lend your books and can highlight and maybe even do notes (features I haven’t used but are there).
Check it out — you can even get your great book on Kindle!!
My Christmas presents were a tactical 12 guage shotgun and a Kindle Fire! I have to say, I wasn’t sure about the Fire.. not really sure whether I would use it much.. but I have. I chose it for several reasons.
1. I am an Amazon Prime member.. among special perks like free shipping, Amazon Prime members get one free book a month from a selection of a ton of books.
2. I don’t go shopping.. at all in person.. so the ability to shop for books from my device was great! I wasn’t reading an books because I never had any.. dowloading and buying on the kindle is easy for me.
3. The backlight display means I can read in bed.. while the lights are off.. or on the porch when the sun has set.
4. I can adjust the type size.. as I get older, some book type gets harder to read.. and this way I can adjust it to a font I can read.
5. It was 200 dollars.. which is a LOT less than an Apple product:)
I’m playing with the idea of getting a Kindle as well but have what some people might refer to as a ‘weird’ nostalgia about physical books. I imagine that I’ll eventually get one but for now I’ll stick with good ole paper
I actually have the Barnes & Noble Nook Color & LOVE it! I LOVE to read, there are so many free books, and i can trade books with my family & friends that have a nook. I have used it when sitting at the dr. office with my son, showing him pictures in a book…and they have a read to me books too…he loves it! I love that i can store all my books in one spot..and don’t lose them! I am also the girl who re-reads books over & over too. My husband got it for me for a birthday gift & has said over & over it is the best thing he had ever got me for a gift
I never thought I’d want one then I borrowed one from the library and was instantly hooked. I still buy the books that I know I will want in hard cover. (not sucking up but yours was the first hardcover I bought after I got my fire) I usually get the daily deals from amazon if I’m interested in them. I love the fact that I can read in bed with the lights off. It helps me sleep better at night.
I have an iPad, but I use the Kindle app with it for reading books. Like Sue mentioned, you actually can highlight with it (and then all your highlights are stored “in the cloud,” so you can retrieve them from anywhere else later), loan books, etc. I love downloading electronic books from my library that way, and buying new books is scarily easy.
I do feel you on the worry about spending yet more time in front of a screen. My job had me online 10 hours a day, and sitting in front of my computer for another hour or two reading long articles online was not my idea of a good time. But somehow my iPad doesn’t feel like a computer — it’s my “fun” device, instead of my “work” device. I *love* the Instapaper app, which lets me bookmark interesting-looking articles when I come across them online so I can read them on my device later. I’m reading a lot more these days with the iPad than I was before — though I still do love a good print book, and probably always will.
I just recently acquired an iPad (free) and love it because there are free apps for both the Kindle & the Nook – so all those books are available. So far I have not purchased any books of my favorite authors – still think I want those physically in my library – but I really like it for travelling as I don’t have to pack additional books, just in case I finish the one I’m on. The screen on the iPad is larger – and it is also something you can read in bed, without other lights on. You can make the type larger. I wonder, though, if it is heavier than either a Kindle or Nook. I think the primary thing to consider is whether you want to use the device for anything besides reading. At the moment, the iPad is more diverse but Kindle seems to be quickly catching up to them.
I was so resistant to e-readers, but got one for Mother’s Day last year. I love my kindle. I hate reading on screens, but the e-ink really is just like the real thing. Not backlit, doesn’t strain your eyes. I love having instant access to all my books. I read more, because it’s small and easy to carry around in my purse. It doesn’t feel like reading a computer at all. I also have an iPad, but only flip through magazines on that. When I want to relax with a book, it’s Kindle all the way. I read your book on it!
I can make “bookmarks” and notes on my Kindle books. Only a precious few can be loaned out, and it’s definitely not the same as loaning a physical book. But I was an avid library user pre-Kindle, and had already gotten used to a book being more of an idea than a physical thing, so the Kindle was an easy switch. I actually still get most of my Kindle books through the library. I sometimes log into my mom’s account to read her stash. And for some very special books (Rurally Screwed comes to mind), I’ll actually buy them.
I have a Kindle Fire, just got it for Mother’s Day actually, but I’ve had a regular Kindle in the past and after that a tablet that I used the Kindle app on. I loved them all. It hasn’t replaced real books for me as I still check some out from the library as well. You can also borrow e-books through most library systems now via e-readers. I’m also an Amazon Prime member so the free book each month is a great perk. There are so many other things you can do with a Kindle Fire that it’s very much like an iPad. The kids love to play the games on it, I can sure the internet with it, watch movies on it and check my email. It’s like a smaller iPad and a larger smart phone!
I purchased a Kindle 2 several years ago and loved it more than I ever imagined that I would. For Christmas I bought my parents each a Kindle Fire but resisted getting one for myself as I have an Ipad through work….I have since purchased the Fire for myself and love it! There are things about the Kindle 2 that I prefer over the Kindle Fire (book categories) that I haven’t figured out yet but I gifted my Kindle 2 to a co worker who is hooked big time now. I love the Kindle and I love Amazon so it works out well for me as I prefer to shop on line (Prime rocks!).
I also have the Barnes and Noble Nook Color (I have serious issues with Amazon). I was hesitant to read with it as well and didn’t use it for a few months, but now that I have started it’s all I use for pleasure reading anymore. There are definitely books I will still buy in physical form (like textbooks, farming or gardening books or a special author), but for the most part my pleasure reading is all e-books. The thing I like most about my Nook Color is the fact that it has a lighted screen which makes it really easy to read at night after my (light-sensitive) husband has gone to sleep!
I resisted getting a Kindle until the price went down when the Kindle 3 came out a while back. I read and read and read and like to have all the books in hardback by favorite authors, but as I get older (sigh, old) I am living in smaller space and finding room for so many books was starting to be an issue, not to mention all the packing and unpacking last time I moved, ugh. So, I bought myself a Kindle 3 (now called something else) and started filling it up with books. Lots of free books and ebooks on sale, and buying my favorites. I love reading with it; I wasn’t sure I would, but the e-ink is easy to read and easy on my eyes and I like all the adjustments I can choose in text size.
I bought an iPad 2 last year and really enjoy it for on-the-couch checking out the web, reading magazines, and games, but the backlit screen is hard on my eyes and I don’t enjoy using it for reading books. I do like the touch screen, though, and just bought myself a Kindle Touch, and I love it even more than my original Kindle and it’s small enough to carry in my purse so I always have something on hand to read (you never know when you’ll have to sit through TWO red lights, lol).
Of course I can’t afford to buy every book I read, so I still check out library books. I’ve found no problem going back and forth between Kindle and physical books, it isn’t really like reading from a screen. Our local library supports Kindle and I have Amazon Prime, so can use those resources for free books, and my oldest son and I loan books to each other if there is mutual interest. As someone who has been reading for over 60 years, I highly recommend a Kindle.
I’m a full blown computer geek, but so far have resisted the e-Reader. First of all I read several books at once, leaving them in different places – in my bag, by the bed, in the bathroom! I would need at least three e-Readers; secondly I get 95% of my books from the library and our library seems to be very limited on eBook availability.
I had a kindle fire thrust upon me after a couple years of saying no (how ungrateful am I?) I mostly objected because we are frugal, living-on-1/2-of-one-income homeschoolers and I’m not going to buy books unless they’re important reference tools, and those I want in print.
Once I figured out that I could borrow books from the library on it and most importantly, borrow audio books, I enjoy it much more than I expected. I can take it with me to the garden or in the car, or do dishes or fold laundry while I listen. Multi-tasking FTW.
Sue, that is a great piece of information I suspect most people aren’t aware of…that you can borrow e-books from the local library! That definitely tips the balance a bit!
Yes. Without discovering that, I would probably be reduced to playing Angry Birds on it. It was a challenge to figure out what software my library had contracted with and find that software for the kindle. But I bet had I gone into the library, a friendly reference librarian would have helped me figure it out in a fraction of the time I took.
I got a Kindle 2 years and have become a great convert. You can just about anything on it – things you can’t find in paper. There are lots of sales and free books. I find I read better and deeper on a Kindle because it is difficult to skip around. I get bored with paper and start flipping and spot reading and then read the end of the book long before I am at the end of the book. I have almost 600 books on mine (including your memoir) and it isn’t even half full.
I also have an iPad with the Kindle app. I use that to read e-books that have photographs – like your awesome cookbook.
Both are very nice when you travel also. Give a test drive – it takes a little adaption time but I now find paper books quite cumbersome and heavy!
I have a Kindle 3GS(?) I think that’s what it’s called, and while it’s small and easy to carry around and it’s nice to be able to adjust the type size, I still prefer real books. I dropped my Kindle and it broke (luckily it was new and still under warranty and the Amazon people were great about replacing it right away). But what about when the warranty runs out – what if I drop it or lose it and then my whole library is gone? Plus, it’s way easier to flip through and see how many pages until the end of a chapter, or the end of the book, when you have a real book. The Kindle just gives you percentages of how much you’ve read. And when you want to flip back to something that you’ve read previously, I think that it’s easier to do that with a real book.
Our library system only has a few books available on the e-reader, so I only used it once. I’d recommend an e-reader for books like romance novels when you don’t want people to see the silly covers and know what you’re reading!
Count me as another Instrapaper lover. It’s a great service that allows one to mark and save online articles to read later (even if off line). My e-book reader is an iPad with the Kindle app. I like it for cookbooks and fun reads. Typically, things like freely available late 1800′s cookbooks and titles such as Bossypants and Rurally Screwed.
My kids got me a kindle for Christmas and I love it. It has e-ink technology so it is really nothing like looking at your computer screen. You can read it outside in the sun and it has no glare! My library does not have e-books yet but I am looking forward to that. For now, kindle gift cards make great gifts from my kids!
I read just about everything on my iPad through one of the reader apps, I like that I can choose B&N, Amazon or Apple to spend at, and it is a bonus that the old classics are usually free. The buy with one click button is dangerous, but the highlighting and notes are great. My book club read Keith Richards’ book and I highlighted important music throughout the book and bought and burned the songs for everyone. And, I can travel with 50 books, on one device! (I do hate the glare….)
I am a self described book-aholic. My overflowing shelves will confirm this. My husband bought me a Nook tablet for my birthday and it’s terrific. I’m typing on it right now! I’ve never been a newest technology kind of girl and for the longest time waxed nostalgia over paper books but now that I have my nook, all of that is out the window! It saves space, money and time. Instead of having to drive 45 miles one way or impatiently wait for the UPS truck to deliver a new treasure – now with a click I’m enjoying the latest and greatest read in moments. I love the library option too as I’m a germaphobe and hate borrowing library books (almost as much as I hate dealing with paper money!). Plug it in, charge it up and give it a try – you won’t be diappointed.
After reading comments I will add, the Nook tablet allows for bookmarks, highlighting, notes, etc. It also tells you exactly how many pages are left in the chapter, etc. I enjoy the lookup feature which immediately brings up a dictionary (not going to lie, had to use it a couple times reading your book) or will search the internet for you. Magazine subscriptions are crazy cheap. My husband & daughter bought me gift cards to load onto my account so one click shopping doesn’t get out of control. Sorry – I’m done now. Mine is still new and still a novelty
I purchased a Kindle a year ago for traveling, and at the time thought I would still use and prefer paper books for the majority of my reading. I was wrong — I’ve become a total e-reader convert. The lightweight device is easy to hold flat on a palm or prop on a leg or armchair, and as I have tendonitis in my hands it’s made a big difference on the stress put on them when I read. I can have multiple books being read at the same time, and never have to worry about bookmarks falling out losing my place. There’s much less clutter without piles of books all over the place, and my storage and bookshelf space has expanded considerably since I divested myself of many many old books. Some books can be lent, I have gotten many e-books from the library, and many books can be borrowed for free through Amazon. What I like best is the ability to get books immediately when I want them (I live far away from the nearest bookstore), and I have access to many authors that I wouldn’t otherwise through a traditional brick-and-mortar store. I’ve discovered some wonderful indie authors through my e-reader. Now I save my paper book purchases for reference books that I know I will flip through repeatedly, like cookbooks (Tart and Sweet!) etc. Oh, and I just got a Kindle Fire. Love it.
I love to shop at thrift stores, so lots of books come from those for about 99 cents each. I have a Nook, and subscribed to a magazine for a while on it but didn’t read a lot of books. My Nook sees very little use. I think i would be happier if I had an instruction book for it in my hands, rather than on the Nook–I forgot how to access it! My library has few ebooks as of yet, to. If you have an ipad you don’t need a nook or kindle, it will act as an e reader for you.
Though I was skeptical when I got one as a gift, it’s become one of my favorite things. It hasn’t totally replaced paper books, but it’s definitely cut down on the overflowing bookshelves. The biggest advantage is the portability. It’s not fun to lug a bunch of books around on a trip, or worse to find you don’t like the book you brought! Never a problem with a Kindle.
There also are many free or <$3 books from new authors and I've found some fun reads in the free books, and a couple of authors whose later books I bought. And most of the classics are available free, if the copyright has expired.
What I didn't expect was how much I'd use it in other ways. If you're going on a trip, a $2.99 Kindle guide book is cheaper than buying a book you'll use once, and the search function is nice. Even in black and white, the maps are really helpful to have with you!
I also have dictionaries on there for reference on the go. And there are some fun word games. The Fire has a lot more games, but the one with the keyboard still had a bunch of fun games like sudoku, crosswords, word games, and poker.
Like so many book lovers I resisted going digital but I have a Kindle Fire now and love it deeply. It is absolutely the best if you travel. I read your book on my Kindle. However, if it is a technical type of book (knitting, cooking) I still buy a hands on edition. There are several cozy mystery series that include recipes or patterns, etc. in the back and those are easier to access in actual book form. Readers are also great for magzines because you never have to see ads if you don’t want. I find I read magazine articles in far more depth with the Kindle.
Count me on the dinosaur team. I have three walls filled with books in my home at any one time. I not only love to read, I love the feel of the book in my hand, the smell of different paper, the sight of a well loved book on the shelf, reminding me of the time in my life I first read it. I don’t pay full price for many books (although I did Jessie’s). I buy from book clubs, remainder tables and catalogs, at the wholesale club, used book stores, etc. Since I don’t use credit cards on line, the online purchase of a pretend book to load in reader has zero appeal to me.
I only read “away” newspapers on line. We subscribe to print copies of the local papers and love the ritual of walking down to the road in the morning to collect them, then settling in a comfortable spot with with a cup of tea or coffee to read them.
I would like to hang on to some semblance of what I consider normal for the rest of my days, and not let every single aspect of my life be swallowed up by technology. Reading real books and using a real phone are two ways I hold technology at arm’s length and live as I see fit.
I was a Kindle skeptic, too, but my mom gave me one for Christmas, and I LOVE it. I have one of the standard black-and-white Kindles, not one of the fancy shiny-screened color ones, and it doesn’t feel like reading on a screen at all. I don’t know how they do it, but the “page” looks pretty much exactly like a book page, so no eye strain from more on-screen reading. I still like paper books for the smell and the feel of them, and the ability to mark them up to my heart’s content, but I love my Kindle, too. It’s perfect for reading in bed, since it’s lighter and easier to hold than a regular book, and I love that I can take as many books as I want on trips with me without worrying about the weight. Also, you CAN mark up books on a Kindle — highlight things and make notes. Or, at least, you can on the version I have (the 3G one that came out last fall). And you can borrow books from the library on it, from Amazon if you’re a prime member, and from friends. When you buy a Kindle book, you can loan it out a certain number of times.
I received a Kindle Fire for Christmas and really didn’t think I would like it or really use it so it sat around for a couple of days. After Christmas we always go to the beach in Florida for a couple of weeks so as an afterthought went ahead and threw it in my suitcase. Long story short by the time we returned me and the Kindle were inseparable. I love that thing! Like several reader comments, reading at night in bed with the lights out is especially nice. After reading several books on it however I have ended up ordering a couple that I really liked so that I would have them on hand. I guess that is old fashion but books I love I just like to have around on the shelf.
I am surprised to see so many people who, citing budget concerns, talk about the advantages of being able to check out e-books from their library, or enjoying the free e-book every month available to Amazon Prime members.
Surprised because Amazon has hundreds of free e-books available every single day. Good books, too… and most of the classics are free. E-publishing has come to be a way for aspiring authors to build a following that will then help them market themselves to agents and publishing houses… so you can enjoy free books at the same time you’re helping aspiring authors to launch their careers!
I had no idea I could borrow library e-books.. I am definitely going to go get a library card this weekend! I never got one before because I work over an hour from where i live.. and so I am “never” home when the library would be open.. and my weekends are so hectic.. I would most likely have super overdue books.. but free e-lending… that is something I can definitely get behind.. I devour books like potato chips!
It sounds horrible, but I automatically assume a “free e-book on Amazon” must mean it’s drivel. Good to know I am mistaken.
I installed the kindle app on my iphone so I could read while nursing my baby in the dark. I’ve since demolished my 2012 reading list in five months. I like being able to read with one hand in the dark — not sure if I could do that with a kindle? If so, I’m on board. I obviously need to attend more beef expos.
I have the Kindle app for my iPhone. So far I’ve only read two books on it (one of them was yours). I love the convenience of just being able to read a few pages while waiting for the bus or waiting to board a plane. I can imagine that I might like an actual Kindle, but can’t justify the investment at the moment. We did buy one for my mother-in-law last year and she loves it. And she is a very frugal person (and I mean that in the nicest way!). She would never spend more than $1 on a book – and she doesn’t. She borrows them from the library, reads the old classics that are free, and get the weekly $1 specials from the Kindle store. I believe she also told me that you can lend books to friends with Kindles, but I’m not positive about that one.
I am a book lover. I have a million books at home—I love the smell, the feel, turning the pages. But we finally started to run out of places to stash them all so my husband bought me a Kindle. I didn’t want to love it, but I do! I drop it in my purse and carry it with me everywhere. I love the fact that I can read trashy novels and no one has to know. I love being able to download books on the beach or in a restaurant at lunch. I also have an iPad with a Kindle app, but I don’t like reading on that as much because the back light isn’t as reader friendly. I still buy regular books when I need to mark them up and refer back (although you CAN do that on a Kindle).
“I love the fact that I can read trashy novels and no one has to know.” Ha ha ha ha ha! Best endorsement for using my Kindle yet!
Paper all the way. Give me the real deal. You just don’t get the same feeling curling up in an armchair with a screen in hand. And books do furnish a room. (That’s actually the name of my favorite used bookstore…I think that’s the neatest thing since sliced bread.)
Actually, Beth, I DO get the same feeling curled up in my favorite chair with my Kindle – minus the cramps in fingers that are too overworked, too stiff and always have been too short to comfortably hold a fat paperback, never mind a hard cover.
Here’s the thing: I can guarantee you that everyone here who’s talked about how much they love their e-readers felt the same way about the “real deal” as you do, and didn’t think an e-reader would pass muster. But I think what it comes down to, really, is that we love BOOKS because we love to READ. And the e-readers just put a whole world of books right at your fingertips.
I also refuse to carry/marry a cell phone. I grudgingly use the internet. You can chalk me up as a luddite if you’d like. I love love love my paper books. So there’s one more kindle-thingie out there in the world for the rest of you
I love my nook.
I spend all day at my computer or looking at my cell phone… I couldn’t POSSIBLY look at another back-lit screen at the end of the day. The nook (and Kindle) use e-ink that is so easy on your eyes.
Pros:
*I find that I read the books that I WANT to read (I order from my bed
*My nook is a 1st generation (I paid $250 for the original and still have it)… and it has already paid for itself by reduced prices for e-books and free book deals (that I’ve read).
*I need to emphasize this… IT HAS PAID FOR ITSELF. Wow.
*I can take 5 books with me on a vacation… or in my purse for a lunch break read
*I can share certain books with friends
*Large books don’t hurt my hands from holding them.
* I can easily read on my side without pages flopping over
*I can buy your book tonight and START READING IT!
If you have an iPad, you don’t need either the kindle or nook. There are free apps that allow you to download and save books under either ormat o read on you iPad.
Wow, I’m liking my iPad more as each moment passes. What’s this app called??
Completely agree with Patricia! I own a NOOK and haven’t touched it since downloading the kindle and nook apps on my iPad. I know I don’t need both, but the ebook I published is on kindle so…..
I don’t have an e-reader but am weighing in because like you I just don’t want to go there. I think about empty bookshelves and it make me sad. I love being able to display the books, the smell of books, and the authentic experience of reading a book. As a teacher sometimes I think old school arts of real tangible past times are being lost.
I am a bit old school. I do have a device (not a kindle) which I can download books to. It is not the same as holding a book in your hand. A book is a tactile thing, an electronic device isn’t. Sorry, it is books for me!
An electronic device *is* a tactile thing. It’s just made of a different material and has a different feel. I like the feel of the smooth back and the beveled corners of my Kindle. I like the non-glare screen, the changeable fonts, and how easy it is on the eye. I like that I can hold it in many different ways without worrying about propping open pages or losing my place. I like that it doesn’t get a musty smell. I like that this tiny tactile thing can hold hundreds of books yet still fit in my purse and go where I go. But I like paper books too. There’s something for everyone.
I feel the need to add my voice to the non-ebook people. I also have overflowing shelves and I love seeing my old friends on a daily basis. I serve on my local Friends of the Library board. We have twice yearly book sales and consistently bring in totals over $10,000 for each one. We just gave the library a check for $20,000 for their programs. Every year we wonder how much longer we will have the donated books to sell but for now we continue to have plenty of current mysteries, etc. coming in.
Now a disclaimer- these days I “read” the majority of my books courtesy of a mp3 player. I get them free from my library and can check out 10 per week. I do this because I can listen while doing everything from housecleaning to my favorite hobbies to driving. I only listen to lighter fare and read most non-fiction or deeper books the old fashioned way. (Like “Rurally Screwed”) I also still purchase many books that I want to re-visit or loan to others. My husband is a huge history buff and he definitely won’t be an e-reader convert any time soon. We are also non-cell phone people except for prepaid phones for traveling and emergencies. So there are still a few hold-outs around.
I love it! I’m a big fan of audio books, myself. Nothing better for enduring a long car ride.
I’ve had my kindle for over a year. I prefer real books. The only advantage to the kindle over books for me is portability on vacation. Though as I’ve not been on vacation since getting it, that’s not even a point.
I have a kindle and I love it — it did take me over a year to finish reading a book on it though, BUT I still read “real” books about half of the time. I don’t know that I can ever totally give them up.
As a long time avid reader, I was in the hesitant camp. I like books. I like to carry them. To fan the pages. The slightly musty smell. However; I also like Kindle. I like being able to have a book to read on my phone/ipad any place any time – even if I forgot to bring a book. I love being able to write infinite notes (margins only hold so much information). My favorite thing may be clicking on a word to pull it up in the dictionary…something I’m less likely to do if I have to physically pick up a dictionary. My biggest complaints about e-books are the inability to have multiple texts open side by side for comparison and the fact that I already spend so much time looking at a screen.
I think there is room in your life to love both real books and e-books. I still buy the real thing when I see it and frequently order them through Amazon but being in Italy where most of the books are in a language I can barely read, I really like the instant gratification I can get from anywhere at anytime found in the Kindle.
As an aside, we already move hundreds of pounds in books between the three of us every time we are moved to a new station. So, having a little of that weight burden lifted is great because it means we can keep our other stuff…
So true! Moving books is the PITS.
I couldn’t resist adding my 2 cents here. I am a “real” book chick as well. I like to actually hold a product in my hands not some file that is downloaded for near the same cost of a real book.
When I cozy up with my coffee there is nothing like a real book in hand it brings a certain peace and removes me from the work feel. I just associate anything electronic with work and I don’t want to go from working on my laptop to reading on a machine I just can’t feel the peace, I need to unplug =D
Sing it, sister!
I’m late to this party I know. New fan here but I wanted to weigh in on the “real” vs e-reader debate. I’ve been using a Nook since last Christmas when I got their SimpleTouch. I got a Nook Color for Christmas this year and I love both of them. I have really small hands so the ease of holding the Nook really gives my hands a break. I also have a three year old who loves the read-to-me books. They keep her occupied while I clean or work. Also, I can listen to Pandora on my Nook Color while I read. All in all, while I’m still a fan of paperbacks, I’d rather read on my Nook due to portability and other perks.