Doesn't really matter to me. The ereader is cool because it can hold so much and is so light. But paper books need no batteries and will still be here after an EMP blast. Or if I drop it hard.
it's an interesting question. i got me a kindle a couple of months ago. i love it. i have about 30 books on it ready to read. it came loaded with the Oxford English Dictionary. i can listen to MP3s although i don't or haven't. it's lightweight. many classic books and not so classic books are free, over 16,000 from what i recall. most kindle books i've seen are less expensive than paperback and hardcover books with the exception so far of books on astrophysics. my jaw dropped when i discovered many cost around $300.00 for whatever reason. if i decide i want to read a book it downloads in about 20 seconds once i purchase it using the kindle search function. i can bookmark or look up words and phrases. i can notate in the kindle.
all that being said i do prefer holding a real book but i have to wonder if i would prefer paper books had i grown up using a kindle and paper books were the new thing. i would have loved to have had a kindle in school rather than carry The Riverside Shakespeare and other textbooks around in a book bag or under my arm. on the other hand when i carried The Riverside Shakespeare around i didn't need to go to the gym that day. i love bookshelves with books on them but imagine the space one can free up not to mention having one less thing to dust. one thing is pretty certain. trees prefer ereaders.
I just got an ereader and it's been pretty fun. I have an incredible library built up and all in such a convenient container.
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i really want an e-reader. but i do most of my reading at work, and we aren't allowed to have personal devices at our desks.
E-reader, hands down.
Print books for me.
I'm pro-reading, in general. I love my Kindle, but there are still some books that I like to buy from brick-and-mortar stores.
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Doesn't really matter to me. The ereader is cool because it can hold so much and is so light. But paper books need no batteries and will still be here after an EMP blast. Or if I drop it hard.
it's an interesting question. i got me a kindle a couple of months ago. i love it. i have about 30 books on it ready to read. it came loaded with the Oxford English Dictionary. i can listen to MP3s although i don't or haven't. it's lightweight. many classic books and not so classic books are free, over 16,000 from what i recall. most kindle books i've seen are less expensive than paperback and hardcover books with the exception so far of books on astrophysics. my jaw dropped when i discovered many cost around $300.00 for whatever reason. if i decide i want to read a book it downloads in about 20 seconds once i purchase it using the kindle search function. i can bookmark or look up words and phrases. i can notate in the kindle.
all that being said i do prefer holding a real book but i have to wonder if i would prefer paper books had i grown up using a kindle and paper books were the new thing. i would have loved to have had a kindle in school rather than carry The Riverside Shakespeare and other textbooks around in a book bag or under my arm. on the other hand when i carried The Riverside Shakespeare around i didn't need to go to the gym that day. i love bookshelves with books on them but imagine the space one can free up not to mention having one less thing to dust. one thing is pretty certain. trees prefer ereaders.
I just got an ereader and it's been pretty fun. I have an incredible library built up and all in such a convenient container.
Print
i really want an e-reader. but i do most of my reading at work, and we aren't allowed to have personal devices at our desks.
E-reader, hands down.
Print books for me.
I'm pro-reading, in general.
I love my Kindle, but there are still some books that I like to buy from brick-and-mortar stores.
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