REAL Books, or Kindle, etc

[vfefrenzy]

As much as I love dead tree editions, I do the vast majority of my reading on my Kindle Fire. i'm 99% sure my wife's aunt is getting me a Paperwhite for Christmas. Not only are readers more convenient for carrying books, they are also way more efficient at acquiring them. I regularly check out e-books from the library, and if I do buy something, it downloads instantly. i don't even have to put on pants. I'll still buy physical books if it's something I want to see on my shelf. For example, I'm holding out for a hardcover of Mariano Rivera's memoir because he's my favorite baseball player of all time and I want to look at his book regularly
The one thing I do always buy in hard copy is comic books, mostly to support my local B&M comic shop and because digital editions are just as expensive.

 

[cmdrmcbragg]

Don't get me wrong, I've been an avid reader since I was a kid (reading was never a form of punishment) and I always challenged my reading level by taking up Sherlock Holmes, Edgar Allen Poe, Charles Dickens and Moby Dick as a kid. But I became a Kindle convert when it made economical sense to download the free books (finally caught up on other classics such as Dracula and Frankenstein) and also not have to tote around heavy books either, like Atlas Shrugged.
I still love analog books, but now I don't need to weed out old books to make space for new ones, plus I read comics on my tablet as well.

 

[mrenglish]

I love DTBs but the wife got me a Kindle and I love it. I still buy the real thing for my other hobby but the Kindle wins with everything else I read. Its just so much easier, lighter and convenient.

 

[iajaffe]

A kindle is a must for me. I read hundreds of books a year and would be buried if it were not for my Kindle.

 

[rayje589]

I prefer the feel of paper. I used to read tons but now I go months without touching a book. =[ As for finishing a book I don't like... I just won't finish it. There has only been one so far, Enders Game.

 

[unholy1]

Real books for me. Hardcovers, at that. I stare at a computer screen during the week. I want to feel and smell the paper. Plus it makes you really contemplate your choice when traveling.

 

[fishingandpipes]

I prefer real books, but I did read my first book on a Kindle this year and enjoyed it.
It would probably save me space both in my bag and in my home, but I like having lots of books around. I usually have to take a large suitcase full to donate or sell each year to keep from drowning in them.

 

[mso489]

I really want to use my Kindle. I don't object. It's just that I live in a sea of "real" books. They keep

floating in and demanding my attention. So I will re-charge my Kindle and get started again with it,

and hope I can at least use it for some of my reading. The feel of a real book is an anchor. The bookmark,

the ease of making notes if the book is mine. And so on. Paper books (paper and hardback) are embedded

in my life.

 

[oldreddog]

Life is too short to struggle through a bad book, so I don't. Although I did get to the end of The Luminaries though, through sheer bloody mindedness if nothing else.
I'm still trawling through the bookshops and avoiding the inevitable purchase of a kindle whilst hugging a book or two.