Do You Read On A Kindle, Paper Books, Audiobooks?

[ashdigger]

Audible is the easy answer. I still read on my kindle, but if neither is available I read dead trees.

 

[FurCoat]

Paper.

 

[Buffalo]

I'm a voracious reader. My wife can't understand how I can have four or five different books going at the same time. That being said, I utilize all 3 methods of literary consumption.

Physical books for the authors and series I follow, along with as many of the classics as I can lay my hands on.
Kindle paperwhite for reading before bed, which I do every night. It's backlit and the screen doesn't hurt my eyes or keep me awake. It's also handy for traveling or when you have those massive novels you want to consume (I'm looking at you The Stand).
Audiobooks during the day or on a drive.

We are building a house at our place in Kansas and my wife actually suggested that we take one of the bedrooms and turn it into the library. I was more than in agreement. With that in mind, I've been gravitating toward purchasing more hardbound books, even ones I have the ebook or softcover version of, because a library isn't a library without shelves and shelves of hard bound books.

 

[tracerbullet]

I’m old school. I despise the electronic versions of anything Literary. The feel of the pages adds to the experience. I would even add the smell of the book. If I can swing it it is the hardback version as well.

 

[dino]

I read actual books, hardcover and paperback, Kindle and occasionally listen to audio books. That is also the order of my preference. Being legally blind makes it way more difficult to read many of the couple thousand books in my personal library, however I still prefer hardcover books because of the, often, larger fonts, and the ease of flipping back and forth.
I sometimes choose Kindle for the ability to adjust the font.

 

[Zack Miller]

Some books are worth owning hard copies (e.g. Patrick O’Brian) and for some digital is adequate. Recently I’ve started buying classics (Hawthorne, Twain, Thoreau) bound in leather via Abebooks, ThriftBook, or EBay. Being second hand, they are fairly cheap and in great condition.

 

[Chasing Embers]

Paper only, typically leather bound editions.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I read books on my iPad. Been doing so for years. Got tired of having boxes upon boxes of paper books stack up. Listen to audible books in the car.

 

[Ahi Ka]

Paper only, typically leather bound editions.

 

[scloyd]

Got tired of having boxes upon boxes of paper books stack up.

This makes a lot of sense. Makes more room for boxes upon boxes of tobacco to stack up... brilliant.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

This makes a lot of sense. Makes more room for boxes upon boxes of tobacco to stack up... brilliant.

Exactly. Can't smoke a freaking book.

 

[autumnfog]

Only real books for me.
I'm slowly building up a personal library and couldn't live in a home without books.

 

[DesertDan]

I read on my tablet using Kindle.
I prefer books (I have literally thousands of them) but unfortunately my eyesight has deteriorated to the point that makes it too difficult to read them.

 

[upnorth1]

On my second Kobo. I only read paper when it’s not available digitally. I’m used to carrying a library with me when traveling or at my cabin in the woods. At 73 years of age adjustable type sizes and font selection is a plus also.

 

[shanez]

I wish knew how to read. You guys make it sound fun.

 

[rsshreck32]

I use Kindle occasionally. I have Logos Bible software, so that is a good amount of electronic reading. But I prefer paper books. I've spent thousands on theological writings and Tolkien's works.

 

[rsshreck32]

I wish knew how to read. You guys make it sound fun.

 

[warren99]

I use the Kindle app on my ipad to read. I haven’t tried audiobooks yet.

 

[RobNYC]

Books are one of the many things I collect, so I definitely like to read physical books. Being a collector means also having a reading copy as well as the piece for the collection and they can build up quickly. Ebooks come in handy on many occasions. Audiobooks just don't feel like reading to me but can be enjoyable from time to time.

 

[ssjones]

My career is in the audiobook industry, so naturally I have listened to a lot of audiobooks over the last 18 years one way or another.

That is a pretty interesting vocation Fireground!

I found most people who say they don't like a Kindle, have never used a Kindle.

I've been using a Kindle now for just over 10 years. (just looked it up - 2011, so 12 years)

I said that I was a hard-copy book guy, and wouldn't like a reader. Then, a friend gave me an original Kindle. I almost never read a hard book again. At the time, I was reading Kings 11/23/62, it's about 800 pages and in bed, like holding two bricks. I started the midway thru the book on my Kindle and never picked up another hard copy fiction book since.

I broke it (at the beach, in the sun, put a beach chair leg in the screen). I replaced it with a Kindle Fire pad - and hated it.
I only read books - no newspapers, no magazines, no web browsing. Someone here bought my Fire and I bought a Paperwhite.

Like member Geoff said earlier:

Love my kindle.
Love being able to read in low light.
Love having all of the books I'm reading available in a small form factor.
Love the ability to highlight and make notes.

If I have my contacts in, and need a larger font - boom, a larger font. No bending the page to mark where I'm at.
You can read the Kindle Paperwhite in the face of the sun or at night in bed with no lights.
Give one a try, you won't regret it.

I keep my wifi turned off, so the battery lasts for a few months.