Kindle

[stormkeeper_lovedoris]

I wonder why I haven't bought a Kindle or a Nook. Am I a Luddite? Maybe it's just because I don't have a burning desire to replace books with an e-version? I admit that sometimes it would be nice, but I guess I don't have enough problems with the current method of going to the library and checking out books (and occasionally buying books or getting them from Paperbackswap.com).

Comments

[maddiec24.livejournal.com]

I read on my phone at work, but otherwise I like a real book. I like to hold them and smell them. *g*

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Me too! I really do.

[shar-bernadotte.livejournal.com]

Few things are quite as cozy as snuggling up with a nice paperback book. I am quite content with my flip-phone and mp3 player. I don't care much for the touch technology, anyways. I still like my old-fashioned pen-and-paper or pencil-and-paper. *sigh* Technology is passing me by.

Although, should you buy a Kindle or Nook, let me know what you think. I don't know anyone who has one.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

I will definitely let you know if I get one. A coworker of mine has one. She says it's great and she loves it, etc etc.

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

I don't think of it in terms of "replacing" one format with another. I have a Kindle and I still collect way too many physical books. The thing is a lot of ebooks don't exist in physical format; and many physical books don't exist in ebook format. It's just a way to make sure I read as many of them as possible.

Also, a lot of my writer friends are contracted with epublishers, and it's the only way to support them.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

That is good to know, that both formats can exist side by side. You can use both. Cool!

[rhoda-rants.livejournal.com]

Exactly. And really, aren't audio books another version of that same thing? I know you love your audio books. ;)

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

There you go - it's just another way to enjoy books!

[denisia.livejournal.com]

I don't think you are alone on that. I think on the polls they've done, at least 50% of readers still prefer paper books.

I'm in that group, myself - I much prefer a physical book. Reading too much on the computer/computer like screens gives me headaches, for one thing. Unlike a Kindle - a paper book can never run out of batteries/power, won't be wiped out in a computer crash, doesn't cost hundreds of dollars (unless it's rare of course, but we're not talking about those) and isn't an attractive target for thieves (since I like to read on the bus, this is an issue). I really hope that publishers never stop making books. I think there's room for both, the way you can buy CDs and mp3s alike.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Great points - there are lots of advantages to actual books!

[rivulet027.livejournal.com]

I miss my kindle so much, one of my pateints broke it, but I'm going to get a replacement soon. I liked that it was easy to curl up with a large book in bed and that I could check out library books on it, but often times I found myself missing the tactile of holding a book and the smell. I bought the hunger games trilogy cheap on kindle, but then spent the money to buy the book versions because I missed having a book so much. The thing I really loved my kindle for though was the fanfic and I think that's mostly because I'm used to it being online. It was so amazing to have so many of my favorite fics stored in one place.

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

So you also like them both? That's good to know that it's not an either/or deal.

[kannaophelia.livejournal.com]

I was PASSIONATELY opposed to ereaders and convinced I'd always love "real" books best, although as an academic librarian I obviously thought that ebooks were extremely important for students.

Then my wife bought a Kindle.

Fast forward a year, and whether a book is available as en ebook or not is a major factor in whether I buy it or not. I have to really, really want it to buy it in paper, and if I love it, I will replace it with an ebook as soon as they become available and donate the paper copy.

Reasons: my ereader is lighter, more portable (I love being able to carry hundreds of books at once) and more comfortable to hold in bed, eInk is more comfortable in direct sunlight than white and cream pages which refelct glare (I live in a hot country), and ebooks don't get broken spines, crumpled covers or hurt my hands to hold open, or collect dust. And OMG SPACE!!! Selfpubbed books often hit my niche interests, and $2.95-$4.95 for an ebook makes it easy to take the chance on a new author. My library also has a big ebook collection, and I read a lot of free ebooks, too - when I'm used to paying big bucks for Angela Brazils, for example, picking them up free off Gutenberg is awesome.

I've donated 14 bags of my books so far, and I'm looking for more to get rid of before we move. Meanwhile, I've bought more books in the last year than I did in the three before... although I always did buy lots of books anyway, thus my space issues. :D

[stormkpr.livejournal.com]

Wow - so many good things about the Kindle. Thanks for sharing!