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July 10th: What do you like about reading on an ereader?
Honestly...almost nothing- The only good thing I can think of is that you can read in the dark. Yes that is a good thing.
But I will never fall truly for ebooks. I like looking at the cover, not having to backtrack. I like to suddenly read the blurb- I like for things to happen at once. Maybe there is a map, omg this takes 2 secs. F that!
Yes there is good that you can have many books on it, but then the battery dies and I am all ffffff!
E-readers are good in the dark. *shrugs* I prefer print and audio ;)
July 10th: What do you like about reading on an ereader?
Honestly...almost nothing- The only good thing I can think of is that you can read in the dark. Yes that is a good thing.
But I will never fall truly for ebooks. I like looking at the cover, not having to backtrack. I like to suddenly read the blurb- I like for things to happen at once. Maybe there is a map, omg this takes 2 secs. F that!
Yes there is good that you can have many books on it, but then the battery dies and I am all ffffff!
E-readers are good in the dark. *shrugs* I prefer print and audio ;)
Ditto! Give me my print books all day to hold and enjoy. Something about turning pages just soothes me. Hugs...RO
ReplyDeleteJust hugging my books makes me happy
DeleteThe only good thing I see in e-readers is you can take a lot of books with you when you go out of town. I have a lot of e-books and have to make myself read them.
ReplyDeleteI have mostly freebies and I never read them
DeleteThey serve a purpose. I like being able to adjust the font size.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good thing but everything else always get funky for me then and too few words on the page
DeleteOh not me I LOVE the features you can access, holding on a word to get the definition and the convenience of mobility you have with a digital read. I'm always whipping out my phone at drs appts etc.. to read my latest kindle offering. There are special books I want in print but I'll take an ebook over print any day
ReplyDeleteI like big pages, everything is just so tiny you know
DeleteI love ebooks. Paper will always be the best, but I do love ebooks
ReplyDeleteMaybe if I had some super awesome e-reader
Deleteyeah I agree with you about that
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DeleteI prefer print books for all the reasons you've said but I I use my e-reader more just because I can read so much more (usually romances) on there. Cheaper, not as many books on my shelf and I can read in bed at night.
ReplyDeleteKaren @ For What It's Worth
If I bought from amazon then sure, otherwise they just are not cheaper, and hell, if I am to buy an ebook it better b cheaper damn it
DeleteLook at that baby! I love my kindle. I love the light and the portability. I read on the train and the weight makes a huge difference for me. But there are some books I just need to hold too.
ReplyDeleteI know, so big!
DeleteYou are right, 800 p book do get heavy so that is a good thing
I like the actual printed book but I like my ereader too because I can read books that I otherwise couldn't get my hands on so win/win.
ReplyDeleteFor me it's easier to get print to be honest. Ebooks are expensive and when I have bought from amazon they have been drm protected at times
DeleteI travel a lot so use my kindle for convenience, but it doesn't beat holding a Proper book :-)
ReplyDeleteThen it does make it easier :)
DeleteI do love my Kindle. My eyes are great and I sometimes have a lot of trouble with the font size in paper books. I do like print as well though. Baby S is getting big!
ReplyDeleteI do get the font size thing, but for me I get annoyed that there is like almost no page left after it, it feels like it takes longer to read
DeleteUnless I am buying the hardcover for my bookshelf, or audio I actually prefer my Kindle Oasis. Easier on my eyes and lighter for the hands.
ReplyDeleteHardcover might be my least fav lol. Best to look at, but hardest to hold
DeleteI do too but I do like that you can stuff more than a couple of books to travel with you. :)
ReplyDeleteThat is good, until it dies ;) My own fault, I should learn to turn it off
DeleteI like that they're convenient and for reading in the dark, like you say- but I'll always take a real book!
ReplyDeleteThe dark thing honestly beats that you can have many books in it :)
DeleteI like the kindle because I don't have a lot of space for physical books, but I do love my physical books. Also, I read faster on it because I can only read at night so it's easier since I cannot turn on the light with hubby and kid sleeping in the room.
ReplyDeleteI do read faster too, which might be a bad thing cos I have a harder time remembering ebooks :/
DeleteBut yes I did read for 30 min this morning in the dark while S slept
I have access to freebies and cheapies (now that I think about it, that might not be a pro..., but the big this are the light for at night and the ability to change the font larger than some of the mass market paperbacks that I can't see anymore.
ReplyDeleteA print book will always be my first love, but I've gotten more flexible for the ebooks and audios. :)
LOl, yes I have like 2000 and I will never read them cos I do not remember them. i need a better system!
DeleteI prefer print as well. But when I get a 600 page hard cover book that I want to read, it's nice to have it on ebook so I don't hurt my hands trying to hold the big heavy book for hours. lol
ReplyDeleteI read this 1500 page book and omg I suffered
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