Electronic Reader Etiquette

Barcey · 11-04-2007, 11:45 AM

The DJ from a local radio station told her coworker off air that she didn’t appreciate him talking the company newspaper to the washroom with him because she needed it to do her job and she couldn’t bring herself to touch it after. He didn’t believe he made a faux pas and thought she was being too sensitive. They brought in on air to see what others thought.

The question got me thinking about how it relates to electronic books. I normally keep magazines in the washroom for reading but I have been known to read my PDA. Am I unusual? Sorry to go there but inquiring minds want to know….

HarryT · 11-04-2007, 12:19 PM

Do you mean the toilet?

Doesn't sound very hygenic to me, I must say.

vivaldirules · 11-04-2007, 12:23 PM

Okay, I admit to it. I take my Reader with me more times than not. Perhaps I should consider some sanitary spray?

Barcey · 11-04-2007, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Do you mean the toilet?

Doesn't sound very hygenic to me, I must say.

Yes the toilet.

I know people that read their personal books but would never consider taking a library book. Just curious about the new media.

jamesdmanley · 11-04-2007, 02:38 PM

magazines

slayda · 11-04-2007, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Okay, I admit to it. I take my Reader with me more times than not. Perhaps I should consider some sanitary spray?

I think that's the point. It's "my reader" so I use it like I want to. May be a good way to keep other's hands off "my reader".

nekokami · 11-05-2007, 12:38 AM

Yes, but not to read there. It's not a place I like to spend time. I set it down on the counter, take care of business, wash and dry my hands, and pick it up again.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-05-2007, 09:33 AM

I've been known to, if I get the call right in the middle of something I'm reading. But usually I don't spend that much time in there reading anything.

Kosst Amojan · 11-05-2007, 04:21 PM

Hey, what you do in the bathroom is your business

mogui · 11-06-2007, 12:07 AM

When I was an adolescent, extended reading brought me disapproval on the grounds that I would be better off doing the homework to which I was allergic. In self defense I locked myself in the bathroom with my books and science fiction magazines. It is a habit I only grew out of as I gained more adult freedom.

I think that even though one reads on the porcelain throne, one ought to be careful about cleanliness. If you don't know what I mean, send me US$100 via Paypal and I will send you my soon-to-be-written paper on the subject

yvanleterrible · 11-06-2007, 09:10 AM

I go there and start reading for just a little while, then I get caught up in the story and stop only when my feet remind me they're bloodless choking! Then I limp out of there and find some other spot.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-06-2007, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

I go there and start reading for just a little while, then I get caught up in the story and stop only when my feet remind me they're bloodless choking! Then I limp out of there and find some other spot.

You just need a more ergonomic toilet.

yvanleterrible · 11-06-2007, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Steve Jordan

You just need a more ergonomic toilet.

Result's the same. Just read longer to get there.

nekokami · 11-06-2007, 10:16 AM

I had forgotten about this until this thread reminded me, but a few years after my husband and I were first married, we lived in a studio apartment. The only door inside the apartment was the bathroom door. If I wanted to read at night without keeping him awake, that's where I'd go. (I'd sit on the floor, though.)

We've since then worked out compromises about the amount of light I need to read by such that he can still sleep.

JSWolf · 11-06-2007, 10:20 AM

Speaking of etiquette, can we (the proverbial we) stop using the term eReader when referring to our electronic readers unless we actually mean eReader the program or eReader the book format? It makes what is said incorrect when the proper meaning of eReader is used.

View Poll Results: Do you use your electronic reading device in the WC?
Yes, I use my electronic book in the WC all the time.	35	36.84%
Yes, I use it at home but not in a public WC.	31	32.63%
Yes, on occasion but I normally have separate reading material.	9	9.47%
No, it is non sanitary.	9	9.47%
No, it’s a matter of etiquette. I wasn’t raised that way.	4	4.21%
No, I might damage it by dropping in the bowl/sink/tub.	7	7.37%
Voters: 95. You may not vote on this poll

11-04-2007, 11:45 AM	#1
Barcey Wizard Posts: 1,531 Karma: 8059866 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Canada Device: Kobo H2O / Aura HD / Glo / iPad3	Electronic Reader Etiquette The DJ from a local radio station told her coworker off air that she didn’t appreciate him talking the company newspaper to the washroom with him because she needed it to do her job and she couldn’t bring herself to touch it after. He didn’t believe he made a faux pas and thought she was being too sensitive. They brought in on air to see what others thought. The question got me thinking about how it relates to electronic books. I normally keep magazines in the washroom for reading but I have been known to read my PDA. Am I unusual? Sorry to go there but inquiring minds want to know….

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vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Okay, I admit to it. I take my Reader with me more times than not. Perhaps I should consider some sanitary spray?

11-04-2007, 02:38 PM	#5
jamesdmanley Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 817 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: houston Device: prs-500	magazines

11-05-2007, 12:38 AM	#7
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Yes, but not to read there. It's not a place I like to spend time. I set it down on the counter, take care of business, wash and dry my hands, and pick it up again.

11-05-2007, 09:33 AM	#8
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	I've been known to, if I get the call right in the middle of something I'm reading. But usually I don't spend that much time in there reading anything.

11-05-2007, 04:21 PM	#9
Kosst Amojan Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 19597 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Device: Nook Glowlight Plus	Hey, what you do in the bathroom is your business

11-06-2007, 12:07 AM	#10
mogui eNigma Posts: 503 Karma: 1335 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: The Philippines Device: HTC G1 Android FBReader	When I was an adolescent, extended reading brought me disapproval on the grounds that I would be better off doing the homework to which I was allergic. In self defense I locked myself in the bathroom with my books and science fiction magazines. It is a habit I only grew out of as I gained more adult freedom. I think that even though one reads on the porcelain throne, one ought to be careful about cleanliness. If you don't know what I mean, send me US$100 via Paypal and I will send you my soon-to-be-written paper on the subject

11-06-2007, 09:10 AM	#11
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	I go there and start reading for just a little while, then I get caught up in the story and stop only when my feet remind me they're bloodless choking! Then I limp out of there and find some other spot.

11-06-2007, 10:16 AM	#14
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	I had forgotten about this until this thread reminded me, but a few years after my husband and I were first married, we lived in a studio apartment. The only door inside the apartment was the bathroom door. If I wanted to read at night without keeping him awake, that's where I'd go. (I'd sit on the floor, though.) We've since then worked out compromises about the amount of light I need to read by such that he can still sleep.

11-06-2007, 10:20 AM	#15
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,887 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Speaking of etiquette, can we (the proverbial we) stop using the term eReader when referring to our electronic readers unless we actually mean eReader the program or eReader the book format? It makes what is said incorrect when the proper meaning of eReader is used.

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