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I've owned ereader devices for around a year and I've noticed that:
1 I read a lot more books. I was a big reader before but now I probably read double what I used to. This may be partly due to the portability of a Kindle - it wasn't so easy carrying heavy hardback books around.
2 I now read everywhere - I mean reading a heavy book in the bath isn't ideal. But with my Kindle, I just pop it into a waterproof bag and I'm good to go. The screen is so lovely to read from that I also do a lot more outdoor reading.
3 I no longer use the library except for books for my 3 year old. In fact I don't like reading paper books at all now - only my recipe books which have nice glossy pics.
4 Our paper book collection is shrinking fast as we give books to charity - so the house is starting to look less cluttered.
5 I now keep track of what I'm reading and when using custom columns in Calibre. Interesting to finally see how much I do read in any given year.
6 Because Kindle has an inbuilt dictionary, I'm looking up words more often which is improving my word base.
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