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GraceKrispy · 01-15-2011, 08:10 PM

What I've loved best about my ereader, besides the standard truths (e.g., portable, carries a zillion books, always with me, don't have to hold pages down, easily manipulated, yada yada yada), is that it has really expanded my range of reading material. There are so many great indie authors out there, and I find myself trying books I normally would have passed on by in a bookstore or even at the library. What's more, I try them, and I often love them! I used to think there were several genres I didn't like. Turns out that's not true at all. If it's a well-written and entertaining story, then the genre (to me) doesn't really matter at all. In fact, I realize I'm not that great at determining genres of books, either. If it's good, it's good!

It all started when I figured out I could download library books and I scoured my local offerings. They didn't have much of anything I normally would have chosen, so I branched out. I'm so glad I did! Reading is my favorite hobby, and the world has opened up to me like never before. It's the same feeling I had as a small child when I visited the library. A world of adventures, waiting to be explored by me. Now that world has opened up even further, and I feel like a kid in a candy shop again.

Have you had an unexpected benefit to your ereader? Something that you love about it that wasn't, perhaps, what you were expecting?

01-15-2011, 08:10 PM	#1
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Reflection--What I've loved best about my ereader... What I've loved best about my ereader, besides the standard truths (e.g., portable, carries a zillion books, always with me, don't have to hold pages down, easily manipulated, yada yada yada), is that it has really expanded my range of reading material. There are so many great indie authors out there, and I find myself trying books I normally would have passed on by in a bookstore or even at the library. What's more, I try them, and I often love them! I used to think there were several genres I didn't like. Turns out that's not true at all. If it's a well-written and entertaining story, then the genre (to me) doesn't really matter at all. In fact, I realize I'm not that great at determining genres of books, either. If it's good, it's good! It all started when I figured out I could download library books and I scoured my local offerings. They didn't have much of anything I normally would have chosen, so I branched out. I'm so glad I did! Reading is my favorite hobby, and the world has opened up to me like never before. It's the same feeling I had as a small child when I visited the library. A world of adventures, waiting to be explored by me. Now that world has opened up even further, and I feel like a kid in a candy shop again. Have you had an unexpected benefit to your ereader? Something that you love about it that wasn't, perhaps, what you were expecting?