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elizilla · 09-23-2011, 05:39 PM

I bought my parents a Kindle, almost two years ago now. They claim that they like it, and they carry it around. But they have been using it in a way that makes me wonder why they bother... they have been putting one book on it at a time, and never, ever, ever read that book when they're not together - they take turns reading aloud to each other in the car. They don't adjust the font size because it's too hard, and they don't ever leave their page in the book because they refuse to be convinced that they can get back to it.

I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually give up on the Kindle and go back to regular paper books. After all if you're not going to take advantage of any of the things that an ereader can do that a paper book can't, what is the point of having to worry about charging it up and protecting it from breakage?

They do, however, report that the other retirees in their senior citizen condo complex, had heard of Kindles and were keen to see it, and that other people there have purchased them after seeing this one. Maybe some of these other people are getting more value from them.

09-23-2011, 05:39 PM	#158
elizilla Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 610286 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Sage, others	I bought my parents a Kindle, almost two years ago now. They claim that they like it, and they carry it around. But they have been using it in a way that makes me wonder why they bother... they have been putting one book on it at a time, and never, ever, ever read that book when they're not together - they take turns reading aloud to each other in the car. They don't adjust the font size because it's too hard, and they don't ever leave their page in the book because they refuse to be convinced that they can get back to it. I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually give up on the Kindle and go back to regular paper books. After all if you're not going to take advantage of any of the things that an ereader can do that a paper book can't, what is the point of having to worry about charging it up and protecting it from breakage? They do, however, report that the other retirees in their senior citizen condo complex, had heard of Kindles and were keen to see it, and that other people there have purchased them after seeing this one. Maybe some of these other people are getting more value from them. Last edited by elizilla; 09-23-2011 at 05:42 PM.