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Old 06-20-2008, 07:58 PM   #20
lmarie
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Location: Philadelphia area
Device: EB1150, Cybook Gen3, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Clara BW
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Originally Posted by manchuia View Post
I might of mentioned this in a previous post, but I don't like books. I love the idea of books, but I don't like them in their physical form. Different sizes different weights, different formatting, and the like, all lead to be being unable to really get comfortable with reading books.

I know this seems a bit odd for this forum.

This discomfort with the actual physical nature (not the content) of books has led me to be frustrated with reading. I have (and buy) a small number of books, and I want more, but each time I try to get into reading the actual act of holding, flipping, etc. gets to me. And so I am here.

I actually like the ereaders simply because they are NOT books. They are one page ergonomic machines that extract all the things I like from books and put it into a shell that i could live with on a day to day basis. Now that copy of the Iliad is the same as my copy of The Inmates are Running the Prison. That makes me look forward to reading again.

I was wondering how many people on this board are like me in that respect? I also wonder how many people''s reading habit took a sharp upturn since they bought their reader (doesn't have to be 0 to astronomical, but how many were occasional readers to now constant book worms)?
Amen to your post -- echoes my sentiments *exactly*. I was an avid reader for much of my life, but I think use of the computer to read online led me to read fewer and fewer paper books. But now, with my Gen3 (and ebookwise as backup), I'm totally hooked again -- to the point where one of my daughters said to me the other day, "That thing has been perfect for you." (She's a die-hard paper book fan.) The Gen3 is just SO lightweight and portable -- I throw it in my bag (in the case, of course) and use it everywhere.
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