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Hi Shari.

Originally Posted by shalym

Actually, if you have multiple Kindles attached to the same account, multiple people can be reading the book simultaneously. Happens all the time with my books, as I have multiple family members all using Kindles registered to my account.

I've already responded to that idea.
I'm sure you will appreciate that most households don't do that. Certainly not in my experience anyway.

In fact, I know relatively few people with an ereader. Most in my experience have either a Tablet or an iPad. And everyone I know has their own accounts. I can see where in a young family, it may be expedient to do as you and at least one other has said. Though I am not sure about trusting fragile devices to really young kids.

In the end I guess, it depends on how financial you need to be, and how independent family members want to be. So a good solution for some I expect, but not most.

I change the font and lighting multiple times druing the day. My eyes get tired as I go through the day, and I need larger fonts at the end of the day than I do at the beginning. I also like to read in bed, and reading in bed with my glasses on isn't comfortable at all.

Weight and comfort are also a factor for me...it's much more comfortable to hold my Kindle one-handed than it is to hold a paperback or hard cover book.

Then, of course, there's the travel factor. I went away last weekend, and read four books while I was gone. In the old days, I would have had to pack all of those books, plus a few more, just in case I had more time for reading, or decided that I didn't care for one of the books that I brought with me. Now, I just brought my Kindle, all loaded up with books. If I did run out, I could always connect to Amazon and download more.

Sounds like you definitely need ebooks, though I am sure you can appreciate that a lot of people don't do what you do with an ereader or have your needs. Clearly you are prepared to pay more for something you find crucial, but many of us don't think you should have to ... your choice though for you.

I am no longer interested in reading paper books at all, so I don't even look at the price of the paper book when deciding whether or not to buy the ebook.

I don't look at the physical book price either. I only browse Kindle ebooks. But having bought physical books for years I am well aware of the usual prices ... certainly at the local stores and the many online stores.