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Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo
Has anyone gotten bored with their ereaders? The novelty factor of reading books on an ereader seems to be wearing off and now I started purchasing "real books" again.
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Actually, the novelty factor is what put me off of buying an ereader in the first place. The first Kindles and Nooks seemed like neat gadgets, but of course they could never take the place of a paper book.
I bought the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight because finally the bug bit me. I drove home figuring I wasted my money on a gadget I'd set aside pretty quickly. But then I picked up reading my current book on the Nook and as Jeff Bezos said, the device just sort of disappeared. Reading from an eink screen was as effortless as reading a paperback. If the device were more novel, I'd likely have stopped using it.
Buying an ereader has had a bunch of unexpected advantages. It's saved me lots of money on books (ebooks go on sale more often and at cheaper prices than paper books, at least those I'm interested in do). It's also prompted me to try indie authors (their books tend to be more expensive in the paper world). I also don't have to worry about packing an extra book when I take a trip.