Ereader only ?

Smartie · 05-03-2014, 09:04 PM

Just curious,after bought ereader,do you solely read almost every book in ereader or mixed(such as ereader on subway book at home),I only mean those books as hobby ,don't include books for work and study

peachiekene · 05-03-2014, 09:42 PM

Initially I did both, but I switched exclusively. I find paper books to just be too heavy/obnoxious to deal with. Especially since getting a lighted ereader, I just can't imagine reading any other way.
Though I may break this rule because I found the entire Little House set at the thrift store and grabbed it for my daughter. These aren't available (legally) as ebooks in the US and I have actively been missing them. (We had a couple of "snowstorms" and reading The Long Winter when getting snowed in is a childhood habit and I really craved it.)

I do read paper/board books to my kids, but to me that falls under work/study.

Smartie · 05-03-2014, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by peachiekene

Initially I did both, but I switched exclusively. I find paper books to just be too heavy/obnoxious to deal with. Especially since getting a lighted ereader, I just can't imagine reading any other way.
Though I may break this rule because I found the entire Little House set at the thrift store and grabbed it for my daughter. These aren't available (legally) as ebooks in the US and I have actively been missing them. (We had a couple of "snowstorms" and reading The Long Winter when getting snowed in is a childhood habit and I really craved it.)

I do read paper/board books to my kids, but to me that falls under work/study.

i lean to spend more and more time on ereader too.but those books in thrift stores are so cheap,especially non fictional books! cannot justify buying ebook compare to that cheap price

pidgeon92 · 05-03-2014, 10:45 PM

All ereader, for a couple of years now.

kristalana · 05-03-2014, 10:51 PM

All ereader, all the way. I was looking at some of my paperbacks the other day and I don't know if my eyes used to be better or I was just used to it, but man those fonts are tiny.

rollei · 05-03-2014, 11:11 PM

Mostly e-reader except those paper books I bought previously before I own a e-reader.

bfisher · 05-03-2014, 11:14 PM

50-50; there are still way too many books I want to read that are print only, and many of them may never be digitized.

CWatkinsNash · 05-03-2014, 11:24 PM

All ereader. I don't think I've read a paper book since 2011.

dakini · 05-03-2014, 11:37 PM

almost all my fiction books are on the ereader, except not poetry and plays. i just haven't been thrilled with poetry and drama formatting on the ereader yet. and occasionally i get a physical book as a gift.

but especially when i'm travelling ... ereader all the way.

ucfgrad93 · 05-03-2014, 11:45 PM

I do almost all of my reading on my Kindle. If someone buys me a physical book I will read it, but I don't purchase them.

crich70 · 05-04-2014, 12:12 AM

I still have books on paper but haven't read them much since I got my 1st Kindle ereader.

AnemicOak · 05-04-2014, 12:16 AM

I still own a couple thousand paper books, but have only read a handful since going digital in 2007.

cromag · 05-04-2014, 12:17 AM

Mixed.

As it is, I just started reading a paperback yesterday. It was To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis. I've been meaning to read it for some time. The ebook version would have cost about $7 -- I found it for 50 cents at a thrift store. It's the same book, and I am "cost conscious."

I prefer the ereader -- a lot -- but I'm not willing to pay that much of a premium for an ebook.

Atunah · 05-04-2014, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kristalana

All ereader, all the way. I was looking at some of my paperbacks the other day and I don't know if my eyes used to be better or I was just used to it, but man those fonts are tiny.

Yep. I say the fonts got tiny, the letters shrank.

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That and not having to fight with the tight binding of today's paperbacks. They didn't used to be this tight, did they? Its like a painful wrist workout trying to keep them open. Those were my last paper library checkouts. I had a hard time enjoying the actual reading with the squinting and the prying open of the book.

So I read my books on my e-reader now.

I said it before, I went from reading about 5 books a year to reading 189 in my first full year with my first e-reader back in 2008/2009.

crossi · 05-04-2014, 12:37 AM

All ereader. I'm still in the process of replacing all my paper "keepers" with ebook versions. I've got about half done and am waiting until the ebook is published or the price drops for the rest. New books are all ebooks. Not counting cookbooks and some but not all non-fiction.

05-03-2014, 09:04 PM	#1
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05-03-2014, 09:42 PM	#2
peachiekene Fanatic Posts: 572 Karma: 1972282 Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Hampton Roads, VA, USA Device: kobo aura one, htc 10, kobo glo hd	Initially I did both, but I switched exclusively. I find paper books to just be too heavy/obnoxious to deal with. Especially since getting a lighted ereader, I just can't imagine reading any other way. Though I may break this rule because I found the entire Little House set at the thrift store and grabbed it for my daughter. These aren't available (legally) as ebooks in the US and I have actively been missing them. (We had a couple of "snowstorms" and reading The Long Winter when getting snowed in is a childhood habit and I really craved it.) I do read paper/board books to my kids, but to me that falls under work/study.

05-03-2014, 10:45 PM	#4
pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	All ereader, for a couple of years now.

05-03-2014, 10:51 PM	#5
kristalana Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 1170000 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: USA Device: Kindle PW2, Galaxy Tab Pro	All ereader, all the way. I was looking at some of my paperbacks the other day and I don't know if my eyes used to be better or I was just used to it, but man those fonts are tiny.

05-03-2014, 11:11 PM	#6
rollei Addict Posts: 219 Karma: 1000210 Join Date: Mar 2014 Device: Kobo	Mostly e-reader except those paper books I bought previously before I own a e-reader.

05-03-2014, 11:14 PM	#7
bfisher Wizard Posts: 1,638 Karma: 28483498 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Sony PRS-T3, Galaxy (Aldiko, Kobo app)	50-50; there are still way too many books I want to read that are print only, and many of them may never be digitized.

05-03-2014, 11:24 PM	#8
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	All ereader. I don't think I've read a paper book since 2011.

05-03-2014, 11:37 PM	#9
dakini not "it" Posts: 236 Karma: 1687996 Join Date: Aug 2012 Device: Kindle 7th gen	almost all my fiction books are on the ereader, except not poetry and plays. i just haven't been thrilled with poetry and drama formatting on the ereader yet. and occasionally i get a physical book as a gift. but especially when i'm travelling ... ereader all the way.

05-03-2014, 11:45 PM	#10
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,370 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I do almost all of my reading on my Kindle. If someone buys me a physical book I will read it, but I don't purchase them.

05-04-2014, 12:12 AM	#11
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,310 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	I still have books on paper but haven't read them much since I got my 1st Kindle ereader.

05-04-2014, 12:16 AM	#12
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I still own a couple thousand paper books, but have only read a handful since going digital in 2007.

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05-04-2014, 12:17 AM	#13
cromag Surfin the alpha waves ~~ Posts: 26,290 Karma: 459765791 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Jersey Device: Jetbook Lite & Mini, Nook STR, Kobo, Hanvon N516, Kindle 2, Androids	Mixed. As it is, I just started reading a paperback yesterday. It was To Say Nothing of the Dog, by Connie Willis. I've been meaning to read it for some time. The ebook version would have cost about $7 -- I found it for 50 cents at a thrift store. It's the same book, and I am "cost conscious." I prefer the ereader -- a lot -- but I'm not willing to pay that much of a premium for an ebook.

05-04-2014, 12:37 AM	#15
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	All ereader. I'm still in the process of replacing all my paper "keepers" with ebook versions. I've got about half done and am waiting until the ebook is published or the price drops for the rest. New books are all ebooks. Not counting cookbooks and some but not all non-fiction.