Do you carry your eReader everywhere? - Page 5

pwalker8 · 01-15-2012, 10:01 PM

Yep, I bought a Scott e-Vest for it. I've got an iPad for most of my reading, the kindle fire for lunch and I always carry my iPhone with me. I haven't decided if I'm going to take the kindle fire, or my Sony PRS-505 on my next backpacking trip. I generally read different books on different devices, though the iPad and iPhone sync up the iBooks and I can read books on the kindle app on the iPad and fire.

solitarywolf · 01-15-2012, 10:49 PM

I was actually considering keeping my old Sony 650 at work loaded with the same books as my new T-1 at home, but what would I read between the two places? My cell isn't as fun as my Readers. I think I will still carry it with me. More practical that way in a pinch when I get to hitch a ride on a yellow-brick like- Vogon spaceship with my towel in hand.

Jadon · 01-16-2012, 01:22 PM

I don't carry it everywhere I go, because I don't go everywhere. I get out of the house about twice a month, once for doctor and once for shopping. I'll bring a reader for the first, but not second.

Nyssa · 01-16-2012, 01:36 PM

I chose option one, but there is a side note: If my purse goes then my Kindle goes since my Kindle stays in my purse when I'm not using it.

mikaelalind · 01-16-2012, 01:45 PM

It depends. If I carry any heavy books in my backpack, my Sony stays at home. If not, I bring it with me.

Latinandgreek · 01-16-2012, 05:25 PM

I have to admit that I have been worried about bringing my Sony Reader with me on very cold days when I know I will be walking a lot around town, as I've heard stories of the glass breaking in cold weather; I'm not quite sure what the temperature threshold is for it. I also haven't brought when I've gone out to clubs (even though I've been very tempted to) because I'm afraid that some drunkard will bump into me and break it.

flipreads · 01-16-2012, 11:29 PM

I have an iPad and iPod Touch. The latter I bring with me everywhere, while the latter often but not all the time.

Shushan · 01-17-2012, 09:03 PM

I don't go out but so often right now, and I wont take an ereader if shopping, but if I expect to be waiting awhile I like to take my Nook along in its little case

and I DO like Pina Coladas (the unfermented fruit juice blend variety)
pity we can't trade up for the babel fish

ilovejedd · 01-17-2012, 10:41 PM

I voted for options 1 and 3.

Option 1. I read on my smartphone which I carry with me all the time so you can say I always carry a reader with me. Prior to using electronic devices for reading, I always carried a book or two with me. For graphic novels (which usually takes me only 15 minutes to read), I carried as many as 20 - the max that'll fit in my backpack.

Option 3. I have an e-ink reader at home and another one that's always in the car. I don't read on them as often as I do on my smartphone and neither do I feel the compulsive need to carry them with me at all times.

tubemonkey · 01-18-2012, 12:29 AM

For the most part, my Kindle stays home. Occasionally on a nice summer day, I might take it to a park for the relaxing setting. Fresh salt air, snow-capped mountains in the distance, while listening to the sounds of seagulls flying overhead and ferries arriving and departing. Very peaceful.

FlorenceArt · 01-18-2012, 03:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tubemonkey

For the most part, my Kindle stays home. Occasionally on a nice summer day, I might take it to a park for the relaxing setting. Fresh salt air, snow-capped mountains in the distance, while listening to the sounds of seagulls flying overhead and ferries arriving and departing. Very peaceful.

Sounds a lot nicer than reading on the subway! On the other hand, if I waited for circumstances like that, I wouldn't get much reading done.

Sweetpea · 01-18-2012, 04:13 AM

I will always carry my device with me. I didn't have to buy anything to accommodate that as I was already used to always take a book with me.

tubemonkey · 01-18-2012, 04:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FlorenceArt

Sounds a lot nicer than reading on the subway! On the other hand, if I waited for circumstances like that, I wouldn't get much reading done.

That's what usually happens with me. Mother Nature takes over and I end up turning my Kindle off. Then I get up and take a stroll along the beach.

That was then. Currently, the area is bracing for another winter storm bringing 4 to 12 inches of snow and very strong winds. Got my Kindle and several MP3 players fully charged in case the power goes out, along with a book light that uses AAA batteries.

pagansoul · 01-18-2012, 07:19 AM

If I have a bag, I have a reader. My K3 stays at home next to my bed. I tend to travel with my iPad to work in my big bag and on weekends I want light so I carry my Fire in a smaller bag to flea markets and Malls. I don't read on my phone anymore.

patrickt · 01-18-2012, 08:08 AM

I should have had an option above option one. If, for some bizarre reason, I leave home without my Kindle, I will turn around and go back for it. I have a list, hey, I'm old, on my door reminding me of what I have to have when I leave home. My Kindle is right below my camera on the list.

View Poll Results: Do you carry your (eInk or LCD) eReader everywhere?
Yes, it's my security blanket. I have bought purses/jackets/clothing around my need to carry it at all times.	87	32.58%
Yes. Well, most of the time. I'm not as obsessive as the people in Option 1.	89	33.33%
About 50/50 for me. The people in Option 1 and 2 are pretty extreme. I like pina coladas.	39	14.61%
Not really. I didn't vote in Option 3 because I thought it sounded kind of sanctimonious.	34	12.73%
No, I keep my eReader at home, often in a locked safe. If I don't take the wrapper off, it will accrue in value.	9	3.37%
Dear madam, these poll options are dreadful, and additionally I have a kipper in my ear.	19	7.12%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 267. You may not vote on this poll

Thread Tools	Search this Thread
Show Printable Version Email this Page	Search this Thread: Advanced Search

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Keep Calm and Carry On, and its descendants	JDK1962	Amazon Kindle	1	12-26-2011 11:50 AM
CVS to carry new e-reader	Nate the great	News	11	08-20-2010 02:32 PM
Best way to carry the Kindle DX as carry-on on a plane?	Dr. Drib	Amazon Kindle	2	11-25-2009 05:16 PM
Biography Nation, Carry: The Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. Nation. IMP. 08 Nov 2007	RWood	IMP Books	0	11-08-2007 01:05 PM
Do You Still Carry a PDA?	UncleDuke	Sony Reader	22	01-21-2007 04:36 PM

01-15-2012, 10:01 PM	#61
pwalker8 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,196 Karma: 70314280 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Device: iPad Pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura, Amazon paperwhite, Sony PRS-T2	Yep, I bought a Scott e-Vest for it. I've got an iPad for most of my reading, the kindle fire for lunch and I always carry my iPhone with me. I haven't decided if I'm going to take the kindle fire, or my Sony PRS-505 on my next backpacking trip. I generally read different books on different devices, though the iPad and iPhone sync up the iBooks and I can read books on the kindle app on the iPad and fire.

01-15-2012, 10:49 PM	#62
solitarywolf Ink Drinker Posts: 224 Karma: 347666 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Device: Kindle Scribe, Kindle 2021, Ipad Pro, iPhone Pro	I was actually considering keeping my old Sony 650 at work loaded with the same books as my new T-1 at home, but what would I read between the two places? My cell isn't as fun as my Readers. I think I will still carry it with me. More practical that way in a pinch when I get to hitch a ride on a yellow-brick like- Vogon spaceship with my towel in hand.

01-16-2012, 01:22 PM	#63
Jadon Hermit Posts: 192 Karma: 9425 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: Kindle Keyboard, Kobo Glo	I don't carry it everywhere I go, because I don't go everywhere. I get out of the house about twice a month, once for doctor and once for shopping. I'll bring a reader for the first, but not second.

01-16-2012, 01:36 PM	#64
Nyssa Series Addict Posts: 6,180 Karma: 167189477 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Florida, USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite (2nd Gen)	I chose option one, but there is a side note: If my purse goes then my Kindle goes since my Kindle stays in my purse when I'm not using it.

01-16-2012, 01:45 PM	#65
mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	It depends. If I carry any heavy books in my backpack, my Sony stays at home. If not, I bring it with me.

01-16-2012, 05:25 PM	#66
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	I have to admit that I have been worried about bringing my Sony Reader with me on very cold days when I know I will be walking a lot around town, as I've heard stories of the glass breaking in cold weather; I'm not quite sure what the temperature threshold is for it. I also haven't brought when I've gone out to clubs (even though I've been very tempted to) because I'm afraid that some drunkard will bump into me and break it.

01-16-2012, 11:29 PM	#67
flipreads Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 433632 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: iPad	I have an iPad and iPod Touch. The latter I bring with me everywhere, while the latter often but not all the time.

01-17-2012, 09:03 PM	#68
Shushan Bibliophile Posts: 75 Karma: 695816 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Nook Simple Touch, Pandigital Novel, PC	I don't go out but so often right now, and I wont take an ereader if shopping, but if I expect to be waiting awhile I like to take my Nook along in its little case and I DO like Pina Coladas (the unfermented fruit juice blend variety) pity we can't trade up for the babel fish

01-17-2012, 10:41 PM	#69
ilovejedd hopeless n00b Posts: 5,126 Karma: 19597086 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: in the middle of nowhere Device: PW4, PW3, Libra H2O, iPad 10.5, iPad 11, iPad 12.9	I voted for options 1 and 3. Option 1. I read on my smartphone which I carry with me all the time so you can say I always carry a reader with me. Prior to using electronic devices for reading, I always carried a book or two with me. For graphic novels (which usually takes me only 15 minutes to read), I carried as many as 20 - the max that'll fit in my backpack. Option 3. I have an e-ink reader at home and another one that's always in the car. I don't read on them as often as I do on my smartphone and neither do I feel the compulsive need to carry them with me at all times.

01-18-2012, 12:29 AM	#70
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,851 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	For the most part, my Kindle stays home. Occasionally on a nice summer day, I might take it to a park for the relaxing setting. Fresh salt air, snow-capped mountains in the distance, while listening to the sounds of seagulls flying overhead and ferries arriving and departing. Very peaceful.

01-18-2012, 04:13 AM	#72
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I will always carry my device with me. I didn't have to buy anything to accommodate that as I was already used to always take a book with me.

01-18-2012, 07:19 AM	#74
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	If I have a bag, I have a reader. My K3 stays at home next to my bed. I tend to travel with my iPad to work in my big bag and on weekends I want light so I carry my Fire in a smaller bag to flea markets and Malls. I don't read on my phone anymore.

01-18-2012, 08:08 AM	#75
patrickt Wizard Posts: 1,221 Karma: 8381518 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oaxaca, Mexico Device: Paperwhite 4 X 2	I should have had an option above option one. If, for some bizarre reason, I leave home without my Kindle, I will turn around and go back for it. I have a list, hey, I'm old, on my door reminding me of what I have to have when I leave home. My Kindle is right below my camera on the list.