Do You Read More or Less with an eReader? - Page 3

idraw22 · 08-28-2010, 05:33 AM

More!

Much more, since I've had my jetbook, and before when I was using my Palm, I had started reading more than I ever read. It even slowed down all the speed reading I learned, but only cos I like to visualize when I read fiction.

sunnysmiles · 08-28-2010, 06:50 AM

I always read a lot But since Ive had my reader I take one with me whereever I go . I think I read more now. Am planning to take two with me on my travels .Different type of books

HelenaJole · 08-29-2010, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lene1949

I'm reading on a daily basis now, that I don't have to hold up a book... With an ebook reader it doesn't matter how large a book you're reading... I would never have read 'The Count of Monte Christo' on paper..

LOL! I read a 1600-page Count of Monte Cristo a couple of years ago... I enjoyed it, but it really was too large to comfortably read in bed.

mikij · 08-29-2010, 08:13 PM

Much, much more. Since I bought my Sony (end of May), I read more than 20 novels, plus some other books. Until then, I read maybe on non-technical book/year since about 25 years. And I continue to have a lot of pleasure to read

Mickey330 · 08-29-2010, 08:34 PM

I probably don't read more, but I sure as heck read more new stuff!

I couldn't afford to keep up with my reading habits as even going to used book stores would be expensive. In addition, I couldn't carry enough books home from the library to keep up with my reading.

Plus, there is always the concern over new authors. Yeah, I'd get books out of the library that sounded interesting, just to learn (to my weary back's dismay) that they weren't at all interesting. The same with buying books - even used ones - that sounded good [in the store]. So, a lot of times, I'd end up sticking only with authors with whom I was already familiar.

Now, with the e-reader (and MobileRead!), I am exposed to so many more books: free ones all over the Internet, recommendations from here (and all other the 'Net), etc.

I may be reading just a tad bit more because there is always a book handier than getting one from the library or the bookstore - but it is marvelous to have such access to new (!) authors and stories.

Marilyn

sakura-panda · 09-01-2010, 01:19 PM

I'm going to say "more".

Books are a hassle -- going to the store to pick one out, carrying it around or not carrying it around to read, having to have a place to stick them when not reading a stack of them, having to find someplace to put them when I'm done. There have been lots of times when I've wanted to read a new book but didn't because I still had a stack of old books to put away!

Books are still a hassle -- going online, picking them out, putting in cc information, downloading them, sorting and tagging series in calibre, connecting my reader to copy the books over -- but because I don't have to deal with stacks of books when I buy a large batch, it's much easier to manage if I do it in batches rather than a couple at a time.

All in all, it means I'm reading more because my reader is more portable than any of my books, it is more flexible in that I can read a couple of different genre books at a time for those times I suddenly realize I am not in the mood for whatever I have been reading, and I am not hindered by my desire to stop creating extra clutter in my house.

alecE · 09-01-2010, 06:48 PM

Lots, lots, lots more. Eventually some kind people in white coats will probably come by and help me.
Reading more because
- ebooks solve my significant space problem (there isn't any);
- purchase and/or free download is an 'any time' activity;
- I can carry my library with me and find a title to suit my mood;
- I don't keep running out of objects to use as naff bookmarks!

Obstacles to reading: work, and the addiction to buying cheap 2nd-hand pbooks for scanning & format shifting (this too may be solved by the kind people in white coats).

HarleyB · 09-01-2010, 09:36 PM

After the first few weeks of excitment with my new toy when I was reading non stop - I've probably increased my reading overall because now I always have a book that I want to read.
Previously I would read my book if I could be bothered carrying it around. If what I really wanted to read was too big and heavy or just not with me then I would read a magazine, newspaper, the cereal packet, whatever and wish I was reading my book. Or sometimes the book I had with me was not really what I felt like reading right at that moment.
The ease of downloading a new book is incredible and it's immediate! One of the first ebooks I read was The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. When I finished I decided I wanted to read the others and within MINUTES I had downloaded them and started reading. Prior to my ereader I would have been frustrated that it was 7pm on a Sunday night and no bookshops were open. I would have looked at my diary for the week and realised that I probably wasn't going to have time to get them before Wednesday and been REALLY annoyed. With the ereader by the time Wednesday rolled around I had finished the 3 books and moved on to something else.

guyanonymous · 09-01-2010, 10:47 PM

I read much more conveniently.

Xanthe · 09-01-2010, 11:19 PM

I'm reading just about the same; it's just not costing me as much right at the moment because of all the free ebooks.

Instead of multiple paperbooks going at the same time, I now I have ebooks added to the mix.

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08-28-2010, 05:33 AM	#31
idraw22 Zealot Posts: 115 Karma: 1094380 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: arkansas Device: Jetbook Lite, Kindle 3, jetbook mini, sony clie, sony prs-T1	More! Much more, since I've had my jetbook, and before when I was using my Palm, I had started reading more than I ever read. It even slowed down all the speed reading I learned, but only cos I like to visualize when I read fiction.

08-28-2010, 06:50 AM	#32
sunnysmiles Addict Posts: 279 Karma: 1188010 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: London Device: I pad air, kindle pw2 and kindle touch , kindle had fire Nook pad nook	I always read a lot But since Ive had my reader I take one with me whereever I go . I think I read more now. Am planning to take two with me on my travels .Different type of books

08-29-2010, 08:13 PM	#34
mikij Connoisseur Posts: 98 Karma: 161 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Quebec, Canada Device: PRS-600	Much, much more. Since I bought my Sony (end of May), I read more than 20 novels, plus some other books. Until then, I read maybe on non-technical book/year since about 25 years. And I continue to have a lot of pleasure to read

08-29-2010, 08:34 PM	#35
Mickey330 Addict Posts: 378 Karma: 1107420 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Western New York state (USA) Device: Kindle Oasis & the Kindle app on iDevices	I probably don't read more, but I sure as heck read more new stuff! I couldn't afford to keep up with my reading habits as even going to used book stores would be expensive. In addition, I couldn't carry enough books home from the library to keep up with my reading. Plus, there is always the concern over new authors. Yeah, I'd get books out of the library that sounded interesting, just to learn (to my weary back's dismay) that they weren't at all interesting. The same with buying books - even used ones - that sounded good [in the store]. So, a lot of times, I'd end up sticking only with authors with whom I was already familiar. Now, with the e-reader (and MobileRead!), I am exposed to so many more books: free ones all over the Internet, recommendations from here (and all other the 'Net), etc. I may be reading just a tad bit more because there is always a book handier than getting one from the library or the bookstore - but it is marvelous to have such access to new (!) authors and stories. Marilyn

09-01-2010, 01:19 PM	#36
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 938 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I'm going to say "more". Books are a hassle -- going to the store to pick one out, carrying it around or not carrying it around to read, having to have a place to stick them when not reading a stack of them, having to find someplace to put them when I'm done. There have been lots of times when I've wanted to read a new book but didn't because I still had a stack of old books to put away! Books are still a hassle -- going online, picking them out, putting in cc information, downloading them, sorting and tagging series in calibre, connecting my reader to copy the books over -- but because I don't have to deal with stacks of books when I buy a large batch, it's much easier to manage if I do it in batches rather than a couple at a time. All in all, it means I'm reading more because my reader is more portable than any of my books, it is more flexible in that I can read a couple of different genre books at a time for those times I suddenly realize I am not in the mood for whatever I have been reading, and I am not hindered by my desire to stop creating extra clutter in my house.

09-01-2010, 06:48 PM	#37
alecE Evangelist Posts: 412 Karma: 546196 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: UK canal boat Device: sony prs505, prs650, kobo Glo HD liseuses	Lots, lots, lots more. Eventually some kind people in white coats will probably come by and help me. Reading more because - ebooks solve my significant space problem (there isn't any); - purchase and/or free download is an 'any time' activity; - I can carry my library with me and find a title to suit my mood; - I don't keep running out of objects to use as naff bookmarks! Obstacles to reading: work, and the addiction to buying cheap 2nd-hand pbooks for scanning & format shifting (this too may be solved by the kind people in white coats).

09-01-2010, 09:36 PM	#38
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	After the first few weeks of excitment with my new toy when I was reading non stop - I've probably increased my reading overall because now I always have a book that I want to read. Previously I would read my book if I could be bothered carrying it around. If what I really wanted to read was too big and heavy or just not with me then I would read a magazine, newspaper, the cereal packet, whatever and wish I was reading my book. Or sometimes the book I had with me was not really what I felt like reading right at that moment. The ease of downloading a new book is incredible and it's immediate! One of the first ebooks I read was The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. When I finished I decided I wanted to read the others and within MINUTES I had downloaded them and started reading. Prior to my ereader I would have been frustrated that it was 7pm on a Sunday night and no bookshops were open. I would have looked at my diary for the week and realised that I probably wasn't going to have time to get them before Wednesday and been REALLY annoyed. With the ereader by the time Wednesday rolled around I had finished the 3 books and moved on to something else.

09-01-2010, 10:47 PM	#39
guyanonymous Guru Posts: 692 Karma: 27532 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Ebookwise 1150 / 1200	I read much more conveniently.

09-01-2010, 11:19 PM	#40
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I'm reading just about the same; it's just not costing me as much right at the moment because of all the free ebooks. Instead of multiple paperbooks going at the same time, I now I have ebooks added to the mix.