What's the other (secret) reason you bought your ereader?

hermes · 05-31-2011, 02:55 AM

OK, if it's truly confidential, you're not going to post here.

In my case...

The excuse.

1. Intellectual: Out of the reading habit. Want to read more, maybe this novelty will help.

The reason.

1. Practical: Lonely Planet West Africa guidebook too heavy for train travel. Adding *East* Africa too and it's impossible.

The real reason

2. Emotional: Six months of 5 hours a day caring for the person in my life who is dearest to me, taking a break from his dying to do something indulgent, unnecessary, expensive, and time-consuming - for me.

The real reason behind the real reason

3. Spiritual: Can't stand clutter or anything superfluous. While I like the results and activity of reading I really can stomach the presence of a shelf of books. Don't really know why. It's an angst about undigested books. Feel I should select and memorize one great 'book' in the pre-medieval oral tradition or totally understand one book before I move on to a second. On my deathbed will having read many books really matter?

Yours might be (seriously or jokingly)...

a. impress strangers on the bus who are still using 14th century technology.

b. vengence for brother who runs antiquarian bookstore, gift for his son

c. impress girlfriend who thinks I am Neanderthal. Just need to fill up my ereader with over 100 titles and do some page turns to make them look read.

Or?

Of course you might have bought an ereader for some strange and some very rational reasons both.

wyndslash · 05-31-2011, 04:01 AM

it's not really a secret, but i bought an ereader due to space constraints and the fact that people won't be judging me by the cover of the book i read. i also like to read because i usually prefer to be in another world other than this one

Sweetpea · 05-31-2011, 05:33 AM

It's a gadget. Do I need more reasons?

My original reason to buy an electronic device on which I could read, was because it's much more handy to read on a 3.5" screen than a large 10" hardcover book in the train.

DMB · 05-31-2011, 06:10 AM

I love having access to hundreds of books on one little gizmo!

My sensible reasons were all to do with convenience:

Running out of shelf space for thousands of dt books. All the more so since I have just sold the house where most of them were. I gave away several thousand and have still to do the same with more.
Having homes in more than one country and always finding that the book I wanted was somewhere else.
Fed up with lugging around suitcases full of books when I travel.

TGS · 05-31-2011, 06:57 AM

So as not to be tied to a computer to read all the books I've liberated/format shifted/copyright infringed/stolen* over the years.

*Delete or add terms according to taste.

DiapDealer · 05-31-2011, 07:29 AM

Simple. Instant gratification. I grew tired of ordering real (meaning physical) books (no quality bookstores near me) and waiting on them to arrive. Now I can research, browse, select and buy in one minute... and start reading my selection the next minute.

Danielle · 05-31-2011, 07:58 AM

I bought an ereader because I was running out of room to store my books.

Astrakan · 05-31-2011, 08:26 AM

The excuse
Later this year I'm going on a month-long bicycle tour, and packing enough books to keep me busy in the evenings seemed impractical to say the least, so I bought a Kindle with 3G so I could bring as many books with me as I wanted to, and if I had the urge I could buy some more or do some very basic websurfing, like looking up stuff I encounter on Wikipedia.

The reason
The excuse really is a big part of the reason, but also the fact that it's a gadget. I love gadgets, but I generally don't buy them unless I have a reasonably valid excuse.

The real reason
The above two pretty much sums it up.

cfrizz · 05-31-2011, 09:18 AM

I love to read, I ran out of space years ago for DTB. Being able to increase the font on my reader, makes it easier for me to read comfortably.

tubemonkey · 05-31-2011, 09:24 AM

I don't have a secret reason. I bought an ereader to get free books. When I read DTB's, I had to pay for them. With ebooks, I no longer have to pay for them.

Pookeysgirl · 05-31-2011, 09:30 AM

1. I bought my ereader because I live in a small 2 bedroom apartment with 2 adults and 2 - 4 kids and there's just no room for books. I don't even have a book shelf. The books I have kept over the years are in a rubbermaid bin.

2. I love gadgets

3. I don't have to drive to the book store everytime I finish a book anymore.

4. I can carry as many books as I want so I can re-read something if I've finished a book and don't have wi-fi/computer handy.

RainingLemur · 05-31-2011, 10:47 AM

I like gadgets and I like reading. Putting those two together is like having my cake and eating it, too.

OtterBooks · 05-31-2011, 10:55 AM

Is this emoticon racist?

Discuss.

Elfwreck · 05-31-2011, 11:04 AM

What secret reason? I bought an e-reader to read slashy fanfic on the commuter train. Access to professionally-published literature was a nice bonus, but not relevant to the decision.

HarryT · 05-31-2011, 11:21 AM

I bought mine to pull all the hot babes who love ebook reading geeks.

05-31-2011, 02:55 AM	#1
hermes non-techy Posts: 110 Karma: 50586 Join Date: May 2011 Location: wherever I can afford to get laid and eat vegetarian Device: Sony pocket edition and Kobo touch both died - looking at Kindles	What's the other (secret) reason you bought your ereader? OK, if it's truly confidential, you're not going to post here. In my case... The excuse. 1. Intellectual: Out of the reading habit. Want to read more, maybe this novelty will help. The reason. 1. Practical: Lonely Planet West Africa guidebook too heavy for train travel. Adding East Africa too and it's impossible. The real reason 2. Emotional: Six months of 5 hours a day caring for the person in my life who is dearest to me, taking a break from his dying to do something indulgent, unnecessary, expensive, and time-consuming - for me. The real reason behind the real reason 3. Spiritual: Can't stand clutter or anything superfluous. While I like the results and activity of reading I really can stomach the presence of a shelf of books. Don't really know why. It's an angst about undigested books. Feel I should select and memorize one great 'book' in the pre-medieval oral tradition or totally understand one book before I move on to a second. On my deathbed will having read many books really matter? Yours might be (seriously or jokingly)... a. impress strangers on the bus who are still using 14th century technology. b. vengence for brother who runs antiquarian bookstore, gift for his son c. impress girlfriend who thinks I am Neanderthal. Just need to fill up my ereader with over 100 titles and do some page turns to make them look read. Or? Of course you might have bought an ereader for some strange and some very rational reasons both. Last edited by hermes; 05-31-2011 at 06:19 AM.

05-31-2011, 06:10 AM	#4
DMB Old Git Posts: 958 Karma: 1840790 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Switzerland (mostly) Device: Two kindle PWs wifi, kindle fire, iPad3 wifi	I love having access to hundreds of books on one little gizmo! My sensible reasons were all to do with convenience: Running out of shelf space for thousands of dt books. All the more so since I have just sold the house where most of them were. I gave away several thousand and have still to do the same with more. Having homes in more than one country and always finding that the book I wanted was somewhere else. Fed up with lugging around suitcases full of books when I travel.

05-31-2011, 08:26 AM	#8
Astrakan Member Posts: 33 Karma: 111410 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle 3G	The excuse Later this year I'm going on a month-long bicycle tour, and packing enough books to keep me busy in the evenings seemed impractical to say the least, so I bought a Kindle with 3G so I could bring as many books with me as I wanted to, and if I had the urge I could buy some more or do some very basic websurfing, like looking up stuff I encounter on Wikipedia. The reason The excuse really is a big part of the reason, but also the fact that it's a gadget. I love gadgets, but I generally don't buy them unless I have a reasonably valid excuse. The real reason The above two pretty much sums it up. Last edited by Astrakan; 05-31-2011 at 08:29 AM.

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05-31-2011, 04:01 AM	#2
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	it's not really a secret, but i bought an ereader due to space constraints and the fact that people won't be judging me by the cover of the book i read. i also like to read because i usually prefer to be in another world other than this one

05-31-2011, 05:33 AM	#3
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	It's a gadget. Do I need more reasons? My original reason to buy an electronic device on which I could read, was because it's much more handy to read on a 3.5" screen than a large 10" hardcover book in the train.

05-31-2011, 06:57 AM	#5
TGS Country Member Posts: 9,058 Karma: 7676767 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Denmark Device: Liseuse: Irex DR800. PRS 505 in the house, and the missus has an iPad.	So as not to be tied to a computer to read all the books I've liberated/format shifted/copyright infringed/stolen* over the years. *Delete or add terms according to taste.

05-31-2011, 07:29 AM	#6
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,880 Karma: 207000000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Simple. Instant gratification. I grew tired of ordering real (meaning physical) books (no quality bookstores near me) and waiting on them to arrive. Now I can research, browse, select and buy in one minute... and start reading my selection the next minute.

05-31-2011, 07:58 AM	#7
Danielle Enthusiast Posts: 36 Karma: 9102 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: sony 950, eReader from eBookwise.com (sold)	I bought an ereader because I was running out of room to store my books.

05-31-2011, 09:18 AM	#9
cfrizz Wizard Posts: 1,576 Karma: 36389706 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Quincy, MA Device: Samsung 54A, Kobo Libra H2O, Samsung S6 Lite	I love to read, I ran out of space years ago for DTB. Being able to increase the font on my reader, makes it easier for me to read comfortably.

05-31-2011, 09:24 AM	#10
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,852 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	I don't have a secret reason. I bought an ereader to get free books. When I read DTB's, I had to pay for them. With ebooks, I no longer have to pay for them.

05-31-2011, 09:30 AM	#11
Pookeysgirl Wizard Posts: 1,705 Karma: 12696746 Join Date: May 2010 Device: K3, Kobo Mini	1. I bought my ereader because I live in a small 2 bedroom apartment with 2 adults and 2 - 4 kids and there's just no room for books. I don't even have a book shelf. The books I have kept over the years are in a rubbermaid bin. 2. I love gadgets 3. I don't have to drive to the book store everytime I finish a book anymore. 4. I can carry as many books as I want so I can re-read something if I've finished a book and don't have wi-fi/computer handy.

05-31-2011, 10:47 AM	#12
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I like gadgets and I like reading. Putting those two together is like having my cake and eating it, too.

05-31-2011, 10:55 AM	#13
OtterBooks Wizard Posts: 1,262 Karma: 2979086 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle 4, iPad Mini/Retina	Is this emoticon racist? Discuss.

05-31-2011, 11:04 AM	#14
Elfwreck Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,187 Karma: 25133758 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, California, USA Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3 (Past: Kobo Mini, PEZ, PRS-505, Clié)	What secret reason? I bought an e-reader to read slashy fanfic on the commuter train. Access to professionally-published literature was a nice bonus, but not relevant to the decision.

05-31-2011, 11:21 AM	#15
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,560 Karma: 93980341 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I bought mine to pull all the hot babes who love ebook reading geeks.