Reasons for reading electronic books

[Kymmmm]

1) Love books running out of places to put them
3) Dang store never has what I want
5) Need an older novel, store never has the book

[ebusinesstutor]

1. Bookcases no longer threaten to take over my home
2. Less back problems from packing huge number of books for long trips
3. 100s of free and low cost ebooks to check out
4. Awesome independent authors
5. Gets rid of "gatekeepers" to publishing
6. Able to get books I can't find locally
7. Can read at night without waking wife (Android tablet)
8. Books always with me (iPhone)
9. Excuse to hang out on MobileRead forums!

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by elcreative

Because I like reading!

Originally Posted by JoelArnold

Instant gratification!

Originally Posted by EowynCarter

Lighter handbag

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

I'll add a few:

- no more hunting for a bookmark
- no flapping pages in the wind while I wait for the bus
- no more paper cuts
- no one knows I'm reading Twilight

Originally Posted by stickybuns

Large print books are expensive and/or hard to find.

I can a few thousand books in my bag without injuring my back.

I can write in the "margins" and highlight passages without any guilt over "destroying" a book.

I can switch back and forth between books and not lose my place.

I can quickly/easily look up the meanings to words that are new-to-me or that appear in an unusual context.

After the initial investment is made, ebooks are the most economical option for public domain books. That includes library books given all of the late fees and lost book fines that I've paid over the years. And that reminds me...

No late fees on library books. I always joke that the fees are just my way of making a donation to the library... looks like I should probably be doing it a bit more directly!

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

1. It's easy.
2. It can be cheaper.
3. Able to carry several titles with me without throwing out my back with a heavy bag.

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Because eating them hasn't quite played out the way I expected.

Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

Lots of reasons:

1. Can carry around 1,000 books without breaking my back.
2. Can buy a book and be reading it in 60 seconds.
3. Search feature.
4. Built in dictionary.

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

The fact that my books are always with me. I whip my K out at the drop of a hat.

Originally Posted by carld

For me personally I would add

6). Free books that lead me to authors I might never have tried.
7). Adjustable font size -- this is HUGE for me.

Originally Posted by Bricorn

Being able to get a whole series at once.

Originally Posted by Spacejock

Two reasons: Space and dust

Originally Posted by xg4bx

it seems like i both read more and read more quickly since i got my kindle. i still love hardcopies but sometimes they seem like a chore to read. now i absolutely devour books and all i want to do is read.

Originally Posted by ebusinesstutor

1. Bookcases no longer threaten to take over my home
2. Less back problems from packing huge number of books for long trips
3. 100s of free and low cost ebooks to check out
4. Awesome independent authors
5. Gets rid of "gatekeepers" to publishing
6. Able to get books I can't find locally
7. Can read at night without waking wife (Android tablet) husband
8. Books always with me (iPhone)
9. Excuse to hang out on MobileRead forums!

Bold = Very important me.
Not emphasized = True, but not as important to me.
Strike = not applicable or not important to me.

[teadonkey]

1. We don't have a local bookstore. Before my Kindle, I bought like 4 books at a time from Amazon so I could get super saver shipping. Probably the BIGGEST push.
2. No more holding open books with my poor little thumb.
3. Always know where my book is!

One thing I am happy about that was NOT a reason for me to buy an eReader is that I don't destroy book covers in my purse anymore.

[nookkatz]

It's a lot easier to balance a cat and a Nook on my lap than it is a cat and a book, and this is especially true now that I have three lap cats instead of one.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by nookkatz

It's a lot easier to balance a cat and a Nook on my lap than it is a cat and a book, and this is especially true now that I have three lap cats instead of one.

Ah yes, I'd forgotten that one.

[LaurieGator]

Originally Posted by nookkatz

It's a lot easier to balance a cat and a Nook on my lap than it is a cat and a book, and this is especially true now that I have three lap cats instead of one.

Cats and Touch Screen e-readers DO NOT MIX... ask me how I know...

[Carriebear]

It's a storage issue for me. I share an apartment with two others and space is limited. But there are books I simply must have with me wherever I go, and my NC makes that possible.

[nookkatz]

Originally Posted by LaurieGator

Cats and Touch Screen e-readers DO NOT MIX... ask me how I know...

I don't have a problem with the cats and the Touch Screen . . . what messes me up is dozing off with the Nook in my hand. I don't drop the Nook, but my thumb tends to rest on the screen, so I turn page after page after page . . . and most of the time, I can't remember what page I was on!

[Stitchawl]

A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
E.) X



Stitchawl

[Nyssa]

Originally Posted by Stitchawl

A.)
B.)
C.)
D.)
E.) X



Stitchawl

I'll take: "What is 'All of the Above' for $1000.00, Alex?"

[xg4bx]

Originally Posted by nookkatz

I don't have a problem with the cats and the Touch Screen . . . what messes me up is dozing off with the Nook in my hand. I don't drop the Nook, but my thumb tends to rest on the screen, so I turn page after page after page . . . and most of the time, I can't remember what page I was on!

i don't just doze off with ereader in hand, i pass the bleep out. with my glasses still on and everything. probably because its far easier to get comfortable in positions that promote sleep with a 1 handed device than holding a paperback open.

[bookmeal]

accessibility of the physical form
storage space
easy to carry around and reading on the bed
better and more comfort choice, compare to reading on the computer screen