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Old 08-30-2010, 09:07 AM   #16
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My new Kindle should be arriving any day, and this is the one thing that worries me. That it's so easy to buy books, yet I won't have any more time to read than I do now (at least not until the end of the year). I already have a collection of unread print books! I'm hoping that having an e-reader again will motivate me to make more time for reading. Maybe I'll set a monthly budget.
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Old 08-30-2010, 09:23 AM   #17
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Old 08-30-2010, 11:58 AM   #18
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I haven't looked back since getting my Nook. I am reading far more. With two kids, going in to the bookstore meant babysitting them there, as opposed to home, rather than actually doing what I was in there to do--look for something interesting the read. When I did look, I didn't see anything worth buying--all the same.

With my Nook, I can shop anytime from home and am reading a lot more than I had been. With free books, I can try out more authors without feeling like I'm wasting money if I don't like a book, and I can try out all the fellow indie authors. There are far more options for my reading pleasure, and I've rediscovered what I used to love about reading.
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Old 08-30-2010, 12:13 PM   #19
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oh boy i still haven't started buying en masse but i do have the experience of "reading when you're definitely supposed to be doing something else like... erm... work?"
usually i can't wait to get home to finish this book or start another (even if it's something i've already read like... 100 times <-- pathetic i know, actually i haven't read anything new in almost a month. bought a couple of books but i've stubbornly decided to wait and read them on the K3)
it's one of the reasons why i resolved NOT to take my K3 (whenever it arrives) with me on trips. we'll see how long that lasts
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Old 08-30-2010, 04:16 PM   #20
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I used to smoke when I was bored, I quit in February and now I read instead. I'm not sure which addiction has cost me more
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Old 08-30-2010, 04:57 PM   #21
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I used to smoke when I was bored, I quit in February and now I read instead. I'm not sure which addiction has cost me more
Well smoking is bad for your health.
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Old 08-31-2010, 02:39 PM   #22
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Well smoking is bad for your health.
Well for me, the most enjoyable way to read a book is while sitting in the front porch, with ereader in right hand, and cigarette in left hand...
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Old 08-31-2010, 02:57 PM   #23
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Well for me, the most enjoyable way to read a book is while sitting in the front porch, with ereader in right hand, and cigarette in left hand...
Mmmmmm, I miss those days...
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Old 08-31-2010, 03:16 PM   #24
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I think I could take the OP here and replace "ebooks" with pretty much any thing...

...drugs, alcohol, video games, sex, gambling, etc. Obsession and addiction are not limited to "vices"... even a harmless hobby like collecting, shopping, reading can be taken to dangerous extremes.

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Old 08-31-2010, 06:48 PM   #25
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it's one of the reasons why i resolved NOT to take my K3 (whenever it arrives) with me on trips. we'll see how long that lasts
You will LOVE your Kindle 3 when it arrives. Taking it on holiday is AWESOME. An e-reader is an ideal companion on a long plane ride, a long bus or train ride, and for those moments on holiday when you want to relax form the holiday for a while ....
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Old 08-31-2010, 06:49 PM   #26
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...drugs, alcohol, video games, sex, gambling, etc. Obsession and addiction are not limited to "vices"... even a harmless hobby like collecting, shopping, reading can be taken to dangerous extremes.
See, there's another benefit of e-books ... I'm e-reading so much, I have less time for all those other vices!
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Old 08-31-2010, 06:56 PM   #27
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I am cheap.

I've downloaded a few library books since my reader arrived a few days ago, with an Overdrive wishlist of a dozen or so more. I plan on buying a few that are the same price (or lower!) than a print copy would cost me. My (existing) print and audio TBR piles are so backed up that that should keep for a while.
I'm right there with you. I bought a couple more than I usually do, but I'm hitting the library and free downloads hard.
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I think I could take the OP here and replace "ebooks" with pretty much any thing...

...drugs, alcohol, video games, sex, gambling, etc.

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and when the storylines of the books you are reading contain one or more of those, then it's doubly dangerous .....
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