Are You Reading More Than Before You Got Your EReader? - Page 4

EowynCarter · 08-11-2011, 08:11 AM

I don't spend more time reading. But since a have an e-reader, it's more reading, and less re-reading.

disney_mommy · 08-11-2011, 09:09 AM

I've found myself reading more because it's too darn easy to buy them! I'll head to amazon to get a new one and end up clicking "Buy now with 1-click" to 4 or 5 more before I'm done. It's much easier to find new books with great reviews for my kindle than to go to the bookstore and scour shelves.

anamardoll · 08-11-2011, 10:33 AM

I'm reading at the same rate, but acquiring at a much higher rate.

I say "acquiring" instead of "buying" because a lot of my books are freebies from Amazon, B&N, etc., but I AM buying a lot more, too.

My indie purchases have gone from maybe 5% of my total yearly purchases to 60% of my yearly purchases. Indie authors take note.

Ditchleyportrait · 08-12-2011, 05:34 PM

i find i'm reading more, but i am in love with my device. the build quality, design, features. the cover's great, too.

i think that i've reached a "zen"

with my ereader and ereading. most electronics lose their luster over time. my kindle dx is still my go-to reader. i don't think they could've made it better.

so the love of the mode of reading helps me to read more. it also helps me acquire books i want to read more quickly. these are the reasons i read more now than before i got into ereading.

it's not only that, but i've also learned to enjoy myself.

taosaur · 08-12-2011, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ditchleyportrait

it's not only that, but i've also learned to enjoy myself.

Late bloomer?

Eisengoth · 08-13-2011, 06:49 AM

After I got my PRS-505, I proceeded to systematically devour Baen's Free Library, and ended up buying a lot of books from them as well. I'm a fast reader to begin with, but having such a massive availability of free and then inexpensive, DRM-free ebooks started a pretty serious reading binge.

I've relaxed a little bit since, but I definitely still read more than I did before I got it!

Vic333 · 08-13-2011, 10:48 AM

I read more now because my wife reads more now, because of her e-reader.

calail · 08-13-2011, 11:01 AM

i'm DEFINITELY reading more. i keep Kimy, my kindle, in my tote which goes with me almost everywhere. i'm surprised at home much "free" time i find to read a quick page or two. i've always been an avid reader (well, except for college - i read, but not for fun!), but read so much more now!

applepie · 08-13-2011, 12:33 PM

Yes! Twice more. Because I can "carry" many books in my purse.

Ryvyan · 08-13-2011, 02:34 PM

I'm reading a lot more. Physical books became a bit cumbersome to bring around and read in bed, etc., and now I just bring my Nook everywhere to sneak in readings.

One of my dilemmas used to be whether I should bring a book that I have about 30 pages left till finish on a long train journey, or to bring a new one. Now I can just finish reading and start without extra loads.

Kiwiscott · 08-14-2011, 01:37 AM

I would say I have read 8-10 times as many books in the 1st year that I had my Sony, as the year before I purchased it.

It has changed nearly everything about 'books' for me. Where I read them, how I buy them, where I store them, who I share them with.

Recording what I am reading (on my Calibre program, Goodreads, Facebook, and the Reading Challenge here on MR) is also pushing me to get through more than I would normally. Nothing like a little 'self-competition' to put out some big numbers.

Wordsworth · 08-14-2011, 05:33 AM

The advent of the e-reader makes for a much more convenient method of reading books. No more will I have to cart around a suitcase full of books to take on holiday.

I've been downloading a lot of Gutenbergs free books and converting them for various devices with Calibre. My Ipaq rx1950 pocket pc has mobipocket reader installed, and works very well. The PSP doesn't get much of a mention, but I've got a program that converts book text files into jpeg pages that can be read on this humble device using left/right navigation buttons to flick through.
Been experimenting with converting ebooks to audio with TTS program. The inflection suffers somewhat but how nice it is just to have an mp3 player hanging round your neck and have the books read to you.

pixiestyx · 08-19-2011, 04:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vic333

I read more now because my wife reads more now, because of her e-reader.

Hmm...part of the reason I'm not reading more now that I have a reader, is that I get distracted by tv & movies that my husband is watching. Maybe if I want to read more, I should buy *him* a reader!

View Poll Results: Are you reading more now than you did before you got an ereader?
Reading More Than Before	175	79.55%
Reading About the Same Amount	39	17.73%
Reading Less Than Before	6	2.73%
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08-14-2011, 05:33 AM	#57
Wordsworth Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Gravesend, Kent, UK Device: Ipaq rx1950 Pocket PC, Kobo Reader (wifi), Kobo Mini.	Much Much More.... The advent of the e-reader makes for a much more convenient method of reading books. No more will I have to cart around a suitcase full of books to take on holiday. I've been downloading a lot of Gutenbergs free books and converting them for various devices with Calibre. My Ipaq rx1950 pocket pc has mobipocket reader installed, and works very well. The PSP doesn't get much of a mention, but I've got a program that converts book text files into jpeg pages that can be read on this humble device using left/right navigation buttons to flick through. Been experimenting with converting ebooks to audio with TTS program. The inflection suffers somewhat but how nice it is just to have an mp3 player hanging round your neck and have the books read to you.

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08-11-2011, 08:11 AM	#46
EowynCarter Wizard Posts: 4,337 Karma: 4000000 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Paris Device: Cybooks; Sony PRS-T1	I don't spend more time reading. But since a have an e-reader, it's more reading, and less re-reading.

08-11-2011, 09:09 AM	#47
disney_mommy Ebook fanatic Posts: 120 Karma: 120000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Hampton Roads, VA Device: Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Kindle Keyboard	I've found myself reading more because it's too darn easy to buy them! I'll head to amazon to get a new one and end up clicking "Buy now with 1-click" to 4 or 5 more before I'm done. It's much easier to find new books with great reviews for my kindle than to go to the bookstore and scour shelves.

08-11-2011, 10:33 AM	#48
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	I'm reading at the same rate, but acquiring at a much higher rate. I say "acquiring" instead of "buying" because a lot of my books are freebies from Amazon, B&N, etc., but I AM buying a lot more, too. My indie purchases have gone from maybe 5% of my total yearly purchases to 60% of my yearly purchases. Indie authors take note.

08-12-2011, 05:34 PM	#49
Ditchleyportrait Fanatic Posts: 504 Karma: 780086 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ny Device: Kindle DX Graphite	i find i'm reading more, but i am in love with my device. the build quality, design, features. the cover's great, too. i think that i've reached a "zen" with my ereader and ereading. most electronics lose their luster over time. my kindle dx is still my go-to reader. i don't think they could've made it better. so the love of the mode of reading helps me to read more. it also helps me acquire books i want to read more quickly. these are the reasons i read more now than before i got into ereading. it's not only that, but i've also learned to enjoy myself.

08-13-2011, 06:49 AM	#51
Eisengoth Independent Author Posts: 47 Karma: 36836 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: Sony PRS-505	After I got my PRS-505, I proceeded to systematically devour Baen's Free Library, and ended up buying a lot of books from them as well. I'm a fast reader to begin with, but having such a massive availability of free and then inexpensive, DRM-free ebooks started a pretty serious reading binge. I've relaxed a little bit since, but I definitely still read more than I did before I got it!

08-13-2011, 10:48 AM	#52
Vic333 Connoisseur Posts: 57 Karma: 500240 Join Date: Jan 2011 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	I read more now because my wife reads more now, because of her e-reader.

08-13-2011, 11:01 AM	#53
calail Enthusiast Posts: 30 Karma: 50012 Join Date: May 2011 Location: central florida Device: Kindle PW; android; PC	i'm DEFINITELY reading more. i keep Kimy, my kindle, in my tote which goes with me almost everywhere. i'm surprised at home much "free" time i find to read a quick page or two. i've always been an avid reader (well, except for college - i read, but not for fun!), but read so much more now!

08-13-2011, 12:33 PM	#54
applepie Enthusiast Posts: 28 Karma: 3866 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: USA Device: Nook, Kindle	Yes! Twice more. Because I can "carry" many books in my purse.

08-13-2011, 02:34 PM	#55
Ryvyan I read what I want. Posts: 224 Karma: 372315 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Singapore Device: iPhone XS, iPhone 6, Kobo Clara	I'm reading a lot more. Physical books became a bit cumbersome to bring around and read in bed, etc., and now I just bring my Nook everywhere to sneak in readings. One of my dilemmas used to be whether I should bring a book that I have about 30 pages left till finish on a long train journey, or to bring a new one. Now I can just finish reading and start without extra loads.

08-14-2011, 01:37 AM	#56
Kiwiscott eReader Noob Posts: 30 Karma: 15298 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Auckland NZ Device: Sony PRS 300, Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Kobo Mini	I would say I have read 8-10 times as many books in the 1st year that I had my Sony, as the year before I purchased it. It has changed nearly everything about 'books' for me. Where I read them, how I buy them, where I store them, who I share them with. Recording what I am reading (on my Calibre program, Goodreads, Facebook, and the Reading Challenge here on MR) is also pushing me to get through more than I would normally. Nothing like a little 'self-competition' to put out some big numbers.

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