Do you carry your eReader everywhere? - Page 6

kiwidude · 01-18-2012, 09:32 AM

+1 on the turning around if I forget it thing - the Kindle is always in my hands on days I go to work since I read while walking. Reading while on the tube helps the time pass, and given how unreliable the London tube/DLR is it is almost inevitable to hit delays to increase the reading time. I get an extra 60-90mins reading time a day from that alone - then there is while you are eating, cooking, waiting for others, waking up, going to sleep... no wonder I read so many more books a month now...

Latinandgreek · 01-18-2012, 10:14 AM

Another +1 for turning around if I forget my ebook reader.

sufue · 01-18-2012, 08:30 PM

Since I read mostly on my phone, I pretty much always have it with me. It IS my security blanket - security against being bored at the bank, bored at the grocery store, bored at the doctor, bored anywhere! I'm a totally different person (calm, mellow) if I have something to read while waiting vs. if I don't (snarky, sort of unpleasant). My husband says it's a mental weakness to not be able to amuse myself without a book while waiting in line, but sorry, I like reading while waiting!

I often also bring one of my other readers depending on what I'm planning on doing - if I'm going to be eating at a restaurant with an outdoor patio (love sunny southern California) or otherwise outside, I'll bring an e-ink reader; if I'm going to the gym, I bring the old end-of-life PDA that I don't care if I sweat on; etc.

I echo all the folks earlier in the thread who said they never used to leave home without a DTB or two - now I don't leave home without my reader, errrrr, phone.

shanghaichica · 01-19-2012, 05:08 AM

I carry it everywhere mostly. The only way I'd consider leaving it is if I have my iphone with me as I can read my kindle books on there at a push.

Apache · 01-19-2012, 08:12 AM

They will have to pry my book from my cold dead hands.

Apache

ClairePMR · 01-19-2012, 01:18 PM

Yeah, I confess that I'm one of those folks who carry the thing from room to room. I even take it along when I pick up hubby at the train station. Hey, you never know when the train will be three minutes late - that's valuable reading time! Started carting an ereader with me everywhere when I got my first Rocket Ebook. Can't imagine the habit will change now, more than ten years later. I know - I'm obsessed.

Joykins · 01-19-2012, 01:22 PM

Yes, but my backup ereader is my iPhone and yes it does go everywhere with me.

Katsunami · 01-19-2012, 08:30 PM

As opposed to my previous reader, I greatly enjoy the Kindle Touch I now have. Nowadays I don't read a lot for recreation because I've got a full time job, doing another extra study and have a household to manage.

I am in public transport for 2-3 hours a day however, where I never took a book because of size and weight of some of them. I assume that I will start to read a lot more now, because I do intend take the Kindle with me.

aquabel · 01-19-2012, 09:06 PM

If my iPhone counts, then yes I do. I always have that with me, and if I have a minute to read, I do.

graycyn · 01-20-2012, 05:52 AM

I'm an obsessive No. 1 and proud of it. It is my security blanket.

I did actually buy an expensive bag just for the safe carting about of my reader at all times. But it was easy to justify, since I hadn't bought a new bag in years. And it sure beats carrying around paper books! Besides, you never know where you'll be able to snatch a bit of reading time!

I offer a quote from Anne McCaffrey: "I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens."

FlorenceArt · 01-20-2012, 06:03 AM

Bags are one thing I have way too many of. Buying a reader didn't change anything, since I always carried at least one book in my bag, and a reader is smaller than that. However, now that I carry my reader AND my iPad, most of my bags are too small. Time for some shopping...

cak3 · 01-20-2012, 08:02 AM

Depends where I'm going. But if I'm going to be out for more than a day, I definitely pack it with me.

sakura-panda · 01-20-2012, 01:59 PM

I carry my smartphone with me everywhere and it has several reader apps on it.

I do not carry my actual e-ink readers around -- I have one that I keep to read at home and one that I keep in my computer bag to read at work during lunch.

If I'm away from home, I prefer to work on my knitting, but do have at least one book in progress on my phone as backup for when I am waiting for something and can not work on my knitting project.

Hellmark · 01-20-2012, 02:59 PM

I use my netbook at school and work, so I usually have my bag with me, and it has a pouch that fits my ebook reader, so I usually have it with me.

basschick · 01-20-2012, 05:57 PM

yesterday was the first time i ever took my kindle anywhere, and i worried all day - in fact, when we went to the sizzler, i left it at my son's place *lol*

View Poll Results: Do you carry your (eInk or LCD) eReader everywhere?
Yes, it's my security blanket. I have bought purses/jackets/clothing around my need to carry it at all times.	87	32.58%
Yes. Well, most of the time. I'm not as obsessive as the people in Option 1.	89	33.33%
About 50/50 for me. The people in Option 1 and 2 are pretty extreme. I like pina coladas.	39	14.61%
Not really. I didn't vote in Option 3 because I thought it sounded kind of sanctimonious.	34	12.73%
No, I keep my eReader at home, often in a locked safe. If I don't take the wrapper off, it will accrue in value.	9	3.37%
Dear madam, these poll options are dreadful, and additionally I have a kipper in my ear.	19	7.12%
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01-18-2012, 09:32 AM	#76
kiwidude Calibre Plugins Developer Posts: 4,731 Karma: 2197770 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Oasis	+1 on the turning around if I forget it thing - the Kindle is always in my hands on days I go to work since I read while walking. Reading while on the tube helps the time pass, and given how unreliable the London tube/DLR is it is almost inevitable to hit delays to increase the reading time. I get an extra 60-90mins reading time a day from that alone - then there is while you are eating, cooking, waiting for others, waking up, going to sleep... no wonder I read so many more books a month now...

01-18-2012, 10:14 AM	#77
Latinandgreek Warrior Princess Posts: 5,038 Karma: 9724231 Join Date: Sep 2009 Device: PRS-505; PRS-350, PRS-T1, iPad, Aura HD	Another +1 for turning around if I forget my ebook reader.

01-18-2012, 08:30 PM	#78
sufue lost in my e-reader... Posts: 8,147 Karma: 64613820 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: sunny southern California, USA Device: Android phone, Sony T1, Nook ST Glowlight, Galaxy Tab 7 Plus	Since I read mostly on my phone, I pretty much always have it with me. It IS my security blanket - security against being bored at the bank, bored at the grocery store, bored at the doctor, bored anywhere! I'm a totally different person (calm, mellow) if I have something to read while waiting vs. if I don't (snarky, sort of unpleasant). My husband says it's a mental weakness to not be able to amuse myself without a book while waiting in line, but sorry, I like reading while waiting! I often also bring one of my other readers depending on what I'm planning on doing - if I'm going to be eating at a restaurant with an outdoor patio (love sunny southern California) or otherwise outside, I'll bring an e-ink reader; if I'm going to the gym, I bring the old end-of-life PDA that I don't care if I sweat on; etc. I echo all the folks earlier in the thread who said they never used to leave home without a DTB or two - now I don't leave home without my reader, errrrr, phone.

01-19-2012, 05:08 AM	#79
shanghaichica Guru Posts: 991 Karma: 5782970 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Scribe,Kindle Oasis 3, iPad Pro 11,15 Pro Max,iPad mini 7,colorsoft	I carry it everywhere mostly. The only way I'd consider leaving it is if I have my iphone with me as I can read my kindle books on there at a push.

01-19-2012, 08:12 AM	#80
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,280 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	They will have to pry my book from my cold dead hands. Apache

01-19-2012, 01:18 PM	#81
ClairePMR Groupie Posts: 164 Karma: 1030058 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New England Device: PocketBook Color, Kindle, EB1150, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, Surface Pro 2017	Yeah, I confess that I'm one of those folks who carry the thing from room to room. I even take it along when I pick up hubby at the train station. Hey, you never know when the train will be three minutes late - that's valuable reading time! Started carting an ereader with me everywhere when I got my first Rocket Ebook. Can't imagine the habit will change now, more than ten years later. I know - I'm obsessed.

01-19-2012, 01:22 PM	#82
Joykins Wizard Posts: 1,610 Karma: 9211856 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: kindle Oasis 2018, kindle 4 NT, kindle PW2, iPhone, iPad mini	Yes, but my backup ereader is my iPhone and yes it does go everywhere with me.

01-19-2012, 08:30 PM	#83
Katsunami Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,111 Karma: 34000001 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: KPW1, KA1	As opposed to my previous reader, I greatly enjoy the Kindle Touch I now have. Nowadays I don't read a lot for recreation because I've got a full time job, doing another extra study and have a household to manage. I am in public transport for 2-3 hours a day however, where I never took a book because of size and weight of some of them. I assume that I will start to read a lot more now, because I do intend take the Kindle with me.

01-19-2012, 09:06 PM	#84
aquabel Book Lover Posts: 17 Karma: 320024 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Canada Device: Sony PRS-650	If my iPhone counts, then yes I do. I always have that with me, and if I have a minute to read, I do.

01-20-2012, 05:52 AM	#85
graycyn Wizard Posts: 1,591 Karma: 11722446 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: NE Oregon Device: Kobo Sage, Pocketbook Era, Kobo Forma, Kindle Oasis 2	I'm an obsessive No. 1 and proud of it. It is my security blanket. I did actually buy an expensive bag just for the safe carting about of my reader at all times. But it was easy to justify, since I hadn't bought a new bag in years. And it sure beats carrying around paper books! Besides, you never know where you'll be able to snatch a bit of reading time! I offer a quote from Anne McCaffrey: "I have a shelf of comfort books, which I read when the world closes in on me or something untoward happens."

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01-20-2012, 06:03 AM	#86
FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Bags are one thing I have way too many of. Buying a reader didn't change anything, since I always carried at least one book in my bag, and a reader is smaller than that. However, now that I carry my reader AND my iPad, most of my bags are too small. Time for some shopping...

01-20-2012, 08:02 AM	#87
cak3 Member Posts: 16 Karma: 21902 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Pakistan Device: Nook Simple Touch	Depends where I'm going. But if I'm going to be out for more than a day, I definitely pack it with me.

01-20-2012, 01:59 PM	#88
sakura-panda Guru Posts: 935 Karma: 9558874 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Southeast Michigan, USA Device: Kindle Oasis; 11" iPad Pro (Books, Kindle, Kobo, MapleRead SE)	I carry my smartphone with me everywhere and it has several reader apps on it. I do not carry my actual e-ink readers around -- I have one that I keep to read at home and one that I keep in my computer bag to read at work during lunch. If I'm away from home, I prefer to work on my knitting, but do have at least one book in progress on my phone as backup for when I am waiting for something and can not work on my knitting project.

01-20-2012, 02:59 PM	#89
Hellmark Wizard Posts: 2,592 Karma: 4290425 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Foristell, Missouri, USA Device: Nokia N800, PRS-505, Nook STR Glowlight, Kindle 3, Kobo Libra 2	I use my netbook at school and work, so I usually have my bag with me, and it has a pouch that fits my ebook reader, so I usually have it with me.

01-20-2012, 05:57 PM	#90
basschick Wizard Posts: 1,096 Karma: 4695691 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Kindle Paperwhite	yesterday was the first time i ever took my kindle anywhere, and i worried all day - in fact, when we went to the sizzler, i left it at my son's place lol